[(The Award in Education and Training)] [Author: Ann Gravells] published on

by Ann Gravells

The Award in Education and Training is the threshold qualification for anyone wanting to teach in a wide range of contexts including the further education and skills sector, workplace learning, offender learning and adult and community settings. This user-friendly text is your guide to all the units of the Award and is a key text for the course. Structured around the teaching, learning and assessment cycle, it includes full coverage of all units as well as information relevant to the Learning and Development units. Examples, activities and checklists help link theory to practice. The text is written for all learners and all awarding organisations.This revised edition is updated for the new qualification requirements and the Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers.- A key text for the new Award in Education and Training. - Contents specifically follow the teaching, learning and assessment cycle, and match the qualification requirements. - Readable, relevant and easy to understand. - Provides valuable support for prospective teachers and trainers with little or no previous experience. - An excellent foundation for those considering or progressing to further teaching qualifications.

Genres: Education

248 pages, Paperback

First published August 12, 2013

About the author

I have been working in further education since 1983, and I have been writing, co-writing and editing text books for SAGE Publications since 2006.

My passion is to help new entrants to the further education, skills and training sector: i.e. the beginner teacher; trainer; assessor and/or quality assurer.

All my books are written in plain English and break down complex topics into easy to understand concepts.

I have a Master's Degree in Educational Management; a Post Graduate Certificate in Education; a Degree in Education; and qualifications in Business Administration; Customer Service; Management; Learning & Development; Assessment, IQA and EQA awards.

I have co-written international and national teaching qualifications for several awarding organisations, as well as working for them in a compliance and quality assurance capacity. I am based in East Yorkshire, England (UK). I have delivered events in various parts of the UK, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

I am a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training and I hold QTLS status.

Reviews

[Robert Gill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Regardless of whether you already work as a trainer, or if you are about to undertake your first training job, or if you are simply curious and wonder if the profession is the right choice for you, this book is a very good introduction to and explanation of the role, both in theory and in practice.

It covers educational theory and all stages of the training development lifecycle, before covering assessment and evaluation, plus gives some very practical guidance for readers undertaking the qualification on how to prepare for the microteach, which is the final part of the qualification.

The book is listed as being appropriate for teachers as well as trainers, but not being a teacher, I can't really comment on that here.

It has been written to be the course book for the qualification of the same name, but is very readable in its own right. I have been a trainer for 18 years, and I learned some new tips and tricks for it which I can use in my classroom and online courses.

For an educational book, it is very readable and is not especially complex to follow. It is clearly laid out and logically structured, with each topic building upon the next, which means that you can easily use it both as a reference book (handy when completing the coursework for the qualification) and also read it from cover-to-cover as a casual reader.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is necessary if you are completing the award in education and training qualification it provides comprehensive information to complete the assessments for the award, the book is comprehensive and wrote to enable you to pass the qualifications giving you the necessary information to expand and fully answer all the questions. Excellent information to progress in your career a recommendation to any trainers or aspiring teachers.

[Craig Kirkwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid read on how to teach a training session and w/ examples and plenty of breakdowns. Recommended for anyone looking to learn how to teach.

[Jane Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

It did exactly what it said on the tin - got me through my AET exams.