Level4 Certificate in Learning Coaching

 Qualification Summary 

The Agored Cymru Level 4 Certificate in Learning Coaching meets the requirements of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Learning Pathways 14-19 agenda as set out in Learning Country 1 & 2. The Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 ensures that all learners aged 14-19 have an entitlement to learner support services.  These services included learning coaching.  This qualification aims to ensure that those providing learning coaching functions do so in a manner that supports learners aged 14-19 to participate in education and training, take advantage of opportunities for employment, and participate effectively and responsibly in their communities.

 The learning coach functions are:

• engaging with young people to build relationship of trust and support.
• supporting the learner to develop the skills to learn including Essential Skills Wales and wider key skills (problem-solving, improving own learning and performance, working with others).
• helping the learner to identify, monitor and evaluate goals and ways to meet them.
• helping the learner to understand and select from the local curriculum in order to identify an appropriate learning pathway including formal, informal and non-formal learning.
• supporting the learner to understand their learning style and the implications of this for their learning.
• supporting the young person to develop appropriate attitudes, personal wellbeing, self-esteem and confidence in order to realise their potential as a learner, employee and a citizen.
• supporting the development of study skills, time management, revision techniques, exam techniques, motivation, perseverance, emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills.
• supporting the learner to overcome any barriers to learning.
• assisting the learner to identify and access appropriate personal support and impartial careers advice and guidance.

 The qualification :

• Enables individuals working in the sector to gain a nationally recognised qualification and support enhanced employment opportunities.
• Enables a wide range of practitioners to deliver the learning coach functions to 14 –19 year old learners to enable them to learn effectively and make learning choices from the local curriculum.
• Supports practitioners in their professional development, sharing of experience and good practice and will support the delivery on the policy objective regarding “the development of programmes to accredit and recognise the skills of the wider school workforce beyond teachers and lecturers.” (Learning Country 2, p.39).
• Provides equity and standardisation of practice of the learning coaching functions across Wales.

Qualification target group

Learning professionals who will deliver learning coaching functions including professionals from diverse backgrounds such as teaching, youth work careers guidance, classroom support and private training providers.

Entry requirements

Learners must be:

• 18 years of age to undertake the qualification
• Have access to a learning coaching placement in the work place

 Recognised Centres must:

• Register with the Learning Records Service and all learners must have a Unique Learner Number (ULN)
• Have notified Agored Cymru of their Statement of Intent to deliver the qualification and have received a qualification briefing before delivery.  Failure to notify Agored Cymru prior to the start of delivery may jeopardise the award of the qualification.

 Delivery Languages

This qualification is available in English and Welsh.  If this qualification is required in other languages, please contact the Business Development Team at Agored Cymru.

 Structure and content

The Agored Cymru Level 4 Certificate in Learning Coaching is composed of nine mandatory units.  To achieve the qualification, the learner must complete all of the mandatory units.  Individual units from the qualification can be awarded separately.

 Rules of combination

All nine units in the qualification must be completed to achieve the qualification.

 The qualification consists of the following mandatory units:

 Funding

This qualification could be eligible for funding as long as the correct learner eligibility conditions are met.

Offering the Qualification

This qualification is only available through Agored Cymru recognised centres.  If you would like to find out more about either becoming a recognised centre or working in partnership with a recognised centre please access the ‘join us’ area of the website or contact a member of the Business Development team for more information.