This qualification aims to:
- focus on the study of teaching in further education
- offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge
- provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills
The objective of this qualification is to:
- confirm occupational competence in a teaching role within the workplace
Who is it suitable for?
This qualification prepares trainee teachers to teach in a range of contexts and it aim to meet the needs of a range of trainee teachers, such as:
- individuals who are not currently teaching and training but who can meet the practice requirements, including the observed and assessed practice requirements, of the qualification
- individuals who are currently teaching and training (including those who have just begun teaching and training) who can meet the practice requirements, including the observed and assessed practice requirements, of the qualification
- individuals who are currently working as assessors and who wish to achieve a teaching qualification
The objective of this qualification is to:
Prepare learners for employment and support them to progress to a teaching role within the workplace. It has been developed for those intending to work in the post-16 education and training sector.
How many credits are required to complete it?
This qualification requires 90 credits. Learners are required to successfully achieve all 5 units/90 credits from the mandatory units and at least 3 units/30 credits from the 7 optional units.
How is it assessed?
There is a requirement to undertake observed and assessed practice in a real work environment
How long does it take to complete?
You can usually complete it in 12-18 months
Progression
Employment:
- as a tutor within:
- further education colleges
- adult and community education providers
- offender education
- work-based learning providers
- the third/voluntary sector
- independent training organisations
Higher education
Work/industry placement experience
This qualification requires learners to complete a mandatory work/industry placement experience throughout the duration of the qualification before certification.
Placement The minimum required placement hours are 250 hours.
This must include:
- at least 150 hours of teaching practice, of these:
- at least 100 hours must be in the learner’s subject area
- a minimum of 20 hours of remote synchronous (live) delivery should be included, alongside a minimum of 80 hours face-to-face delivery
- The balance, constituting professional practice, includes activities such as team meetings, planning, interviews, assessment meetings, observations, centre wide sessions (for example, continuing
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