Entry Year
Location
Duration
Course Code
Qualifications
City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Children's Care Learning and Development (Northern Ireland) (603/5089/1)
Day of week: Wednesday
Times: 18:00 - 21:00
Level 2 Award in Employment Rights and Responsibilities (501/1723/3)
Paediatric First Aid
Overview
Launch Your Career in Early Years and Childcare - Apprenticeship Edition!
Online tutorials and placement tutorial will be timetabled during the week.
Are you currently employed (or seeking employment) in the childcare sector and eager to advance your career? Explore our Apprenticeship program, designed to elevate your skills and open doors to exciting opportunities in the Early Years and Childcare Sector.
Flexible Schedule with Career Support: Classes are tailored to accommodate your work commitments, scheduled once a week starting at 6 pm. Online Tutorial and placement tutorial will be timetabled during the week. At Belfast Met, we understand the importance of balancing professional growth with your current job responsibilities.
Apprenticeship Benefits:
- Gain practical, hands-on experience in a real-world childcare setting.
- Immerse yourself in a dynamic curriculum covering child development, health and safety, play, and early learning.
- Open avenues for career progression and create a pathway to Level 3 Diploma in Childcare Learning and Development (also available as an apprenticeship).
Employment Support: Belfast Met works in direct partnership with many of Northern Ireland's leading childcare providers. These employers are enthusiastic about fostering new talent in the childcare workforce. As an apprentice, you'll benefit from our support in making connections and gaining employment, ensuring a seamless integration of learning and practical experience.
Networking and Peer Learning: Connect with like-minded professionals from diverse childcare settings. Engage in meaningful discussions, share best practices, and stay updated on the latest trends in the industry. Learn not just from the curriculum but from the wealth of experiences your peers bring to the table.
Embark on Your Career Advancement - Apprenticeship Style! Join our apprenticeship community, where learning is tailored to enhance your career in the Early Years and Childcare Sector. Elevate your skills, seize new opportunities, and shape a future full of professional success.
Apply Now and Propel Your Passion for Early Years and Childcare with Belfast Met!
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Level 2 Childcare - Early Years
- Requirements are pre-defined by the College’s admissions criteria, which can be found by visiting our entry criteria page here to find out the standard entry criteria.
- Proof of qualifications MUST be provided when you enrol, e.g. exam certificates.
- Achieved and pending qualifications can be recorded now by logging into your online application account.
- All courses within Belfast Met are delivered and assessed in English, apart from language-specific courses. Your competence in English must be verified prior to enrolling on your chosen course.
- Enrolment on this course will be conditional upon satisfactory and timely completion of an ACCESS NI Criminal Records check and Social Services check
- The AccessNI check will be carried out in accordance with the AccessNI Code of Practice which can be found here. A copy of this can be made available upon request
The Childcare Apprenticeship is aimed at students aged over 18 years. Apprentices also need to be employed or starting a new job in the childcare sector. Employers need to be committed to releasing apprentices for timetabled classes at the college.
Enhance Criteria
- Preference will be given to those with Level 1 English and Maths (GCSE grade D-G)
- You must be a new employee, or an existing employee taking on a new role to take part in the programme. Employers may apply their own criteria at recruitment. Please let Belfast Met know if you need support to find employment.
- See also the DfE operational requirements
Please note:
Belfast Met actively promotes equality of opportunity and welcomes enrolments from a wide range of applicants and students, including those with criminal convictions. However, in order for the College to manage any risk that you may pose, you must tell us about any unspent criminal convictions you may have. For certain courses, you must disclose all criminal convictions.
To tell us about your convictions, please complete either a Criminal Offence(s) Disclosure Form or an Enhanced Criminal Offence(s) Disclosure Form
Both forms are available on the Student Criminal Disclosures page of our website Student Criminal Disclosures (belfastmet.ac.uk)
You will be assisted in building a portfolio of evidence and your practical skills will be assessed both in class and in an early years setting by a visiting assessor and/or Expert Witness.
Careers
The Level 2 Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development is an equivalent to 4 GCSEs A*-C
Successful students, if deemed suitable, can progress to further study at Level 3 or seek employment in a Level 2 position in the Early Years, Childcare and Education sectors.
Employment in the sector may lead to a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Children’s Care, Learning and Development or similar.
Options for further Level 3 study within Early Years, Childcare and Education include:
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development
Level 3 Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools
Successful completion of Level 3 qualifications can lead to progression onto higher educations courses including university.
Interests
- Caring
- Learning
- Early Years
- Play
- Volunteering
- Children
- Teaching
- Childcare
- Child Development
Contact us
School Administrator, Tel: 028 9026 5442 or email: hcslinfo@belfastmet.ac.uk
Course Coordinator: LCinnamond@belfastmet.ac.uk
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