Member Event: Level 3 Award in Supporting Children and Young People with Autism (QCF)

The Level 3 Award in Supporting Children and Young People with Autism is intended to provide continuous professional development (CPD) for both support and teaching staff who are responsible for facilitating the learning of children or young people with autism. Learners will gain an in-depth understanding of strategies that can be used to support the learning and development of children and young people with autism and the skills to apply some of these strategies in practice with a specific child or young person.This qualification is intended to increase the learners’ capacity to support the learning of children and young people with autism, within their current job role. It may also provide a first step towards gaining a broad skill set relevant to working with children and young people with different types of support needs. Successful learners could progress to a larger qualification such as a Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools or a Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools.