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 are option below (if you are a local authority please contact us directly for prices/to discuss your requirements)
NB: If you are registering with Ofsted you will also need an up to date Paediatric First Aid Certificate- click here for details of the courses we offer
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:
10th-11th September
15th-16th October
12th-13th November
17th-18th December
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. Please note a sufficient command of the English language will be required to successfully complete this course.
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. Please note a sufficient command of the English language will be required to successfully complete this course.
(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