Level 3 - Education and Childcare - Yr1 of 2 (T Level Programme)

Studying the Childcare T Level will enable you to develop core skills and knowledge such as working with others, observation and child development.

The T Level Qualification is split into 2 component parts:

Core Component:
The knowledge and underpinning concepts, theories and principles as well as core skills for the education and childcare sector.

The Occupational Specialism:
Providing you with knowledge and skills required to achieve competence as an ‘Early Years Educator’.

Learners will be required to undertake an industry placement in an Early Years setting for a minimum of 21 weeks (750 hrs).

As part of this course you will study a variety of topics including:

Core Component:
• Paper A written examination
• Paper B written examination
• Employer set project
In order to achieve a grade for Core Components, students must have results for both sub-components (the core written (examinations) and the employer set project).
The combined results for these sub-components will be aggregated to form the overall grade A*,E and U.

Occupational Specialism Component:
• Synoptic Assignments
The student is also required to successfully achieve a Distinction/Merit/Pass grade in one of the Occupational Specialism Components.

Students who achieve this qualification could progress to the following, depending on the chosen Occupational Specialism: