The NCFE Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (RQF) guarantees that the course meets strict professional standards. Every unit is aligned with UK frameworks for education and training, providing the essential knowledge and skills to develop as a confident and competent educator.
Here’s what you’ll learn in the course:
- Understanding Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Education and Training – professional duties, boundaries, and building effective relationships with learners and colleagues.
- Delivering Education and Training – planning and delivering engaging, inclusive teaching sessions.
- Using Resources for Education and Training – selecting and implementing effective learning resources.
- Assessing Learners in Education and Training – principles, methods, and providing constructive feedback.
- Planning to Meet the Needs of Learners in Education and Training – adapting sessions to cater for diverse learning needs.
- Understanding the Principles and Practices of Externally Assuring the Quality of Assessment – quality assurance and compliance in teaching and assessment.
- Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment – internal verification and standardisation processes.
- Analysing English Language for Literacy and Language Teaching – understanding language, literacy, and effective teaching strategies.
Completing this certificate ensures you can show employers the qualification that aligns with professional and regulatory standards required for teaching and training roles.
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NCFE Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (RQF)
This NCFE Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (RQF) course is delivered online and you can access the course 24/7 at your convenient time. This qualification covers the following mandatory units:
- Unit 1: Understanding Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships in Education and Training
- Unit 2: Delivering Education and Training
- Unit 3: Using Resources for Education and Training
- Unit 4: Assessing Learners in Education and Training
- Unit 5: Planning to Meet the Needs of Learners in Education and Training
- Unit 6: Understanding the Principles and Practices of Externally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
- Unit 7: Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
- Unit 8: Analysing English Language for Literacy and Language Teaching
Study Time
Total Qualification Time
Total Qualification Time consists of the Guided Learning Hours for the qualification and an estimate of the number of hours a learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation, study or any other form of participation in education or training, including assessment, which takes place as directed by – but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of – a lecturer, supervisor, Tutor, or other appropriate providers of education or training.
TQT for this qualification is 360 Hours.
Guided Learning Hours
Guided Learning Hours estimate how much time a mentor, classroom facilitator, or other professional educator spends on average consulting with a student, either face to face or in real-time, to help the student achieve the course's learning outcomes at a satisfactory level.
Guided Learning Hours for this qualification is 140 hours.
Assessment
Each learner must create a portfolio of evidence generated from appropriate assessment tasks, which demonstrates achievement of all the learning outcomes associated with each unit. Upon completing each unit, learners must declare that the work produced is their own, and the Assessor will countersign this.
The learner will complete internally assessed work in accordance with the qualification specification
Progression
Learners who achieve this Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training qualification could progress to:
• Level 4 Award for Technology Enabled Educators
• Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
• Level 5 Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership
Learners may also progress into employment as a tutor within:
• further education colleges
• adult and community education providers
• offender education
• work based learning providers
• the third/voluntary sector
• independent training organisations
