Children’s Care, play, learning and development: Core Level 2 (College Course, Level 2)
- Aberystwyth Campus
Working with children can be a rewarding and fulfilling career choice for individuals who have a passion for shaping and nurturing young minds.
The level two Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: core qualification has been designed for post-16 learners in Wales, working or seeking to work, in:
- Regulated childcare settings with families and children under the age of 8.
- NHS children’s services for those working with families and children 0-19. This includes child health settings.
This qualification is suitable for learners who have achieved a level one qualification or who have no previous knowledge of the children’s care, play, learning and development sectors.
Course details
- Part time
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This is a flexible course, designed to suit learners who prefer to continue working alongside the qualification.
The course is a required element to progress onto the practice component: Level 2 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice.
The qualification maps to the content of the new All Wales Induction Framework for Early Years and Childcare.
Key areas:
- Knowledge and understanding of the core principles and values which underpin children’s care, play, learning and development practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of ways of working in the children’s care, play, learning and development sectors.
- Knowledge and understanding which informs effective practice.
Core knowledge and understanding to support progression to further study or employment within children’s care, play, learning and development.
This qualification has a core of underpinning knowledge, skills and understanding, and a range of options to reflect the breadth of pathways within this sector. Learner progression could include further study onto level 2 CCPLD: Practice; level 3 CCPLD: Practice, an apprenticeship or employment.
The level of progression will depend on the overall success achieved in the qualification.
This course is assessed through a combination of formative and external assessment. Candidates must successfully complete:
One externally set, externally marked multiple-choice test.
You will be required to undertake a successful interview and be formally assessed using the WEST toolkit. You will also require a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
You will need to provide your own stationery and a suitable device to access online resources.
Sufficient time must be permitted by the workplace to allow regular meetings between assessor, learner and manager.
Work-based learning Fees: £115 (exceptions apply)