Qualifications Level 3 Diploma in Assistance Dog Training

Learners will understand how dogs learn and adapt to change. Learners will also understand techniques to promote learning for dog training. Learners will understand aspects of caring for canines including the kennelling of canines. Learners will develop the knowledge to understand the law underpinning the care and training of dogs. Learners will be able to develop the skills required to assess and train dogs for Assistance Dog Training (ADT) work.

About the RQF The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) provides a single, simple system for cataloguing all qualifications regulated by . Qualifications are indexed by their level and size. Levels indicate the difficulty and complexity of the knowledge and skills associated with any qualification. There are eight levels supported by three “entry levels”.

Size refers to the estimated total amount of time it could typically take to study and be assessed for a qualification. Size is expressed in term of Total Qualification Time (TQT). The part of the TQT spent being taught or supervised is known as Guided Learning Hours (GLH). Guided Learning Hours (GLH) GLH are defined as the time a learner spends being taught or instructed by – or otherwise participating in education or training under the immediate guidance or supervision of – a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate provider of education or training.

This includes guidance or supervision time: a) With the simultaneous physical presence of the learner and that person, or b) Remotely by means of simultaneous electronic communication. It does not include the number of hours a learner spends in preparation, study or any other form of participation in education or training, including assessment, which takes place as directed by – but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of – a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate provider of education or training.

Total Qualification Time (TQT) TQT is comprised of the following two elements: a) The number of hours which an awarding organisation has assigned to a qualification for Guided Learning, and b) An estimate of the number of hours a learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation, study or other form of participation in education or training, including assessment, which takes place as directed by – but unlike Guided Learning, not under the immediate guidance or supervision of – a lecturer, supervisor, tutor or other appropriate provider of education or training.