Educating or caring for young children is a very rewarding career. You are in a position to develop and enhance the lives of children and young people, and your enthusiasm will sow seeds which can grow right through life!
Early Learning and Childcare offers good opportunities for students who enjoy:
Career Pathways
To see what career areas this subject could lead to and the routes to get there, download and view these career pathways:
Social, Caring and Advisory Services
Teaching and Classroom Support
Entry is at the discretion of the school or college. You should be working at SCQF level 4 when undertaking these units, particularly in English or Communications.
The course is made up of three compulsory units and one optional unit from a choice of three, each one taking 40 hours of study.
The compulsory units are
The optional units are
You will learn about
Where will I take the course?
You will usually train at a local college. Training sessions will take place for a set number of hours and weeks during term time.
Work experience/placements
You may be able to arrange a related work experience placement by speaking to your pastoral care or guidance.
Assessment in this Course will be based on a range of practical workshop activities, supported by assessor observation checklists and candidate self-checking of quality.
In the Employability Skills Unit, candidates will carry out self-evaluation on a range of skills, review their progress and identify action points.
Further study, training or employment in:
