IAG Event for WBLPs

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IAG Event for WBLPs
WELCOME Debby Miller Nina Taylor
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By the end of the session you will

• Have an overview of new teacher qualification
  reforms
• Understand the training requirements for your own
  organisation
• Know where training and support can be accessed
• Understand the process for applying to the
  Institute for Learning
• Know about support available to develop staff
• Have tools to support training and development
  planning

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DfES Success for All Qualified workforce by
2010. Reforms begin September 2007

• Employers are required to employ qualified staff
  (new to them), or to develop new staff within 24
  months. Existing staff are not included but it is
  expected that in the interests of improving
  quality and professionalism, all will comply.

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• Public funded providers should have training
  and development plans for all staff with access
  to CPD activities, personalised to the needs of
  the individual.

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• Regulations will not produce retrospective
  requirements for teachers, tutors, trainers,
  lecturers and instructors already in the sector
  for new staff only.

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• New Teaching Qualification Requirements
  apply to all publicly funded providers and
  teachers delivering FE training through LSC
  funding.
• Do your staff need a full teaching
  qualification?

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• Yes - if they were employed as a teacher/trainer
  after Sept. 2001
• No - if they were employed as a teacher/trainer
  before Sept. 2001.
• If they are part-qualified or unqualified you
  will be expected to access the APL/PRLS process
  to have your skills and experience formally
  recognised.

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Step 1

• Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning
  Sector (PTLLS).
• A minimum Licence to Teach in LLS for all
  teachers, trainers and tutors.
• 30 hours.
• All new entrants to sector, with an element of
  teaching in their role should gain this. Then
  Cert. or Dip. according to role.

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Work-based Learning Assessors

• New WBL assessors who are undertaking any
  teaching funded by public provision, will be
  required to undertake PTLLS. Until legislation is
  passed in August, it is not known if they have
  to undertake a further qualification.
• For existing staff it is unlikely that there will
  be a requirement to undertake extra training
  (unless they are teaching!) but it is hoped that
  the sector will adopt the quals as a standard and
  in this way trainers will be able to transfer
  their skills more easily from job to job.

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Step 2

• Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning
  Sector (CTLLS)
• L3 or L4 for those who are Associate teachers
  supported in teaching role, teaching from
  pre-prepared packs and materials, one-to-one,
  programmes confined to one particular
  level/subject/type of learner.
• Leads to ATLS (Associate Teacher Learning and
  Skills).

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Step 3

• Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning
  Sector (DTLLS)
• L5 for those carrying out FULL teaching role
  teaches fully and unsupported in all areas
  curriculum design and development, assessment and
  delivery.
• Irrespective of how many hours teaching a week.
• Leads to qualified teacher of learning and
  Skills (QTLS).

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Personal Skills English, Maths and ICT

• Personal levels of Lit/Eng and Num/Maths and IT
  skills need to be appropriate level for the role
  being carried out.
• Level 2 skills minimum to enrol on a teacher
  training course, and to support learners within
  another subject.
• Level 3 skills minimum to access specialist
  Skills for Life training through an entrance
  test.

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• NB!!!
• Also - Roles and qualifications are
  currently being aligned with the Learning and
  Development awards. Results of tariff process are
  now available from LLUK.
• Assessors and verifiers will still be
  covered by ENTO quals until new guidance is
  released by LLUK Sept. 07
• Reference (www.lluk.org)

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• Skills for Life/Key Skills Specialists
• If began teaching Lit/Num since Sept.2002, or
  ESOL since Sept.2003, need to gain the L4 Subject
  Specialist qualification.
• If began teaching before those dates have choice
  of L4 qual. or Professional Recognition Learning
  and Skills.
• All will need to be registered with IFL for CPD
  requirements.

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Registration with Institute for Learning

• All those employed as teachers/trainers,
  regardless of date, must be registered with IFL
  to ensure monitoring of access to CPD.
• Will need renewing annually and must be done by
  March 08.
• Recognition of professional status are currently
  associate, member and fellow.
• As of September membership is free and categories
  are changing
• Reference www.ifl.ac.uk

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Who pays for the training/work associated with
these reforms?

• DfES currently making plans for the 30 million
  that has been set aside for supporting reforms.

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What support is out there now?...

• ESSU offers FREE quality visits to support this
  process
• Creative Routes support with L4 subject
  specific training (ESSU support also available)
• L2 learner support certificate through ESSU
• Free L3 qualifications for vocational tutors
  through ESSU
• Free PRLS for generic and subject specific SfL
  (information to be launched soon)
• Free literacy and numeracy (see our website on
  www.essu.org)

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SfL Improvement Programme Support..

• SfLIP offers a consultant to carry out a FREE TNA
  with organisations
• The consultant will then make recommendations.
• Some free training will be attached to the offer

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• CPD for All - Regulatory requirements
• To retain IfL licence teachers/trainers must
  undertake 30hrs of CPD a year,
• Individual is responsible for planning own CPD,
  with involvement from employers.
• CPD covers training, research, reading, personal
  reflection etc.
• Staff need to keep a portfolio.

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Summary of recommendations

• All appropriate staff to plan for gaining teacher
  training quals or PRLS.
• All teaching staff to register with IFL.
• All staff to consider development of personal
  skills in English, maths and ICT appropriate to
  role.
• Specialist SFL staff to plan for L4
• Providers to plan for CPD for those who
  teach/support with development of SFL/KS