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Diploma for Residential Childcare Level 3

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Support For Students Aged 19+

Lincoln College Fee Remission Policy offers means tested and non-means tested help with course fees for qualifications up to and including Level 2 and for some students aged 19+ studying a first Full Level 3

We also offer the Advanced Learner Loan, which is non-means tested help with course fees for Level 3, 4, 5 and 6 Further Education funded courses. Our Learner Support Fund offers means tested help with course related costs such as travel to college, uniform, equipment, UCAS application fee and travel to Higher Education interviews. We offer help with the cost of Ofsted registered childcare through the Care To Learn scheme for students aged under 20 (non means tested) and our 20+ Childcare Support Fund (means tested). We can also provide assistance through the Free College Meals scheme. Students, or their parents, must be in receipt of a qualifying means tested benefit and either aged 19 to 24 and have a current Education and Health Care Plan, or be aged 19 and continuing exactly the same programme that they started before they turned 19. Visit our website here for more information or contact the Financial Support Team at financialsupport@lincolncollege.ac.uk or call (01522) 876000 or (01636) 680680

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If you are interested in an Apprenticeship, you will pay no course fees.

More information about this Course

Introduction
This qualification will be part of the new children’s homes regulations which will come into force in April 2015. It will replace the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (Social Care Pathway) as the required qualification for those working in children’s homes from April 2015. You will be working with children and young people in a variety of different residential care settings, such as respite care, foster care, children’s homes and secure units.

Entry Requirements
All learners must be over 18 years old and be working in a residential childcare setting, for a minimum of 15 hours a week. There are no formal entry requirements in English and Maths for candidates undertaking this Diploma. However, candidates must have good verbal communication skills and have the potential and opportunity to gain evidence for the qualification in the workplace.

Assessment and Progression
A variety of assessment methods are used, including direct observation; asking questions; examination of work products; witness testimonies; recognition of prior learning/experience; reflective accounts; simulation; professional discussion; assignments or written tests.

Fees
£2573

What You Will Need To Bring
You will require general stationery items and access to the internet; PC's are available on campus.

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