The Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) prepares you to become an Early Years Educator, enabling you to work with children from birth to 5 years and gain knowledge of children aged 5 to 7 years.
The Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) prepares you to become an Early Years Educator, enabling you to work with children from birth to 5 years and gain knowledge of children aged 5 to 7 years.
This work-based course provides the underpinning knowledge, understanding and assessment for people working in Early Years. It will enable you to work within the highest standards in childcare and be qualified to work responsibly and unsupervised in a childcare setting.
This course is designed specifically with workplace progression in mind, if you are currently employed in an early years setting and looking to take the next career-step then this is the course for you.
What will I study?
You will learn about child development, observation assessment and planning, the EYFS and related policy and procedures. You will also explore the importance of play and the role of the early years educator in the workplace.
Units are structured around four themes:
Theme 1: Health and well-being
Theme 2: Legislation, frameworks and professional practice
Theme 3: Play, development and learning for school readiness
Theme 4: Professional development
Vision
West Herts College will play a role in transforming life chances
Mission
West Herts College will inspire achievement and success in ways which stimulate: A competitive edge in our students A spirit of enterprise and innovation across our communities Growth in our local economies and communities
Values
Lifelong
Our services will be relevant and accessible to people throughout their lives
Achievement
Ambition and resilience will be cornerstones of our students’ sustainable success
Accountable
Our evidence-based decisions will deliver value for money for everyone we serve
Respectful
We will encourage open communication – enabling all in our communities to flourish
Integrity
Our civic responsibility will combine ethical practices with a focus on social and economic priorities
Future-proofed
We will anticipate new career opportunities and target these priority skills
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