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Level 2 Certificate for the Children & Young Peoples Workforce

Overview

The Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People's Workforce is called a certificate to indicate its size under the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF).

The Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People's Workforce will be an excellent preparation for the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce. It will confer occupational competence to work under supervision and enable practitioners to count in the ratio at level 2 identified in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.

This qualification has been designed to:

  • Provide a broad understanding of the children and young people’s workforce sector and an introduction to the practical skills and knowledge required
  • Provide an awareness of the range of jobs and work settings in the children and young people’s sector
  • Enable learners to make an informed assessment of their own aptitude for work in this sector and to make informed decisions about careers
  • Encourage learners to reach a level of knowledge and skills that will facilitate progress into further vocational learning or to potential employment in the sector
  • Introduce learners to the discipline of the working environment and to encourage mature attitudes to the community in general
  • Encourage learners to value continued learning and remain in the learning process
  • Allow learners to learn, develop and practise selected skills required for progression in the sector provide opportunities for progression to the Level 3 Diploma and other related qualifications in the sector.
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Qualification details

Designed for:

This qualification meets the needs of candidates who work or want to work in a wide range of children and young people’s settings covering the age range 0-19 years for example in the roles of:

  • Care Worker
  • Childminder
  • Nursery Nurse
  • Youth and Community Worker Duration 10-12 Months depending on the learner’s commitment to the programme along with support from their employer.

Assessment:

This competence-based qualification is designed to be assessed in the candidate’s workplace as they undertake their normal work role.

The evidence must at all times reflect the policies and procedures of the workplace as informed by current legislation, the relevant service standards and codes of practice for the sector. The majority of assessment for this competence-based qualification will take place in the workplace under real work conditions, using observations by a qualified assessor and/or testimony from an expert witness, work products etc. All the identified assessment criteria must be evidenced and a holistic approach to assessment is encouraged.

Programme Outline

To achieve the Level 2 Certificate for the Children & Young People’s Workforce, learners must achieve 31 credits from the mandatory units and a minimum of 4 credits from the optional units available.

Minimum Guided Learning Hours (GLH) are 267.

Maximum Guided Learning Hours (GLH) are 280.

The certificate has been developed to be 35 credits in size and is a combination of knowledge and competence units. It is designed to be a generic qualification for the wider children's workforce that reflects the common core and provides progression to the Level 3 Diploma.