Course description
The purpose of the QQI Level 5 Childcare course is to equip you as our learner with the skills, knowledge and competence required to work under supervision and independently in a range of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) setting and/or to progress to higher education and training.
Certification
Early Childhood Care and Education QQI Award (Major) Level 5 – 5M2009
About the Course
- QQI accredited course
- Distance learning course
- Theory is 100% online
- Classroom skill session and in-house examinations
- 150 notional learning hours
- You will be assigned a highly qualified full time in-house tutor, whom you can contact through phone or email
- Additional support on dedicated online forum
- 20 hours of work experience per module required, in total a minimum of 150 hours for this major award
- You are required to find your own work placement
- Rapid Garda vetting and work placement insurance service provided at no extra cost
- At least one exam based (mandatory) module; Other modules are continuous assessment through work-based assignments, projects, skills demonstrations and learner records
- After successfully completing this course, you will be qualified to work as a childcare practitioner and childminder in a childcare setting
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