Diploma in Teaching (DiT) (Further Education & Skills) Level 5

This qualification has been developed to enable those working or intending to work in the Further Education and Skills sector (FES) to gain a full teaching qualification by meeting the occupational standards developed and approved by employer representatives and other stakeholders across the FES sector.

This qualification covers all aspects of teaching in the Further Education and Skills (FES) sector and maps fully to the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher occupational standard.

UNITS/TOPICS COVERED:

To achieve the City & Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills, learners must achieve all 120 credits from the eight mandatory units:

• 501 Teaching my subject –15 credits
• 502 Learners and learning –15 credits
• 503 Teachers and teaching –15 credits
• 504 Professional practice –30 credits
• 505 Effective digital and online pedagogies –15 credits
• 506 Action research –15 credits
• 507 Coaching and mentoring –5 credits
• 508 Managing behaviour –10 credits

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

Access to Microsoft Teams.

All candidates must:

• hold a qualification which confirms a minimum of Level 2 in Mathematics and English.
• hold a qualification in the subject they wish to teach/are teaching.
• For academic subjectsit is expected that teachers will hold a degree in their subject specialism.
• For vocationalsubjects it is expected that a teacher should be qualified to at least one level above the level they intend to teach. Where this is not possible because such qualifications do not exist, teachers should have the highest qualification available and/or be able to provide evidence of substantial professional experience in their vocational subject.
• have access to 150 teaching practice hours.
• have access to two placements and a total of 250 hours.

You will be assessed through a combination of Portfolio of Evidence including assignments, observations, and viva.

Candidates must complete the following summative assessments:

• Knowledge aspects of the qualification will be assessed by mandatory externally set assignments for each of the units. The assignments cover the theoretical elements of the units and will include a range of assessment methods such as case studies, reports, research projects, diary entries and reflective accounts.
• Practical aspects of the qualification will be assessed through a portfolio of professional practice, which covers Part A of the Professional practice unit (Unit 504).
• At least 10 assessed observations, each of which must meet some of the observable skills as indicated in the observation of teaching practice form
• Once the assignments and the portfolio of professional practice have been completed, candidates must complete a final face-to-face oral discussion (viva).