iCQ Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People's Workforce (RQF)

Course Overview:
This certificate has been designed to provide students with all the necessary learning knowledge and understanding to work in a childcare role.

The purpose of this programme is to enable learners to improve their knowledge and understanding of the role of learning and development in a childcare environment.

Learners will investigate the legislative framework child carers operate within.

Learners will explore the range of personal and interpersonal skills which are required of individuals who work with children.

Qualification: iCQ Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People's Workforce (RQF)

Total Credits:35

Guided Learning Hours:261

Awarding Body: iCQ

Course Duration: 6-9 months

Entry Requirements: You don’t need any formal qualifications to enrol on this course. Learners will need to produce full and articulate answers to questions. Learners will need to have a good standard of written and verbal communication skills.

    • · Learn how to maintain and support relationships with children and young people

    • · Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

    • · Awareness of Child and young person development

    • · Learning how to contribute to the Support of Positive Environments for Children and Young People

    • · Awareness of how to contribute to Children and Young People's Health and Safety

    • · Awareness of Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people

    • · Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children's and young people’s settings

    • · Understand Partnership Working in Services for Children and Young People

    • · Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

    • · Learning how to support children and young people’s positive behaviour

    • · Learning how to contribute to the support of child and young person development

  • The qualification will be assessed by a portfolio of evidence. Your personal assessor will conduct monthly meetings via Teams to review and develop your progress towards the qualification.

    All assessments need to be passed, and each will directly assess the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the qualification

  • After this programme, you could progress to the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.