NCFE Level 5 Diploma is designed for individuals looking to build a professional teaching career in the post-16 education and training sector.
12 Months
Level 5
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The NCFE Level 5 Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) prepares aspiring teachers to deliver inclusive and engaging learning in colleges, training providers, and community education settings. Through a portfolio-based assessment and structured teaching practice, participants gain essential skills in curriculum design, lesson planning, digital pedagogy, assessment methods, and reflective practice. The programme also emphasizes adaptability, learner-centred approaches, and professional conduct within varied educational environments.
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This programme can meet the needs of a range of trainee teachers, including:
It’s the responsibility of centres to make sure that learners are fully prepared to meet the learning outcomes and have the necessary skills in literacy, numeracy, and health and safety. Before starting this qualification, learners should have achieved at least a Level 2 in both English and maths. They’ll also need to be comfortable using digital technology, as digital skills are part of the requirements.
While it’s not mandatory to have completed a Level 3 Award or Level 4 Certificate in Teaching beforehand, some learners may already hold these qualifications. Since this is a Level 5 course, learners must be able to work at that level and handle the academic expectations that come with it.
Furthermore, Learners must be at least 19 years old and a copy of high school certificate will be needed.
Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to the following:
1. employment:
as a tutor within:
2. higher education
1. Confident lesson planning and delivery
Learn how to design and teach clear, engaging lessons for adult learners in colleges, training centres, or workplace settings.
2. Reflective teaching
Understand how to review your own teaching, spot what works, and make improvements to help your students succeed.
3. Managing classrooms effectively
Gain practical strategies to handle different learner needs, maintain a positive environment, and encourage participation.
4. Being a professional teacher
Develop the values, ethics, and responsibilities expected of teachers, with a strong focus on inclusivity and respect.
NCFE is an international, educational awarding organisation that designs, develops, and certifies diverse, recognised qualifications and awards in the UK. It’s a registered educational charity that has been dedicated to learning for over 150 years.
NCFE originally stood for Northern Council for Further Education, but it dropped the full name in the 1990s. Now known simply as NCFE. It’s the UK’s longest established awarding body, as well as one of the UK’s fastest growing, which means it’s highly respected for its professionalism and quality.
| Module Name |
|---|
| Teaching my subject |
| Understand learners in the further education sector |
| The role of teachers and teaching |
| Professional practice portfolio |
| Effective digital and online pedagogies |
| Developing, using and organizing resources in a specialist area |
| Action learning to support development of subject-specific pedagogy |
| Meeting the needs of learners for whom English is not their first language |
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