Children’s Care, play, learning and development: Practice Level 2 (College Course)
- Aberystwyth Campus
This qualification is primarily for those working in:
- Regulated child care with families and children under the age of 8
- NHS children’s services for those working with families and children aged 0-19.
It is designed for learners in work based learning.
It is suitable for:
- Learners 16 years+ working in a support role in childcare
- Learners have completed Level 2 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Core
- Learners in work and undertaking Level 2 roles and responsibilities
- Learners returning to the workforce looking to refresh their knowledge and skills.
We strongly recommend learners complete level two childcare, play, learning and development: core qualification before, or alongside this qualification: this will be a requirement for practice set by Social Care Wales.
Course details
- Part time
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The qualification is practice based and assesses learners’ knowledge and competence to practise in employment.
This is a flexible course, designed to suit learners who prefer to continue working alongside the qualification.
To achieve the Level 2 (adults) and 3 (adults or cyp) Health and Social Care : Practice qualification learners must:
- Level 2:
- Achieve a minimum of 35 credits in total;
- 14 credits must be achieved from the mandatory group.
- A minimum of 14 credits must be achieved from optional group A.
- The balance of 7 credits can be achieved from units in optional groups A or B.
- A maximum of 14 credits from optional group A and B may be achieved from units at Level 3
- The minimum guided learning hour requirement for this qualification is 175.
Work-based learning Fees: £115 (exceptions apply)
- Level 3:
- Achieve a minimum of 50 credits in total;
- 18 credits must be achieved from the mandatory group.
- A minimum of 13 (cyp) or 14 (adults) credits must be achieved from optional group A.
- The balance of 19 (cyp) or 18 (adults) credits can be achieved from units in optional groups A or B.
- A maximum of 10 credits from optional group A and B may be achieved from units at Level 2
- The minimum guided learning hour requirement for this qualification is 240.
Work-based learning Fees: £185 (exceptions apply)
Completion of this qualification enables learners to work as a qualified level two childcare worker in a supervised capacity. The qualification also prepares for progress to:
Further Education
- Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice
- Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice and Theory
- Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children & Young People)
- Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development.
- Level 4 Professional Practice in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development
Learners will need to fulfil additional age and experience related requirements for some leadership roles.
The level two Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: practice qualification is assessed through a combination of internal and external assessment. Candidates must successfully complete:
- An externally set, internally marked set of tasks
- A portfolio of evidence
- A discussion with their assessor
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. Sufficient time must be permitted by the workplace to allow regular meetings between assessor, learner and manager.