This programme of study is designed for adults who are working in a Children’s and or Young peoples setting for a minimum of 15hrs per week. You will be required to work with children within the age range 0-19yrs.
Qualification Structure: -
To gain the qualification learners will need to achieve 35 credits to be awarded the certificate.
Level 2
Candidates are expected to have sufficient literacy and numeracy skills to undertake the award. It is therefore recommended that candidates for this award should:
• Be working in an early years setting in a paid or voluntary capacity.
There are 10 mandatory units which total 31 credits and then a choice of optional units to make up the total of 35 credits:
• Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings.
• Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings.
• Introduction to equality and inclusions in health social or children’s and young peoples settings.
• Child and young person development.
• Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Maintain and support relationships with children and young people.
• Support children and young peoples positive behaviour
• Contribute to children and young peoples health and safety
• Contribute to the support of the positive environments children and young people.
• Understand partnership working in services for children and young people.
• Paediatric emergency first aid.
• Managing paediatric illness and injury.
The underpinning knowledge is delivered using a range of methods including tutorials, group work and projects. Candidates are encouraged to develop the skills and knowledge which will allow them to work independently where possible. Practical activities will play a central role within the course. Time spent in placement is vital to the learning approach, where candidates learn from experience.
Assessment enables the learner’s workplace practice to provide evidence for individual units as well as the whole qualification.
Methods of assessment could include:
• Direct observation of practice in the workplace
• Professional discussion/questions
• Written assignments set by Cache
• Reflective accounts
• Work products
• Witness evidence.
The qualification will be a Pass or Refer and all the assessment criteria of the chosen units MUST be achieved in order to obtain a Pass.
The Children and Young People’s Workforce optional component contains 10 Level 3 units which are part of the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce. If any of these units are chosen, the credits achieved can be transferred to the Level 3 Diploma once you have registered onto the qualification.
