OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
The OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training equips teachers, tutors, and trainers with the knowledge, understanding, and practical skills needed to plan, deliver, and assess inclusive teaching and learning in education and training contexts.
Course Features
The OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training is a regulated, practice-based qualification delivered by approved centres with flexible full-time, part-time, and distance learning options.
- Ofqual-regulated qualification (Qualification Number: 603/6069/0)
- Equivalent to the Certificate of Education (CertEd)
- 120 credits comprising 4 mandatory and up to 8 optional units
- 1,200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) with a minimum of 360 Guided Learning Hours
- Mandatory 100 hours of teaching practice with a minimum of 8 observed and assessed sessions
- Pathway to Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status via the Society for Education and Training (SET)
About This Course
The OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training is a professional teaching qualification designed for those working or wishing to work as teachers, tutors, trainers, lecturers, and instructors in further education colleges, adult and community learning centres, work-based training providers, and voluntary, community, private, and public sector organisations. It is approved and regulated by Ofqual, ensuring national recognition and credibility across the education and training sector.
Suitable for teachers, tutors, trainers, lecturers, and instructors across all post-14 education settings
Covers inclusive planning, delivery, and assessment of teaching and learning
Includes mandatory teaching practice requirement of 100 hours
Minimum of 8 observed and assessed teaching sessions totalling at least 8 hours
Optional units allow specialisation in areas such as coaching, mentoring, disability, quality assurance, and specialist subject delivery
Provides a pathway to QTLS status and university degree top-up progression
What You'll Learn
This qualification enables learners to develop and demonstrate competence across all core dimensions of professional teaching practice, from understanding educational theory to delivering inclusive sessions and evaluating their own effectiveness.
Understand roles, responsibilities, and relationships in education and training, including legislative and regulatory frameworks
Apply theories, principles, and models of learning, communication, and assessment to plan and deliver inclusive teaching and learning
Plan, deliver, and evaluate schemes of work and teaching sessions that meet the individual goals and needs of all learners
Create and maintain safe, inclusive, and motivating learning environments using behaviour management theories
Use a range of initial, diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment methods, and record and communicate outcomes effectively
Understand professionalism and dual professionalism, and contribute to quality improvement and quality assurance in own organisation
Who Should Attend?
This qualification is appropriate for those already working in or entering the education and training sector who require a nationally recognised, practice-based teaching qualification. It is only suitable for those teaching learners who are 14 years of age and over.
Teachers and tutors working in further education (FE) colleges
Trainers and instructors delivering work-based learning and development programmes
Lecturers in adult and community learning centres
Those delivering training within voluntary, community, private, and public sector organisations
Aspiring teachers seeking a recognised qualification equivalent to the Certificate of Education (CertEd)
Education professionals seeking to formalise their practice and progress towards QTLS status
Course Content
Explore the comprehensive OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training course content designed to help you master the material through structured modules and lessons.
Theories, Principles and Models in Education and Training (Level 5, 20 Credits)
Developing Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Education and Training (Level 5, 20 Credits)
Wider Professional Practice in Education and Training (Level 5, 15 Credits)
Develop and Prepare Resources for Learning and Development (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Develop Learning and Development Programmes (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Equality and Diversity (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Evaluating Learning Programmes (Level 4, 3 Credits)
Identify the Learning Needs of Organisations (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Manage Learning and Development in Groups (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Understanding and Managing Behaviours in a Learning Environment (Level 5, 6 Credits)
Action Research (Level 5, 15 Credits)
Delivering Employability Skills (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Effective Partnerships Working in the Learning and Teaching Context (Level 4, 15 Credits)
Engage with Employers to Facilitate Workforce Development (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Inclusive Practice (Level 4, 15 Credits)
Internally Assure the Quality of Assessment (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Preparing for the Coaching Role (Level 4, 3 Credits)
Preparing for the Mentoring Role (Level 4, 3 Credits)
Preparing for the Personal Tutoring Role (Level 4, 3 Credits)
Principles and Practice of Lip-reading Teaching (Level 4, 12 Credits)
Specialist Delivery Techniques and Activities (Level 4, 9 Credits)
Teaching in a Specialist Area (Level 4, 15 Credits)
Understanding and Managing Behaviours in a Learning Environment (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Understanding the Principles and Practices of Externally Assuring the Quality of Assessment (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Understanding the Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment (Level 4, 6 Credits)
Action Learning to Support Development of Subject Specific Pedagogy (Level 5, 15 Credits)
Developing, Using and Organising Resources Within a Specialist Area (Level 5, 15 Credits)
Action Learning for Teaching in a Specialist Area of Disability (Level 5, 15 Credits)
Understanding Theories and Frameworks for Teaching Disabled Learners (Level 5, 15 Credits)
Course Requirements
Learners must meet all of the following entry criteria before being accepted onto this qualification to ensure they are suitably positioned to undertake the mandatory teaching practice component.
Hold a relevant vocational and/or academic qualification of at least the level above that of their learners; ideally a minimum Level 3 qualification in their own area of specialism
Have access to 100 teaching practice hours during which they have full responsibility for planning, delivering, and assessing specific areas of provision
Meet the minimum core of literacy, language, numeracy, and ICT skills expected of teachers in the sector
Be 19 years old or older at the beginning of the course
Be able to read and communicate clearly and accurately enough to meet the requirements of training delivery
If not from a majority English-speaking country, provide evidence of English language competency in line with OTHM English Language Expectations
Assessments
All units are internally assessed by the approved centre and externally verified by OTHM. Assessment is criterion-referenced, based on the achievement of all specified learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
Written assignments and reports covering knowledge-based learning outcomes (typically 3,000–4,000 words per unit)
Portfolio of teaching evidence compiled throughout the programme to evidence practice and achievement across units
Observed and assessed teaching practice with a minimum of 8 observations totalling at least 8 hours, linked to the two core mandatory teaching units
External verification by OTHM to ensure consistency and quality of assessment judgements across all approved centres
Progression
Successful completion of the OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training opens multiple professional and academic progression routes within the education and training sector and beyond.
Apply for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status through professional formation administered by the Society for Education and Training (SET)
Progress to Level 6 qualifications in education, training, and related professional fields
Apply for advanced entry into relevant degree top-up programmes at UK and overseas universities through OTHM's university progression arrangements
Continue professional development through higher-level postgraduate programmes, including PGCE or Master's-level qualifications
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