90% of apprentices will remain in employment after completing their apprenticeship
83% of apprentices say their apprenticeship has improved their career prospects
Do you want a fulfilling career helping children and young people across a diverse range of areas? Our Level 4 Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Apprenticeship will give you the mix of hands-on experience in the workplace and learning in the classroom to mould you into an effective and efficient professional, capable of making long-lasting changes in the lives of the most vulnerable in society.
This apprenticeship is suitable for employees working across areas ranging from early years, lifelong learning and pastoral work in schools or colleges to residential and palliative care or criminal justice and youth offending team work. Boosting your knowledge of subjects ranging from ethics, mentoring, safeguarding and cultural differences to systems and policy frameworks, the course will prepare you for a variety of roles across the children, young people and family workforce.
On completing this Level 4 apprenticeship, you will be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, meaning you will have a higher education qualification that will allow you to progress onto a Level 5 course, including our next-level apprenticeship in this field.
Our learning spaces at University College Birmingham ensure you have the right environments to build your knowledge, from lecture theatres to interactive group working spaces and extensive library resources.
Our new £44 million Moss House campus includes an exhibition space to showcase your work to assessors and prospective employers, as well as our Enterprise Hive service which helps budding entrepreneurs with start-ups
Our campus buildings feature lecture theatres equipped with the latest technology, as well as comfortable tutorial and seminar rooms and private meeting rooms
Located in our McIntyre House campus, ThinkSpace features glazed study pods to discuss group projects and glass wipe boards to mind-map your ideas
Our library facilities offer more than 50,000 print resources and over 60 million digital resources, with expert support from qualified library professionals and research specialists
You are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and provide the result prior to starting.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching
In light of COVID-19, we have made some changes to the way we deliver our teaching. We are continually following the guidelines and measures put in place by the UK Government to ensure our students and staff are safe on campus, whilst remaining committed to providing high-quality education. The information below explains how teaching will take place in semester 2 (or semester 1 for those joining us in January) for each level/year of this course.
You will need to complete tasks and gain a portfolio of evidence through work-based learning and assessment, taught sessions and online delivery. A qualified tutor/assessor will examine the evidence, which is then approved by the external verifier (appointed by the examining body). Personal learning and thinking skills and employment rights and responsibilities are embedded in the apprenticeship.
Our teaching and assessment is underpinned by our Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy 2015-2020.
