Pre-requisites
Must have already acquired the following
- Level 3 Award in Learning and Development (or suitable Level 3 Award)
What's covered in the Course
This qualification allows learners to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression as Learning and Development Officers, Training Managers, Tutors, Trainers, Assessors or Internal Quality Assurers within the Railway Industry, equipping learners with the skills to:
- Identify training and development needs of learner
- Plan for, design and develop learning and development opportunities
- Provide high quality learning opportunities
- Facilitate and support learner progress and achievements
- Assess learner performance
- Review and evaluate the effectiveness of learner opportunities
- Understand the management of learning
- Contribute to the quality assurance process
Qualification
The course will result in the following qualification from City & Guilds, providing candidates successfully complete all work:
- Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development
Units
The Award is made up of the following units:
Mandatory (Group M) - Learners must achieve all 12 credits
- Unit 002 - Principles, theories and practices of learning and development (6 credits)
- Unit 012 - Reflect on and improve own practice in learning and development (6 credits)
Optional (Group A) - Learners must achieve a minimum of 33 credits
- Unit 003 - Identify the learning needs of organisations (6 credits)
- Unit 004 - Identify individual learning and development needs (3 credits)
- Unit 005 - Develop learning and development programmes (6 credits)
- Unit 006 - Plan and prepare specific learning and development opportunities (6 credits)
- Unit 007 - Develop and prepare resources for learning and development (6 credits)
- Unit 008 - Facilitate learning and development in groups (6 credits)
- Unit 009 - Facilitate learning and development for individuals (6 credits)
- Unit 010 - Manage learning and development in groups (6 credits)
- Unit 011 - Engage learners in the learning and development process (6 credits)
- Unit 013 - Evaluate and improve learning and development provision (6 credits)
- Unit 014 - Understanding the principles and practices of assessment (3 credits)
- Unit 015 - Assess occupational competence in the work environment (must be paired with Unit 014) (6 credits)
- Unit 016 - Assess vocational skills, knowledge (6 credits)
- Unit 017 - Understanding the principles and practice of internally assuring the quality of assessment (6 credits)
- Unit 018 - Internally assure the quality of assessment (must be paired with Unit 017) (6 credits)
- Unit 019 - Provide information and advice to learners and employers (3 credits)
- Unit 020 - Engage with employers to develop and support learning provision (6 credits)
- Unit 022 - Engage with employers to facilitate workforce development (6 credits)
Total: minimum of 45 credits
Course Delivery
Candidates work towards a City & Guilds Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development, as part of which they are provided:
- Classroom Training (two-day course with additional days designed to meet module requirements)
- Account on AssessBook (AssessTech’s online Learning Management System in which candidates submit evidence and other work for their qualifications)
- Registration with City & Guilds
- Certificate upon completion