What skills will I learn?
- Teamwork
- Empathy
- Organisational skills
- Good communicator
- Confident
- Self-aware
- Reflective
- Resilient
What will I study?
- A career in early learning and childcare involves working with pre-school and school age children often in a play group, out of school care, nursery or crèche setting
- This course introduces working with children and develops the skills, values and attributes required to study within the field of childcare. You will learn about the importance of play, child development, children’s rights and protection and how to support children with additional support needs.
- You will also develop the knowledge to organise a safe and secure environment for children while planning and participating in various indoor and outdoor play experiences
Some of the units you will study include:
- Development and wellbeing of children and young people
- Working in early learning and childcare
- Contemporary families
- Children and young people: rights and protection
- Supporting children and young people with additional support needs
- Creating outdoor learning opportunities
- Play in early learning and childcare
Application Information
What further study options are available?
- National Certificate: Childhood Practice SCQF Level 6
- Advanced Certificate: Health and Social Care (Access to Nursing and Care HNCs) SCQF Level 6
What career opportunities are there?
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Employment in the child, health and social care sector on further study and completion of registrable childcare qualifications