Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner Level 2
Start Date
Mon Sep 02 2024
Day / Time
Weekdays
Duration
1 year
Campus
Baltic Campus
This is an exciting one year full time course aimed at helping you to develop the skills needed for a career in early years and childcare.
We are committed to ensuring you are job ready when you leave us and we will provide the knowledge and skills needed when working under supervision with children and young people from birth to seven years.
This course will help you to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to show any potential employers that you have the right attitude, work ethic and high standards that would be an asset to any organisation.
You will gain an understanding of all aspects of:
- childcare
- child development
- child safety
- learning and play
- communication
You will learn and develop your skills by using a range of exciting and innovative teaching and learning methods including going on trips and visits, for example to Beamish Museum and the Centre for Life, attending guest lectures, completing projects, presentations, posters and displays and by doing assignment work.
You'll attend tutorial sessions, work in groups, complete special projects on equality and diversity and take part in fundraising activities.
We use lots of different assessments methods to measure your progress and give you feedback to help you to improve.
These include:
- Presentations
- Projects
- Hands on experiences
- Google expeditions
- Group work
- Activity planner
Your will be delivered by a teaching team who are passionate about the subject area.
All teachers maintain their industry knowledge and skills by returning to practice at least once a year.
Several sit on the early year’s professional exchange and some are also Governors in local schools.
This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19 years and over can qualify for free course fees and there are grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to college, depending on your circumstances.
For one to one advice, contact our friendly team who will assess your individual circumstances and give you the right information. You can contact them on 0191 490 2246, [email protected] or via Live Chat. Or pop along to one of our Enrolment Events.
We have excellent links with a range of high quality employers in day nurseries and primary schools where you may be provided with an opportunity to work alongside a professional as part of a work placement to put what you have learnt in the classroom into practice.
After this course, you can progress onto a Level 3 course.
As a result of successful work placements some of the students are employed by their placements employers.
GCSE grade 4 English Language
GCSE grade 3 in maths
All applicants must attend an interview prior to enrolment and should attend at least one say hello events.
Early years experience is desirable.
You'll need to buy a tunic for your work placement and have black trousers and sensible shoes to wear.
We'll let you know how much this costs during the application process and funding is available to cover these costs for those who meet the eligibility criteria.
Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the most out of your time at college.
We have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our students.
Our specialist teams can help with:
- Learning difficulties
- Physical and sensory disabilities
- Dyslexia, dyspraxia, neurodiversity or other specific learning difficulties
- Mental health and well being
- Exam access arrangements
- Money, finance and bursary advice
- Careers advice, job and university applications
See here for more information, pop into one of our enrolment events, or call us on 0191 490 4627.
