Start Dates
- Tuesday 9th September 2025, Part Time, Day, 3 months
- Thursday 11th September 2025, Part Time, Night, 3 months
- Tuesday 13th January 2026, Part Time, Day, 4 months
- Thursday 15th January 2026, Part Time, Night, 4 months
- Tuesday 10th March 2026, Part Time, Day, 4 months
- Wednesday 11th March 2026, Part Time, Night, 4 months
What You Will Study
This is an introductory qualification for people interested in teaching and training in further education colleges, independent training providers, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
You do not need to be working in a teaching role to complete this course.
The Level 3 Award in Education and Training will give an insight into:
- The roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training
- Inclusive teaching and learning approaches
- Planning and preparing lessons
- How to assess and give constructive feedback
- Assessment and record keeping
The teaching programme is 13 weeks long and is delivered in sessions of three hours per week during the relevant college terms. We usually recommend that students will need to match the attendance time with individual study to be successful on the programme (e.g. study for an additional three hours per week). Once enrolled, you will have access to an online learning environment with access to resources to support your studies, and information about your progression opportunities after the programme.
Courses start each September, January, and March/April; and we offer both daytime and evening cohorts at each of the three start-points. The evening programme in January may include some live online learning.
For the cohorts starting in September and January - our daytime programmes run on Tuesdays from 9am to 12.15pm. Our evening programmes run on Thursdays between 5pm and 8.15pm.
For the cohorts starting in March - our daytime programme runs on Thursday from 9am to 12.15pm. Our evening programme runs on Wednesday from 5pm to 8.15pm.
Entry Requirements
There is no requirement for you to be teaching at present or to have previous teaching or training experience. Preferably you will have a subject specialism which you intend to consider teaching in the future; it is an advantage to have had some experience of classroom or training environments, but not a necessity.
You must be aged 19 or over.
It is desirable that candidates looking to teach in Further Education have:
- A qualification or considerable experience in the subject you intend to teach, usually at Level 3 standard
- Literacy and numeracy skills at Level 2, GCSE A*-C or the equivalent
How You Will Be Assessed
The qualification will be assessed by:
- Seven short assignments (approximately 500 – 700 words in length). Assignments are incremental throughout the course; so you should expect to be submitting assignments every two weeks.
- A short teaching session (15-20 minutes micro teach) to other students and your tutor
As the assessment of this course is through written assignments, you are expected to research and complete work in their own time.
Course Progression
On successful completion of the programme, subject to job-roles and qualifications in English and maths, you may be able to progress onto:
- Level 3 Assessor qualifications/Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance qualifications (completed over four months to one year depending upon units taken within different qualifications)
- Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (one year)
Where Your Course Can Take You
You can progress onto a variety of teaching or training roles in a variety of organisations such further education colleges, independent training providers, local authorities and voluntary organisations. Many of these organisations might also require you to progress onto a further teaching qualification such as those detailed.
For further career information please visit the FE Advice Becoming a Further Education Teacher website at www.feadvice.org.uk or the further education teacher job profile website at Prospects.ac.uk.
Fees
Tuesday 9th September 2025, Part Time, Day, 3 months
£485
This is a full-cost course, which means:
-there are no reductions in tuition fees if you are unemployed or in receipt of benefit;
- we operate a strict no refund policy, and you will be liable for the entire fee, even if you withdraw from the course. As this is a short-course, fees must be paid in full, in advance of starting the programme.
-there is no access to funded student support. If you have an additional learning need, please discuss this with us when you apply so that we can help you to decide whether the routine support that our teaching team can offer would meet your support needs, and/or whether you would need to make arrangements independently for additional support.
Thursday 11th September 2025, Part Time, Night, 3 months
£485. This course is a full cost course which means, unfortunately, that there are no reductions in tuition fees if you are unemployed or in receipt of benefits. We operate a strict no refund policy and you will be liable for the entire fee, even if you withdraw from the course. Please refer to our Rules & Regulations for more information.
Tuesday 13th January 2026, Part Time, Day, 4 months
£485. This course is a full cost course which means, unfortunately, that there are no reductions in tuition fees if you are unemployed or in receipt of benefits. We operate a strict no refund policy and you will be liable for the entire fee, even if you withdraw from the course. Please refer to our Rules & Regulations for more information.
Thursday 15th January 2026, Part Time, Night, 4 months
£485. This course is a full cost course which means, unfortunately, that there are no reductions in tuition fees if you are unemployed or in receipt of benefits. We operate a strict no refund policy and you will be liable for the entire fee, even if you withdraw from the course. Please refer to our Rules & Regulations for more information.
Tuesday 10th March 2026, Part Time, Day, 4 months
£485. This course is a full cost course which means, unfortunately, that there are no reductions in tuition fees if you are unemployed or in receipt of benefits. We operate a strict no refund policy and you will be liable for the entire fee, even if you withdraw from the course. Please refer to our Rules & Regulations for more information.
Wednesday 11th March 2026, Part Time, Night, 4 months
£485. This course is a full cost course which means, unfortunately, that there are no reductions in tuition fees if you are unemployed or in receipt of benefits. We operate a strict no refund policy and you will be liable for the entire fee, even if you withdraw from the course. Please refer to our Rules & Regulations for more information.
