Childcare
Northern Council for Further Education Certificate in Introducing Caring for Children and Young People
Level 2
School Leavers
1 Academic Year
September 2024
Full-time
Overview
This course will give you the knowledge and skills needed to work, whilst supervised, with children and young people from birth up to 19-years old.
You will need to be working, volunteering or on a practical placement to show that you understand and can demonstrate what you have learned.
Key Info
What You Will Learn
This course covers information needed across a wide range of jobs that involve working in children’s settings including early years and social care.
Modules
This qualification is made up of:
11 mandatory units and 3 optional units chosen by your tutor.
- Introduction to communication in children’s and young people’s settings;
- Introduction to personal development in children’s and young people’s settings;
- Introduction to equality and inclusion in children’s and young people’s settings;
- Child and young person development;
- Contribute to the support of positive environments for children and young people;
- Contribute to children and young people’s health and safety;
- Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people;
- Understand partnership working in services for children and young people;
- Contribute to the support of child and young person development;
- Support children and young people’s positive behaviour;
- Maintain and support relationships with children and young people.
Entry Requirements
Entry to this course requires GCSE English Language and Maths at grade 2 or 3 or above.
Assessment
Your knowledge will be assessed by your tutor in college, and skills will be will be assessed in your place of work.
Fees & Additional Costs
If you are 19 years old or over you may need to pay fees for your Further Education studies.
Course fees depend on your age and course level.
You may be exempt from paying fees though, or eligible to pay a reduced fee – known as fee remission.
If you are aged 16, 17 or 18 and studying on a full-time or part-time Further Education course, you will not pay tuition or examination fees.
This covers all Further Education courses, functional skills for English and Maths courses.
You will need to pay for course costs such as books, stationery, special equipment, exams, registration fee, travel, meals and any other course-related activities.
Help towards these costs is available for many students.
FE Tuition: £811.00
Exam Registration: £82.50
This is representative of the most common fees scenario, but actual fees can vary depending on a number of factors. Please contact us if you need more guidance.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please contact [email protected]
Disclaimer: Our prospectus, college documents and website are simply here to offer a guide. We accept no liability for any inaccurate statements and are not responsible for any negative outcomes if you rely on an inaccurate statement. We reserve the right to withdraw any programmes or service at any time.
