Course summary

If you are already working in a childcare setting and looking to develop your skills and career, this course is the ideal place to start your studies. Studying in small, intimate groups, trainee Early Years practitioners get the chance to enhance skills and professional standing, while enjoying a practical, hands-on introduction to key issues. This course supports the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), ensuring you can deliver provision that complies with EYFS learning and development requirements. The course is carefully designed to offer appropriate skills and knowledge relating to professional practice and the application of work-based experience. It also focuses on your self-development and independent learning, as well as teamwork and your ability to manage others. Applying your knowledge in real Early Years settings is a vital part of your learning, and you will need to undertake a work placement during the course. As a working, part-time student, you will normally achieve this through your professional commitments; if you study full-time, you get all the support you need to find a suitable work placement. Although based at the respected South and City College Birmingham (Digbeth Campus), you have full use of University facilities and will feel part of our supportive student community. Equivalent to two years of degree-level study, this course offers entry to the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies course at Level 5 (Year 2) or 6 (Year 3), depending on your mark profile on completion of the foundation degree.