Teaching Assistant. Which course is best? B Tech or A Set

[mrsmaddyd]

I,ve heard of B Tech but the Aset and ABC seem common as well. I have to do distance learning (at Home) as have little uns and want to make sure im taking the right course before i delve in

Or

should i do a CACHE Child care course which i know is widley recognised. As could then do a teaching assistant course once i have a placement.

My career plan is to work with hearing impaired children within a school but i cant start work for about a year so want to get some qualifications alongside my sign language skills.

Any advice from you wise mumsnetters would be gratefully recieved. xxxx

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Just seen this. I opted to do B Tech level 2 teaching assistant done through ICS which dosent require a placement. This is credited by edexcel and a recognised qualification. Though i do have a New Zealand qualification equivilant to old NNEB/ new CACHE so thought the TA course would be better for me. My dp is registered blind and I would eventually would like to get into specialised braille/moon teaching but i guess that will have to wait. Dont know if this is any help or if you have already decided.

NCC do the ASET award teaching certificate do schools recognise this?
The site says you can get the ABC qualification at a later date for an additional fee. Will I need this to get into schools work?Does anybody know how much extra this would be?

Just reviving this thread as I've come back to thinking about doing a distant learning teaching assistant course. I've nearly decided on the ASET course but need to know if schoo; will recognise this qualification. Anyone know?