FdA Young Children's Learning and Development

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This course combines study and practical work experience to equip you with a combination of technical abilities, academic knowledge, and transferable skills that are highly desirable to employers. You’ll undertake a placement where you’ll be able to put your learning in the classroom into practice and boost your employability. Many practitioners will already have a range of rich and varied experiences of working with children and families. This course will help you become more aware of developmental approaches to learning and to reflect on your own practice, which will extend your professional competence and effectiveness in supporting the wellbeing of children. This course is seen by the Government as making a significant contribution to the ladder of lifelong learning providing opportunities for students to progress to further professional qualifications such as our BA (Hons) Early Years (Top up) course.

Course information

Name: FdA Young Children's Learning and Development Qualification title: Foundation Degree in Young Children's Learning and Development Qualification type: Foundation degree Assessment Knowledge is assessed by means of assignments, reports, portfolios, assessed presentations and a delivered micro-teach. You will also need to demonstrate your competence in your workplace or placement and you will have the opportunity to choose a topic for a research project that will contribute to your knowledge of a specific topic. You will also be required to be employed in or undertake placement in an early years setting for a minimum of 12 hours per week full time and 6 hours per week part time. Awarding University of Teesside Created 20151215 09:57:07 Updated 20160623 13:00:08

Entry requirements

None

Provider

WAKEFIELD COLLEGE
Further Education
courseinfo@wakefield.ac.uk
01924 789111
http://www.wakefield.ac.uk

Address

Wakefield City Campus
Margaret Street Town: Wakefield County:West Yorkshire