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Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
VTCT Skills Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training · Ofqual 601/5350/7 · VTCT code ET5D1 · VTCT Skills
To develop the knowledge and skills required to work as a qualified teacher in the further education and skills sector: teaching, learning and assessment, theories, principles and models in education, wider professional practice, teaching and developing resources in a specialist area and inclusive practice, with beauty and aesthetics as the learner's specialist area.
- Theory
- Online, at your own pace
- Practice
- In your own workplace
- Course plan
- 13 online modules
- Guided learning
- 390 hours
Course plan
What the course includes
13 online modules on the KCLINICS Academy platform, studied at your own pace, then practice and assessment in your own workplace. The plan comes from our scheme of work for this qualification.
- Online lesson
- PDF learning material
- Video demonstrations
- Written homework
After the induction, each module has an online lesson, PDF learning material and written homework. Most modules also have video demonstrations and a quiz, and each unit ends with an online module test.
- Course induction and VTCT Skills registration
- Video demonstration: how to use the KCLINICS Academy website (online learning, tests, homework and portfolio)
- Choice of optional units and teaching practice arrangements
- Learning agreement and code of conduct
- Introduction to all units, learning outcomes and assessment requirements
Includes video demonstrations.
- Legislation and codes of practice relevant to the teaching role
- Creating and maintaining a safe, inclusive teaching and learning environment
- Safeguarding, equality and promoting appropriate behaviour
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- History and development of further education and teacher training
- Roles, responsibilities and professional boundaries of the teacher
- Working with other professionals and points of referral
- Minimum core: English, maths and ICT in teaching
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Initial and diagnostic assessment and agreeing learning goals
- Planning inclusive teaching and learning: schemes of work and session plans
- Inclusive delivery, differentiation and use of technology
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Assessing learning: methods, feedback and records
- Evaluating own practice in planning, delivering and assessing
- Identifying areas for improvement
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Theories, principles and models of learning
- Theories and models of communication
- Applying theories to inclusive curriculum design
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Theories, principles and models of assessment
- Theories of behaviour management
- Theories and models of reflection and evaluation
- Curriculum development and evaluation
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Applying behaviour management theories to a safe, inclusive environment
- Applying theories of learning, communication and assessment to planning and delivery
- Implementing the minimum core
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Investigating practice in own area of specialism
- Applying models of reflection and evaluation to own practice
- Action planning for improvement
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Professionalism and dual professionalism in education and training
- Policy, regulation and funding in the education and training sector
- Quality improvement and quality assurance
- Continuing professional development
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Aims and requirements of teaching beauty and aesthetics
- Industry standards, regulation and qualifications in the specialism
- Teaching approaches for practical and theoretical content
- Collaboration with employers and other specialists
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Developing resources for teaching beauty and aesthetics
- Using digital and online learning resources
- Organising, storing and evaluating resources
- Copyright and accessibility of resources
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
- Legislation and policies for inclusive practice
- Barriers to learning and ways to overcome them
- Inclusive teaching and assessment strategies
- Evaluating own inclusive practice
Includes an online lesson, PDF learning material, video demonstrations and written homework.
Teaching Practice (UET3, UET4)
- Observed teaching practice with the learner's own groups of learners
- Session plans, resources, assessment records and reflective evaluations added to the portfolio
- Completion of the portfolio of evidence
- Student evaluation
- Tutor evaluation
Dates and times agreed between the learner and the assessor
Observations take place in the learner's own workplace
Evidence uploaded to the portfolio on the KCLINICS Academy platform
Take the course plan with you
Every module, practical day and assessment for the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, as a PDF.
No practical days. You gather evidence in your own workplace, agreed with your employer and checked by your assessor.
- Equipment
- Computers/tablets, observation and assessment records.
- Safety
- Learners to follow the health and safety policies of the training centre and of their own teaching setting. Learners to create and maintain a safe, inclusive learning environment, carry out a risk assessment before observed teaching practice and make sure that practical demonstrations follow the PPE and hygiene requirements of the industry code of practice.
Units and assessment
How you are assessed
7 units
- UET3Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships
- UET6Theories of Learning and Communication
- UET4Applying Theory to Teaching, Learning and Assessment
- UET11Wider Professional Practice
- UET12Teaching in a Specialist Area
- UET15Resources in a Specialist Area
- UV41226Inclusive practice50 guided hours
While you learn
- Online quizzes and module tests
- Written homework
- Tutor feedback on the platform
Towards your certificate
- Assignments
- Practical observations/assessments
- Portfolio of evidence
No external examination. The qualification is awarded on your portfolio and observed assessments.
Entry and progression
Before you start
Learners must be 19 or over to enrol and must have access to groups of learners for teaching practice; there are no formal prerequisite qualifications.
Level 5: Advanced practitioner level, the same level as a foundation degree.
Before this course
This course
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
Leads to: Tutor, assessor or quality assurer in further education or a private academy
Fees and dates
Paying for the course
Admissions confirms the fee for this course when you ask, and talks you through the ways to pay.
Practical dates
You can enrol at any time and start the online modules as soon as your place is confirmed.
Ask admissions about datesWays to pay
- Pay in full by card or bank transfer.
- Klarna or Clearpay at checkout, subject to their eligibility checks and approval.
- Monthly course finance through our finance partner, subject to status (18+, UK residents).
- Employer funding: we can invoice your employer.
Direct government funding for learners (Advanced Learner Loans, Mayor of London Adult Skills Fund) is not available through KCLINICS Academy at present and is not expected before 2028. Monthly course finance and self or employer funding are available now.
Apply
Apply for a place
Tell us a little about you and we will confirm your place and next steps. No payment is taken until your place is confirmed.
Prefer to talk first? Call admissions on 020 8050 0750.
Theory is online and self-paced, in 13 sessions. Practice and assessment take place in your own workplace, on dates agreed with your assessor. You have 12 months from enrolment to complete.
Learners must be 19 or over to enrol and must have access to groups of learners for teaching practice; there are no formal prerequisite qualifications.
You work with real learners or candidates in your own workplace, on dates agreed with your assessor, who observes and gives you written feedback.
VTCT Skills registration, the online platform, all units in our scheme of work and your certificate.
Yes. You can pay by card, or choose Klarna or Clearpay at checkout, subject to their approval.
Tutor, assessor or quality assurer in further education or a private academy.
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