Your learning journey
A clear route from enrolment to award
Follow each stop in order. Your learner area keeps your units, evidence, feedback and progress together.
Stop 1
Enrol and get oriented
Meet your tutor, enter the learner area and plan your study.
Stop 2
Welcome to WorkplaceHero
Unit 1
Stop 3
Understanding roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training (M)
H/505/0053 · 3 credits
Stop 4
Understanding and using inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training
D/505/0052 · 6 credits
Stop 5
Understanding assessment in education and training
R/505/0050 · 3 credits
Stop 6
Complete your microteach and gather feedback
Put your knowledge into practice and submit the required evidence.
Stop 7
Qualification achieved
Your achievement is quality assured and certificated by Focus Awards.
Every completed stop moves you closer to a recognised, portable achievement.
Course overview
What is this qualification?
The Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) is the recognised starting qualification for anyone teaching or training adults - in a college, a training provider, or in-house at work.
It covers the roles, responsibilities and relationships in education and training, inclusive teaching and learning, and how assessment works in practice. No prior teaching qualification is needed.
Upcoming start dates
- 15 leftAET April 202720 Apr 2027 - 30 Jun 2027
- 15 leftAET - July 202720 Jul 2027 - TBC
- 15 leftAET - September 202721 Sept 2027 - 30 Nov 2027
Entry requirements
Please check you meet these before applying.
- Assessment - You will be required to complete 3 assignments (briefs provided) and one 15-20 minute micro-teach observation.
Why study with us
No experience required
This is the entry point. You do not need a previous teaching qualification to start.
Study online, around work
Materials, tasks and tutor feedback are online, at a pace that fits your job.
Feedback from practising educators
Your tutor works in further education and skills, so the feedback is grounded in real classrooms.
A recognised certificate
Awarded by Focus Awards - the standard qualification employers ask for.
Look inside the course
What you'll study
What you leave with
Certificate
Award in Education & Training
Level 3 - Focus Awards
- Issued once you pass all required units
- Logged in your free WorkplaceHero CPD record
- 4 units, 12 credits of evidenced learning
Where this takes you
Roles it opens up
Your next step
- 1Progress to the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training
- 2Move into assessing with a Level 3 assessor qualification
- 3Build your practice with CPD and masterclasses
Ready to start?
It takes a couple of minutes, and you can ask us anything first.
Paying for your course
Ways to pay, answered
Frequently asked questions
Answers before you apply
Purchase seats on behalf of your organisation
One payment, then assign seats to your staff by email or shareable link. Volume discount applied automatically.
Studying yourself? £499.00 including VAT.
Pick your intake and pay in the booking box above. You do not need an account first.
Choose my intakeTalk to an advisor
Not sure this is the right course?
Tell us where you're up to and we'll send the full course guide - fees, start dates, entry requirements and how you'll be assessed - then follow up personally. No account needed, and no obligation to apply.
Prefer email? Write to hello@workplacehero.co.uk and we'll reply the same working day. Training a team? We run bespoke cohorts with invoicing and group pricing - talk to our team.