Award in Education and Training (AET) course – preparing for the teaching/training role

The Award in Education and Training is a level-3 qualification that helps you to prepare for employment in the education and teaching sector. The course is considered to be an introductory knowledge session in the field of training and teaching.

Who can join the AET course?

The AET course is ideal for all those who:

• ·        Are working or wish to contribute as teachers, trainers or tutors in the fields of further education and skills sector.
• ·         Are not currently serving in the role of a teacher or trainer or have just taken up teaching or training as their job role.
• ·         Are in search of a short qualification that can empower them to choose the right career options.
• ·         Have made some achievements in the units of Learning and Development and want to carry it forward with this qualification.
• ·         Are associated with the delivery of training and education within any kind of learning environment.

What will theAET course teach you?

The modules of the AET course have been designed to cover all of the topics that are essential in the field of training and education. The main attention is paid towards developing the skills relevant to the sector of further education and training skills. The main course focuses include:

• ·         The roles and responsibilities as applicable to the field of training and education and the relationships existing in the domain
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• ·         The approaches to practicing inclusive teaching and learning sessions
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• ·         The methods, models, and techniques used for the assessment of the learners
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• ·         Helping the individuals in their developmental process and facilitating learning
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• ·         Promoting the learning and developmental processes in groups by facilitating active participation in group activities
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• ·         Understanding the uses and application of the various principles and practices used in the education and training industry for the purpose of assessing the learners

The best part of the Award in Education and Training course is that there is not going to be any formal assessment. The candidate is expected to submit a portfolio of what he/she has learned during the course and how they plan to apply those teachings in their real-life cases. Based on the portfolio of evidence, the candidate will be granted the pass certificate.

After successful completion of the course, you will be expected to have a clear understanding of the basic job role and responsibility as applicable to a teacher or a trainer in terms of meeting the learners’ needs, using inclusive training approaches, applicable legislation, diversity of techniques and equality among learners. The AET course will also help you to learn the techniques of sequencing the sessions of learning, planning and delivering with the use of right resources and teaching techniques. It will also be providing the candidates with the ability to identify the features of effective assessment and providing feedback.

You can research the web to know more about the course contents and what to expect after the course training.