Adverse childhood experiences can have lasting impacts on a person’s wellbeing beyond childhood. This is why this qualification aims to give you everything you will need to know to form an understanding of the factors which play a part in childhood development, support strategies for improving childhood experiences. We would recommend this qualification to anyone who works with children, such as teachers, care workers, childminders, or volunteers. It is also a great first step for people interested in a career in paediatric counselling, or as additional training for current counsellors and psychologists.
Study takes place in an online virtual learning environment (VLE) which allows convenient and flexible learning. We recommend spending 6-8 hours studying per week to ensure that you meet your assignment deadlines.
Learners are paired with an experienced assessor and they submit work and are assessed online using the virtual learning environment e-Assessor Pro. Learners are given detailed feedback on their work by their assessors. Any reasonable adjustments to assessment arrangements are made on a person-by-person basis.
Our distance learning courses are planned to meet both local and national skills needs. These courses are ideal as additional development for professionals, or as introductions to topics and issues which are relevant to finding work or further training. Distance learning students are able to access careers advice via the college’s Student Services team. Several of our courses complement each other and learners are able to study up to three courses each academic year (1st August-31st July).
Distance learning relies on communication between you and the college. We appreciate that learners with busy lives might face challenges in keeping up with their courses. All we ask is that learners stay in touch with us. Learners who don't risk being withdrawn from their courses.