The Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector can enhance career development in a wide range of fields but has particular relevance to those working in vocational education, training, coaching and mentoring, and workers in the voluntary sector.

The course is designed to provide education and training for those hoping to enter, or entering, the education section to provide teaching, principally in the areas of training or instruction in the lifelong learning sector. Learners gain the knowledge, understanding, skills and techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in within the context of teaching.

Edexcel BTEC and Hong Kong Communication Art Centre

Course Outline

Part A – Teaching in Lifelong Learning Sector

1. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
2. Planning and Enabling Learning
3. Enabling Learning and Assessment
4. Theories and Principles for Planning and Enabling Learning
5. Continuing Personal and Professional Development
6. Curriculum Development for Inclusive Practice
7. Wider Professional Practice
8. Teaching a Specialist Subject
9. Enveloping and Resources within the Lifelong Learning Sector

Part B – Sales Team Management and Leadership

This part is designed for the people who would like to operate their own tutorial centers or develop their career in educational industry. Its aim is to equip the educators and administrators with effective selling and management skills.

The content includes how to schedule and analyze a weekly sales plan in order to develop a successful sales system, identify the roles of a manager and a leader, teambuilding techniques, human resources management,? how to increase the sales volume, etc.

Part C – Supervised Teaching Practice (STP)
The objectives for the STP are:

1. Working as a team
2. Lesson Planning
3. Classroom techniques
4. Language analysis for teaching
5. Assessing learner achievements
6. Accurate language models
7. Developing teaching materials
8. Student rapport
9. Providing feedback
10. Classroom management

The STP includes teaching, observations, feedback sessions, writing a teaching journal, lesson planning and compiling a portfolio. This unit is assessed by observation of classroom teaching and by a portfolio of written work.

Flexible Delivery - Text-based distance learning, Online Distance Learning, and Face-to-face occasional class .Nine courses totaling 360 Guided Learning Hours (280 GLH’s Online & 80 GLH’s Face-to-Face)

Approximately 12 months.

The Edexcel Level 5 BTEC Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector is accredited for learners aged 19 years and over. Learners in the Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector must have access to teaching/training opportunities to fulfill practicum requirements.

On registration with the HKCAC / Edexcel for Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector, learners will be sent the Edexcel unit-specific textbook and a CD ROM containing interactive guidance, and assessment-related materials essential to the successful completion of this qualification.