Children's Care, Learning and Development BTEC Extended Certificate (Level 2)
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Description
· Gain a grounding in the essential skills and broad fundamentals crucial to this area of study, giving you the opportunity to build on these afterwards by undertaking the Level 3 programme.
Is it for me?
It suits those who want a course that is relevant to life and experiences and who have an interest in working with Children. Assessment is predominantly coursework based.
What’s involved?
Unit 1 Understanding Children’s Development
Knowledge of child development is fundamental to all work with children and this unit enables you to gain understanding of development from 0-3 years, 3-7 years, 7-12 years and 12-16 years. You will find out how children develop in overall terms of growth…
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· Gain a grounding in the essential skills and broad fundamentals crucial to this area of study, giving you the opportunity to build on these afterwards by undertaking the Level 3 programme.
Is it for me?
It suits those who want a course that is relevant to life and experiences and who have an interest in working with Children. Assessment is predominantly coursework based.
What’s involved?
Unit 1 Understanding Children’s Development
Knowledge of child development is fundamental to all work with children and this unit enables you to gain understanding of development from 0-3 years, 3-7 years, 7-12 years and 12-16 years. You will find out how children develop in overall terms of growth and development, and different aspects of development – physical, intellectual, emotional and social.
Understand the growth and development of children
Understand the role of observation of children’s development in the workplace
Know how to observe children’s development
Understand the importance of planning in supporting children’s needs and development
Unit 2 – Keeping Children Safe
Keeping children safe has to be a priority in all work with children and the main purpose of this unit is to enable you to gain understanding of how to achieve this.
Understand how to prepare and maintain a safe and secure environment for children
Know how to support the protection of children from abuse
Understand how to maintain the safety of children on outings
Know how to deal with accidents, illness and emergencies
Unit 3 – Communication with Children and Adults
The aim of this unit is to introduce you to the importance of interpersonal interaction in child care settings and encourage you to develop your own interpersonal skills in preparation for potentially working in the child care sector.
Understand the key features of effective interpersonal communication
Understand how to interact and communicate with children
Understand how to interact and communicate with adults
Entry Requirements:
4 GCSEs at grade D or above preferred.
Which courses go well with this?
This subject can be taken as part of a general GCSE programme of study. Combines well with Health and Social Care and Sociology.
Progression:
Your options include studying at advanced level in related Child Development Studies courses or you could progress to vocational courses and careers in a wide range of child care related fields.
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