TUTOR COURSE

You will receive an Active IQ manual and Learner Achievement Portfolio, within which you will be required to complete some home study worksheets. You will attend a day of face-to-face support, which will provide you with a toolkit of teaching ideas and methods with which to deliver teaching and learning effectively. The support day will also provide you with the assessment guidelines for completing and passing the course. Approximately 2 months later, you will return for a second day with your completed portfolio and be observed delivering one teaching and learning session.

Key principles of delivering teaching and learning, including:

• The importance of lesson planning and how to design them
• Ways to differentiate between learners
• How to embed functional and employability skills into teaching and learning
• A range of teaching methods and ideas with which to deliver lessons

A portfolio of evidence (written worksheets) and practical observation carrying out a teaching and learning session.

If you are looking to work full-time in an educational setting or as a freelance tutor, you will need a qualification that is accredited through an Awarding Organisation. Active IQ award our Tutor qualifications, they are the leading Awarding Organisation within the active leisure sector, and they ensure we meet high standards of delivery and assessment. This course is the minimum requirement for tutors looking to be approved by awarding organisations in order to work for training providers or colleges.

To enrol you will require a competency qualification, for example Level 2 Gym Instructor or Level 3 Personal Trainer. You must be aged nineteen or over and minimum standards of English language, literacy and ICT awareness are necessary.

On completion of the course you will receive an Active IQ Level 3 Award in Education and Training.

Yes! You will receive 20 REPs points on completion of the Level 3 Tutor course. REPs stands for the Register of Exercise Professionals, which provides a system of regulation for instructors and trainers to ensure that they meet the health and fitness industry’s agreed National Occupational Standards.

You can either pay for your course fees in full with an early bird discount or you can choose to opt for a ‘pay as you study’ payment plan. We would just require a small deposit and then you can choose to pay for the course over 12, 24, 36 or 48 months period. To find out more on payment options please contact your Course Advisor free on 0800 999 6664.

Minimum of 6-8 weeks, although most learners take 3-6 months. This is a combination of home study and 2 days attendance, which are spread approximately 2 months apart.