Step 1: Course Enrolment - you will need to complete a short enrolment and telephone induction to start  

Step 2: Starting the course - your assessor will introduce themselves and issue you with your first assessment plan 

Step 3: Submitting Work - when you have completed an assignment, you can upload it to your course portal for your assessor to mark your work and give you feedback. Feedback  will be displayed on your portal and emailed to you for ease of reference

Step 4: Getting Help - when you need help, you can contact your assessor with questions any time as well as being able to get in touch with our customer support team between 9 am and 6 pm Mon - Fri.  

Step 5: Completion - once you and your assessor are confident that you have met the criteria in each unit,  your portfolio goes into the IQA stage which takes approximately 9-12 weeks. After this stage, we will be able to claim your certificate.

Approximately 15 minutes after purchase, you will receive your login details (Please check Spam folder) by email, including a link and instructions to log into your course. You can also find your learning portal by clicking on the ‘student login’ button on our website or by clicking here; lms.thelearningstation.co.uk. 

You will get a call to arrange your induction within days of completing the enrolment process. the induction will go through your chosen course, advise on suitability, Help you choose your optional units, and pathways, explain what is expected from your work, provide training on the use of our system and answer any questions that you have. The Induction will take place over the phone.

You can expect any work submitted to be marked within 14 days marking and feedback may take longer if you submit more than 3 assignments in a month.

Unit 1: Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training. UAN number: H/505/0053

You will need to complete a written assignment reflecting your knowledge around legal responsibilities, equality and diversity, individual needs of learners, maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment and your role as a teacher and your superiors.

Unit 2: Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training. UAN number: D/505/0052

You will need to complete a written assignment reflecting your knowledge and understanding of inclusive teaching and learning, understanding strengths and limitations of your own role, how to motivate learners, ground rules and teaching and learning resources.

You will also need to perform a micro-teach (this is recorded and uploaded to your online learning account) 15 minutes - 1 hour long teaching a session of your choice to a group of at least 3 people of your own choice.

Unit 5: Understanding assessment in education and training. UAN number: R/505/0050

You will need to complete a written assignment reflecting your knowledge around the purpose of assessment, different assessment types, how to conduct assessments, understanding the involvement of learners in assessment, reasons for constructive feedback and effective recording keeping of assessments.

assessments, understanding the involvement of learners in assessment, reasons for constructive feedback and effective recording keeping of assessments.

Unit 1: Understanding the principles and practices of assessment D/601/5313

• Understand the principles and requirements of assessment.
• Understand different types of assessment method
• Understand how to plan assessment
• Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment
• Understand how to make assessment decisions
• Understand quality assurance of the assessment process
• Understand how to manage information relating to assessment
• Understand the legal and good practice requirements in relation to assessment

Unit 2: Assess occupational competence in the work environment H/601/5314

• Be able to plan the assessment of occupational competence
• Be able to make assessment decisions about occupational competence
• Be able to provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence
•  Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing occupational competence

Unit 3: Assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding F/601/5319

• Be able to prepare assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
•  Be able to carry out assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• Be able to provide required information following the assessment of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
• Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing vocational skills, knowledge and understanding

Upon completion of your course, there are steps that we must take to quality assure your qualification to then send to the awarding organisation.

1. The Assessor must review your work in full before submitting it to our IQA, this usually takes around 2 weeks.
2. The IQA will review any requests within 1-months, but this is usually sooner. If there are actions on your portfolio, they will be sent to the assessor for them to complete, and then these steps will be repeated.
3. Once the IQA has quality-checked and approved your portfolio for external sampling by the awarding body, the office will submit the claim for your certificate within 5 working days.
4. The awarding body will usually issue a certificate within 2-weeks from this point; however, they may request a sampling of your work, in which case it can be up to one month.
5. The usual duration is 1-2 months from completion.