Level 3 Award in Education & Training

Take the First Step Towards Becoming a Tutor or Trainer

Turn your industry knowledge and experience into a rewarding career in education with our Level 3 Award in Education and Training.

This regulated qualification is an ideal starting point for anyone looking to teach or train within further education, private training, adult education or vocational learning environments.

Whether you are an experienced beauty therapist, aesthetics practitioner, nail technician, massage therapist, hair professional or work within another vocational industry, this qualification will help you develop the essential knowledge and skills required to begin delivering effective and engaging training.

You do not need to already be working as a teacher to complete this qualification.

Throughout the programme, you will develop your understanding of the role and responsibilities of a tutor, inclusive teaching and learning, lesson planning, assessment, learner support and creating a safe and effective learning environment.

On successful completion, you will achieve a Focus Awards regulated Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF).

What You Will Learn

Understanding the Role of a Tutor

Develop your understanding of the responsibilities involved in teaching and training, including:

• The role and responsibilities of a tutor
• Professional boundaries
• Maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Meeting individual learner needs
• Professional conduct
• Record keeping
• Working with other professionals
• Referral and learner support

Planning Effective Learning

Learn how to plan structured and engaging teaching sessions that meet the needs of your learners.

You will develop skills in:

• Identifying learner needs
• Setting clear aims and learning outcomes
• Planning teaching sessions
• Structuring learning effectively
• Selecting appropriate teaching methods
• Selecting appropriate learning resources
• Differentiation
• Inclusive teaching
• Managing learning time
• Evaluating your teaching

Teaching & Learning Approaches

Explore different methods of delivering learning and how these can be adapted for different learners and subjects.

This includes:

• Tutor-led teaching
• Demonstrations
• Practical learning
• Questioning
• Group activities
• Individual activities
• Discussion
• Digital and online learning
• Supporting different learning needs
• Encouraging learner participation and engagement

Assessment & Feedback

Develop an understanding of how assessment supports learning, including:

• Different methods of assessment
• Initial and diagnostic assessment
• Formative assessment
• Summative assessment
• Checking learner understanding
• Providing constructive feedback
• Maintaining appropriate assessment records
• Supporting learner progression

Inclusive Teaching & Learner Support

Learn how to create an environment where learners feel supported and able to participate in their learning.

You will develop your understanding of:

• Equality and diversity
• Inclusive teaching practices
• Identifying individual learner needs
• Removing barriers to learning
• Appropriate reasonable adjustments
• Maintaining professional boundaries
• Signposting and referral

Micro-Teach

As part of your qualification, you will plan and deliver a short teaching session (micro-teach).

This gives you the opportunity to put your learning into practice by:

• Planning a structured teaching session
• Preparing appropriate learning resources
• Delivering learning to a group
• Demonstrating effective communication
• Using appropriate teaching methods
• Checking understanding
• Reflecting on your own teaching practice
• Receiving constructive feedback

The micro-teach provides valuable practical experience and helps develop your confidence before progressing into professional teaching or training.

Who Is This Qualification For?

This qualification is ideal for:

• Industry professionals who want to become tutors or trainers
• Beauty and aesthetics professionals looking to teach their specialist skills
• Massage and holistic therapists wanting to move into education
• Nail, lash, brow and hair professionals interested in becoming educators
• Existing trainers who want to gain a regulated teaching qualification
• Professionals looking to deliver vocational or adult education
• Those planning to establish their own training provision in the future

You do not need to be employed in a teaching role before starting the qualification, making this an excellent entry point into education and training.

Qualification Details

Qualification: Focus Awards Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF)
Awarding Organisation: Focus Awards
Qualification Level: Level 3
Qualification Number (QRN): [TO CONFIRM]
Guided Learning Hours (GLH): [TO CONFIRM]
Total Qualification Time (TQT): [TO CONFIRM]
Credit Value: [TO CONFIRM]
Delivery: Blended learning – online/home study and tutor-led learning
Location: Cardiff Nail & Beauty Training School, Cardiff Bay

This is a regulated Level 3 qualification awarded by Focus Awards and delivered and assessed by Cardiff Nail & Beauty Training School as an approved Focus Awards centre.

Qualification Units

The Level 3 Award in Education and Training develops the essential knowledge and skills required for those beginning their journey into teaching and training.

The programme covers key areas including:

• Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training
• Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches
• Understanding assessment within education and training
• Planning effective teaching and learning
• Meeting individual learner needs
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Creating a safe and supportive learning environment
• Using appropriate teaching and learning resources
• Assessing learner understanding
• Providing effective feedback
• Evaluating and reflecting on your own teaching practice

Practical Teaching Requirement

As part of the qualification, learners will complete a micro-teach, allowing you to plan, deliver and evaluate a short teaching session and demonstrate your developing teaching skills.

All required units, learning outcomes and assessment criteria must be successfully achieved before certification can be claimed through Focus Awards.

How You Will Learn

Our Level 3 Award in Education and Training is delivered through a flexible blended learning approach, allowing you to develop your teaching knowledge alongside your existing work and other commitments.

Theory & Home Study

You will complete the theoretical elements of your qualification through guided home and online learning.

You will receive:

• Comprehensive course manuals
• Learning resources
• Qualification workbook
• Theory activities and knowledge questions
• Lesson-planning guidance and templates
• Tutor guidance and support throughout your programme

Your theory learning will develop your understanding of teaching roles and responsibilities, inclusive practice, lesson planning, assessment, learner support and professional practice within education and training.

Tutor-Led Learning

Throughout your programme, you will receive tutor guidance to help you apply educational theory to real teaching and training situations.

You will explore how to:

• Identify individual learner needs
• Plan structured teaching sessions
• Write appropriate aims and learning outcomes
• Select effective teaching and learning methods
• Create engaging learning resources
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion
• Adapt teaching for different learner needs
• Check learner understanding
• Use formative and summative assessment
• Provide constructive feedback
• Evaluate and improve your own teaching practice

Planning Your Micro-Teach

You will be supported in planning your micro-teach session, including:

• Choosing an appropriate subject
• Creating a lesson plan
• Setting clear learning outcomes
• Preparing teaching and learning resources
• Selecting appropriate teaching methods
• Planning how you will assess learner understanding
• Preparing for delivery

Practical Micro-Teach

You will then deliver your planned teaching session, giving you the opportunity to put your learning into practice and develop your confidence as a tutor.

Your micro-teach allows you to demonstrate your ability to plan, deliver, assess and evaluate an effective learning experience within a supportive training environment.

How You Will Be Assessed

Assessment takes place throughout your Level 3 Award in Education and Training and is designed to demonstrate both your understanding of teaching and learning and your ability to apply this knowledge in practice.

Theory & Workbook

You will complete theory learning alongside a qualification workbook containing written questions and activities relating to the units within your programme.

Your completed workbook and supporting evidence will form part of your portfolio and must be completed within the required course timescale.

Lesson Planning

You will produce a structured lesson plan for your practical teaching session, demonstrating your ability to:

• Identify appropriate aims and learning outcomes
• Plan a structured teaching session
• Select appropriate teaching and learning methods
• Prepare suitable learning resources
• Consider individual learner needs
• Plan how you will check learning and understanding
• Incorporate inclusive teaching approaches

Micro-Teach Assessment

As part of your qualification, you will plan and deliver a micro-teach session, allowing you to demonstrate your developing teaching skills in practice.

During your micro-teach you will be expected to demonstrate areas such as:

• Professional communication
• Effective delivery of learning
• Appropriate teaching methods
• Learner engagement
• Inclusive teaching practice
• Effective use of learning resources
• Checking learner understanding
• Appropriate questioning
• Time management
• Professional conduct

Evaluation & Reflective Practice

Following your teaching session, you will have the opportunity to evaluate your performance and reflect on your teaching practice.

This helps you identify your strengths and areas for future development as you progress within education and training.

Assessment Evidence

Assessment may include:

• Completed qualification workbook
• Written knowledge evidence
• Lesson plans
• Teaching and learning resources
• Micro-teach observation
• Tutor/assessor questioning
• Self-evaluation and reflective practice
• Portfolio evidence

All required learning outcomes and assessment criteria must be successfully achieved before your qualification can be completed.

Quality Assurance & Certification

Assessment decisions are subject to our Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) processes to ensure assessment is fair, consistent and meets the required qualification standards.

Once all requirements have been successfully completed and the appropriate quality assurance processes have taken place, certification will be claimed through Focus Awards.

Entry Requirements

Our Level 3 Award in Education and Training is suitable for individuals who are looking to begin a career in teaching, tutoring or vocational training, as well as existing trainers who want to gain a regulated teaching qualification.

Learners must be aged 19 or over.

You do not need to already be working as a teacher or tutor to enrol on this qualification.

However, you should have appropriate knowledge, skills or experience within the subject area you intend to teach.

For example, if you intend to teach beauty, aesthetics, massage or holistic therapies, you should hold appropriate professional qualifications and/or relevant industry experience within that subject.

What You Will Need

To successfully complete the programme, learners will need:

• Access to the internet for online/home learning
• Time to complete independent study and workbook activities
• Attendance at all required training and assessment sessions
• A suitable subject or topic to use for your micro-teach
• Commitment to completing written and practical assessment evidence
• Completion of all required workbook and portfolio evidence within the agreed course timescale

You will be provided with course manuals, learning resources, lesson-planning guidance and tutor support throughout your qualification.

If you are unsure whether this qualification is appropriate for your career goals, please contact us before booking and we will be happy to advise you.

Course Duration & Attendance

Our Level 3 Award in Education and Training is delivered through a combination of home/online learning and scheduled tutor-led training and assessment.

Course Duration: [JADE TO CONFIRM]
Location: Cardiff Nail & Beauty Training School, Cardiff Bay
Delivery: Blended learning – home/online study and tutor-led learning

Throughout the programme, learners will complete their theory learning, qualification workbook and independent study alongside scheduled tutor-led sessions.

You will also prepare for and complete your micro-teach, giving you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to plan and deliver an effective teaching session.

Learners are expected to complete all required learning, written work, practical assessment and portfolio evidence within the agreed course timescale.

As this is a regulated qualification, your overall learning commitment includes independent study, workbook completion, lesson planning, preparation of teaching resources, micro-teach preparation and assessment, as well as your scheduled training sessions.

Certification & Progression

Your Qualification

Once you have successfully completed all required theory, written work, practical assessment and portfolio evidence, and the relevant quality assurance requirements have been met, you will achieve your:

Focus Awards Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF)

The qualification is awarded by Focus Awards, with training and assessment delivered by Cardiff Nail & Beauty Training School as an approved Focus Awards centre.

Where Can This Qualification Take You?

This qualification provides an excellent foundation for professionals looking to move into teaching and training within their area of expertise.

Following successful completion, you may choose to:

• Begin working as a tutor or trainer within your specialist subject
• Deliver training within a private training academy or vocational setting
• Deliver workshops and professional development training
• Develop your own training courses
• Progress further within education and training
• Progress onto higher-level teaching qualifications
• Progress onto an assessor qualification
• Develop your career within vocational education and training

Want to Become an Assessor?

If you would also like to assess learners working towards vocational qualifications, you can progress onto one of our Level 3 Assessor qualifications.

Teaching and assessing are different professional roles, and holding both qualifications can provide greater opportunities for those looking to develop a career within vocational education and regulated training.

Our tutors can advise you on the most appropriate progression route based on your current role, qualifications and career goals.

Course Fee & Payment Options

Level 3 Award in Education & Training – £495

Our course fee includes everything required to support you throughout your regulated teaching qualification, including:

• Focus Awards regulated Level 3 qualification
• Course manuals and learning resources
• Qualification workbook
• Online/home theory learning
• Tutor-led training and support
• Lesson-planning guidance and templates
• Micro-teach preparation and assessment
• Assessment of written and practical evidence
• Tutor feedback and guidance
• Internal Quality Assurance
• Focus Awards registration and certification fees

Flexible Payment Options

Flexible payment options are available, allowing you to pay for your qualification in full or spread the cost using one of our available payment options.

Full details of any deposit required and payment schedule will be provided before enrolment.

Ready to Start Teaching?

Turn your professional knowledge and industry experience into an opportunity to teach, train and inspire others with our Level 3 Award in Education and Training.

Whether you’re looking to teach within an established training provider or develop your own professional training, this qualification provides an excellent first step into education.

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