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The EDI Level 4 Certificate in Teaching Advanced ICT is suitable for teachers who want to teach ICT in a school, college or training organisation at a post introductory level. The Certificate is also appropriate for those who have completed, or are in the process of completing, an initial teacher training qualification, and who wish to teach level 2 ICT.
Previous learning requirements
Learners must have sufficient proficiency in English to follow the course, complete assessements and teach through the English language.
Learners should hold a teaching qualification with a three year recency that is recognised by EDI or produce written confirmation from their employer of having delivered a minimum of 40 hours ICT training to individuals and groups of learners, within the year prior to the commencement of the course. |
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The EDI Level 4 Certificate in Teaching Advanced ICT consists of two mandatory units: (a) Developing ICT Teaching materials and techniques (b) Teaching ICT Skills
Content
Unit 1 Management of Communications and Software Environments in Education
Unit 2 Teaching Applications Software at Level 2
Unit 3 Teaching Specialised ICT Applications Applied Principles of ICT Education Those candidates who have not completed this as part of a JEB ICT Skills course will be required to complete the Teaching Project associated with Unit 3 of the JEB ICT Skills course and teach one or two sessions (totalling at least 2 hours of class-content time) which they have prepared as part of this project.
Assessment
Candidates are required to complete 3 assignments in each Unit, on the following topics:
Unit 1 i) Managing the operating and environmental user interface
ii) Computer communications
iii) Integration and data transfer Unit 2 i) Spreadsheets
ii) Databases
iii) Word Processing Unit 3 Candidate's choice of 3 from: - Diary and E-mail management systems
- DeskTop Publishing
- Imaging or Photo-editing software
- Web-Page creation software
- Accounting software
- End-user programming languages (eg Visual Basic, HTML)
Assignment iii) from each of Units 1 and 2 must be completed in controlled conditions, and will be set and marked by EDI. Candidates have to gain 60% of the marks for each assignment in order to pass. Assessment and Support Materials
- EDI assignments plus marking guides
- Guidance notes
- EDI distance learning materials
Moderation and External Assessment
All centre-set assignments need to be assessed before the date of the EDI External Moderator’s end of course visit to the centre.
Once all externally marked assessments have been completed, they should be sent to EDI together with a student assessment form for each candidate. Qualification The EDI Level 4 Certificate in Teaching Advanced ICT will be awarded to candidates who successfully complete Units 1, 2 and 3. The Level 5 - Diploma in Teaching Advanced ICT Prior Knowledge, Skills and other Requirements
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The EDI Level 5 Diploma in Teaching Advanced ICT is suitable for teachers who want to teach ICT in a school, college or training organisation at a post introductory level. The Diploma is also appropriate for those who have completed, or are in the process of completing, an initial teacher training qualification, and who wish to teach level 2 ICT. |
Delivery and Duration Approximately 60 tutor-led/guided learning hours, plus 60 additional hours of individual
All centre-set assignments need to be assessed before the date of the EDI External Moderator’s end of course visit to the centre. Once all externally marked assessments have been completed, they should be sent to EDI together with a student assessment form for each candidate. Qualification The EDI Level 4 Certificate in Teaching Advanced ICT will be awarded to candidates who successfully complete Units 1, 2 and 3. Prior Knowledge, Skills and other Requirements The (former) EDI Teacher Trainer Diploma/Certificate in IT Skills or equivalent qualification or evidence of satisfactory knowledge/experience in IT to provide a reasonable basis for entry to an advanced course. A teaching qualification or evidence of 40 hours training experience during the past year. Delivery and Duration Approximately 60 tutor-led/guided learning hours, plus 60 additional hours of individual learning. Content
Candidates must complete Units 1, 2 and 3 before commencing Units 4, 5 and 6. (Candidates who have completed the Level 4 Teaching Advanced ICT Certificate within 2 years of registering for the Diploma will be credited with Units 1, 2 and 3. If a letter is submitted from the candidate’s employer confirming that he/she has satisfactorily completed 30 hours level 2 ICT teaching and has covered the competencies in Unit 1 and/or Unit 2 and/or Unit 3, APEL will be allowed as applicable.) Unit 4 Developing ICT Teaching Materials and techniques Unit 5 Teaching ICT Skills Unit 6 Developing Advanced ICT Teaching Materials Preparing, Delivering and Evaluating an Advanced ICT Programme Applied Principles of ICT Education
Those candidates who have not completed this as part of a EDI ICT Skills course will be required to complete the Teaching Project associated with Unit 3 of the EDI ICT Skills course and teach one or two sessions (totaling at least 2 hours of class-content time) which they have prepared as part of this project. Assessment In addition to the requirements for Units 1, 2 and 3 candidates need to complete: Section 1 4 assignments: Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases, Presentation software
Section 2 Plans and resources for an advanced short course of 10-12 hours
Section 3 Delivery and evaluation of the entire short course Two assignments in Unit 4 - Spreadsheets and Databases - must be completed in controlled conditions and will be set and marked by EDI. A minimum of two sessions from the short course, totaling at least 2 hours of tutor-led learning must be observed and assessed by a qualified teacher. Assessment and Support Materials - EDI assignments for Unit 4 plus marking guide
- Guidance notes
- EDI distance learning materials Moderation and External Assessment
All centre-set assignments need to be assessed before the date of the EDI External Moderator’s end of course visit to the centre. Once all externally marked assessments have been completed, they should be sent to EDI together with a student assessment form for each candidate. Qualification
EDI Level 5 Diploma in Teaching Advanced ICT will be awarded to candidates who successfully complete Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
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