Early Years Educator – Level 3 Apprenticeship
Our apprenticeships are suitable for school leavers looking to start their career as an Early Years Educator and also for those already working in a role who want to gain an industry-related qualification…
Early Years Educators are found in a range of private and public settings and play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well. The main responsibility would include planning and supervising child initiated and adult led activities to support with numeracy development and language skills.
Our Apprenticeships for Schools education team is here for you. All of our Educators have substantial industry and TA / school sector experience so they are best placed to support, mentor and guide you through to achievement.
Course content
The Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship course content includes: Safeguarding policies/procedures; Own role & expected behaviours; Significance of attachment; Risks & hazards; Impact of health & wellbeing; How children learn; Children's holistic development; Communicating with children; Identify & plan enabling environments, activities & education programmes.
Assessment
For the End-Point Assessment, you will complete a professional discussion based on your submitted portfolio, as well as a knowledge test. The professional discussion will last for 90 minutes and the knowledge test 60 minutes.
How do we support you?
Throughout your Early Years apprenticeship course, we will provide one-to-one contact sessions with your Educator; OneFile eportfolio for tasks, assignments & feedback; regular reviews to track progress and achievement; mock assessments and development feedback; Day Courses to support EPA preparation; 'Prevent' online certificate; Functional Maths and English workshops (if required).
Included Qualification
As part of the Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship course, you will complete the following mandatory qualification:
- TQUK Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator