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CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and ... CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and ...
Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education Course Handbook Placement monitoring © CACHE 2011 Version 5 Introduction It is necessary for your Centre to work closely with practical work environments to assess your level of competence. You will be visited in your training environments by a tutor or placement officer from your Centre, who will give you verbal and written feedback following the visit. Fees CACHE charges a registration fee for all candidates, which will be dealt with by your Centre. If you require information about fees, you should contact your Centre or see the CACHE website. Entry requirements CACHE does not recommend any formal entry qualifications. However Candidates must be at least 16 years old in order to register for the Award, the Certificate or the Diploma. Candidates taking the Diploma should be able to show that they will be able to cope with the demands of the programme. For example, they have achieved a GCSE at grade C or above in English and at least one other subject. Mature applicants may have different equivalent qualifications. You should not underestimate the demands of the Diploma. You will have to complete both academic and practical work at Level 3. You should have a sensible and mature attitude to both work and study and be prepared to make a considerable commitment of time and effort during your qualification. Possible restrictions on entry to the qualification If you work with children or in health and social care, you are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that prior convictions can not become spent and will remain on your record indefinitely. Centres should be aware of the implications of this when recruiting learners to their programmes. Progression from these qualifications You may want to progress on to higher level qualifications. These may include professional development qualifications or higher education qualifications, for example, nursing or teaching. This will be subject to the individual requirements of the university or higher education college. xi
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<strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>Award</strong>, <strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>Certificate</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>Diploma</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Child</strong><br />
<strong>Care</strong> <strong>and</strong> Education Course H<strong>and</strong>book<br />
Placement monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />
© <strong>CACHE</strong> 2011 Version 5<br />
Introduction<br />
It is necessary for your Centre to work closely with practical work environments to assess<br />
your level of competence. You will be visited <strong>in</strong> your tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g environments by a tutor or<br />
placement officer from your Centre, who will give you verbal <strong>and</strong> written feedback follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the visit.<br />
Fees<br />
<strong>CACHE</strong> charges a registration fee for all c<strong>and</strong>idates, which will be dealt with by your Centre.<br />
If you require <strong>in</strong>formation about fees, you should contact your Centre or see the <strong>CACHE</strong><br />
website.<br />
Entry requirements<br />
<strong>CACHE</strong> does not recommend any formal entry qualifications. However C<strong>and</strong>idates must be<br />
at least 16 years old <strong>in</strong> order to register for the <strong>Award</strong>, the <strong>Certificate</strong> or the <strong>Diploma</strong>.<br />
C<strong>and</strong>idates tak<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Diploma</strong> should be able to show that they will be able to cope with<br />
the dem<strong>and</strong>s of the programme. For example, they have achieved a GCSE at grade C or<br />
above <strong>in</strong> English <strong>and</strong> at least one other subject. Mature applicants may have different<br />
equivalent qualifications.<br />
You should not underestimate the dem<strong>and</strong>s of the <strong>Diploma</strong>. You will have to complete both<br />
academic <strong>and</strong> practical work at <strong>Level</strong> 3. You should have a sensible <strong>and</strong> mature attitude to<br />
both work <strong>and</strong> study <strong>and</strong> be prepared to make a considerable commitment of time <strong>and</strong><br />
effort dur<strong>in</strong>g your qualification.<br />
Possible restrictions on entry to the qualification<br />
If you work with children or <strong>in</strong> health <strong>and</strong> social care, you are exempt from the Rehabilitation<br />
of Offenders Act 1974. This means that prior convictions can not become spent <strong>and</strong> will<br />
rema<strong>in</strong> on your record <strong>in</strong>def<strong>in</strong>itely. Centres should be aware of the implications of this when<br />
recruit<strong>in</strong>g learners to their programmes.<br />
Progression from these qualifications<br />
You may want to progress on to higher level qualifications. These may <strong>in</strong>clude professional<br />
development qualifications or higher education qualifications, for example, nurs<strong>in</strong>g or<br />
teach<strong>in</strong>g. This will be subject to the <strong>in</strong>dividual requirements of the university or higher<br />
education college.<br />
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