Help Needed Please

[mummyme]

Hi all,

I hope this doesn't sound like a stupid question?!

A vacancy has come up in my sons school for a teaching assistant and it appeals to me - sssshhhhh don't tell any of my mindees parents, its making me feel most disloyal!

For the role, I need to have an NVQ level 3. Am I correct in thinking that my Level 3 diploma in home based childcare is the same thing?

Thanks for any help.

:panic:

[bindy]

No NVQ3 is nursery based. You could do one on line takes around 1year/18 months to complete depending how long you spend doing it, you will get up to 2 years to finish. It's not called NVQ3 anymore, it's changed names/courses twice since!!

[bunyip]

Hi all,

I hope this doesn't sound like a stupid question?!

A vacancy has come up in my sons school for a teaching assistant and it appeals to me - sssshhhhh don't tell any of my mindees parents, its making me feel most disloyal!

For the role, I need to have an NVQ level 3. Am I correct in thinking that my Level 3 diploma in home based childcare is the same thing?

Thanks for any help.

:panic:

I applied to do NVQ level 3 in childcare (my Do's recommendation) only to be told that NVQs were being phased out and replaced with the level 3 Diploma for CYPW.

The whole point of the 'level' numbers is that they are intended to represent a standard of equivalence for qualifications issued anywhere across the EU. Level 3 is roughly A-level standard.

Hope this helps. :)

[blue bear]

https://www.education.gov.uk/eypqd/qualification-search.aspx


Childcare courses confuse students on Level 3 status | Nursery World (http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/article/1126837/childcare-courses-confuse-students-level-3-status)

Try these links hope they are some help.

[Stapleton83]

Could you ring and ask the question, saying you are interested but don't want to waste everyone's time if your qualification would not be considered relevant?

Good luck.

Sam

[mummyme]

Thanks everyone for all your help.

I am really interested in gaining this qualification. Does anybody know how I go about doing the online course. Would I need to start at level 1?

Excuse my dimness!

[The Juggler]

some schools are specific about level 3 TA qualifications and some are fine with a level 3 - they feel the experience you have working with children is more important.

Give it ia shot. what have you got to lose.