Certificate for Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector

The Level 4 BTEC Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector is for teachers in post compulsory education in the Associate Teacher (as defined by the Institute for Learning) role. Irt is designed for those hoping to enter, or entering, the sector to provide teaching principally in the areas of training or instruction in lifelong learning.

The associate role carries fewer teaching responsibilities than for the full teaching role. However, the quality of teaching is the same as for the full role. Someone is deemed to be in an associate teacher role if they teach predominately in at least on of the following ways, regardless of the amount of teaching undertaken:

• From packs/prepared materials with fewer responsibilities for designing curriculum and teaching materials
• On a one-to-one basis
• On a programme confined to a particular level/subject/type of student
• On short courses
• On an occasional basis such as in adult and community learning