Common Core Skills Courses for Ofsted Requirements
Overview: In order to register on the Ofsted Voluntary Childcare Register (VOCR) and/or comply with Ofsted requirements child-carers are required to undertake common core skills training.
We provide training directly for individual child-carers and for local authorities across the country.
We deliver 2 courses which cover the 6 common core skills for unqualified practitioners needing to register with Ofsted (options 1 and 2 below) and a third option for already qualified practitioners wishing to refresh their skills and knowledge and to prepare them for Ofsted inspections:
Option 1: CACHE Unit 1 ICP course (attendance based course held monthly in London)
Option 2: OCN Common Core Skills course (home study course)
Option 3: Common Core Skills Awareness Course (only suitable for already qualified practitioners to prepare them for Ofsted inspections and update their skills)
Further details on each option below (if you are a local authority please contact us directly for prices/to discuss your requirements):
1. CACHE Unit 1 ICP (Introduction to Childcare Practice) Course
Accreditation: This course is accredited by CACHE at level 3. (The ICP course is the first Unit of a 5 Unit Diploma in Home- Based Childcare)
Venue: Kensington, London
Dates in 2010:
12th-13th March (course full- spaces on reserve list)
16th-17th April (spaces available)
14th-15th May (spaces available)
(please call for later dates)
Attendance: 8.45 am – 3.30 pm
Course Length: 2 days (always held on a Fri/Sat)
Assessed Course: Optional - students do not need to complete the 45 minute multi-choice test associated with the course in order to register with Ofsted, but passing the test may improve your employability and status and allows you to progress onto Units 2 - 5 to gain the full Diploma in Home Based Childcare (DHC). Full details on registering for the Unit 1 ICP test will be given to students by the trainer at the course.
Progression Route: Students who pass the ICP test can progress onto the full Diploma in Home Based Childcare (DHC), for more details on the DHC click here
Suitable For: All unqualified home-based child-carers wishing to register with Ofsted and/or those wishing to progress to the Diploma and gain a full level 3 childcare qualification.
Course cost: £150 (Plus £45 to be paid to the trainer at the course for those opting to register to do the test).
2.The OCN Common Core Skills Distance Learning Course
Accreditation: This course is accredited by the OCN OTC at level 3 and carries 3 credits.
Venue: At students own home.
Dates in 2010: Students can enrol at any time.
Course Length: Students have 4 weeks to complete the course at home.
Assessed Course: Yes (the assessment is included in the home study pack and is completed at home and returned by post).
Progression Route: None
Suitable For: All unqualified child-carers wishing to register with Ofsted.
(There are 2 versions of this course -one for home-based child-carers and one for non-home-based child-carers. If you are a home-based child-carer you can use the application form on the right. If you are a non-home-based child-carer please call us for an application form).
Course cost: £150 (this includes assessment fees).
3. Common Core Skills Awareness Course
Suitable for:Practitioners who are already qualified- so do not need full common core skills training but who wish to prepare themselves for Ofsted inspections questions and/or who wish to update and refresh their knowledge of the common core. It is open to all sectors of the children's workforce and local authority early years personnel.
Venue:The course can be completed via home study or can be delivered at your centre (dependant on numbers/location).
Dates: Learners can enrol at any time.
Progression Route: None
Cost/Length: The home-study version costs £55 per learner and takes around 4 hours to complete (this includes assessment fees). For delivery at your centre contact us for costs and delivery modes.
Applying for this course:For an application form please call/email us.
For further information on any of these courses please call 0844 8268 446 (between 9.30 -1.30 p.m.) or email info@mnttraining.co.uk