Qualified Teacher Award (DTLLS)

Course Content

Award:
Diploma

What's it all about?:
Teaching is like no other profession - a teacher carries out many varied roles, both in and out of the classroom. We will help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to perform these roles in your own practice. At the heart of the course is the model of the teacher as a reflective practitioner - a teacher who thinks about their teaching and continually seeks to improve in order to help their learners achieve.

Progression:
BA Ed in PCET Education.

Entry Requirements:
You will need to have 150 hours teaching practice and able to appoint a mentor who is a fully qualified teacher or trainer in your subject specialist area.

You will also need to have completed a level 3 or 4 initial teaching qualification, such as the City & Guilds 7303, 7302 or 7307.

Duration: Two years

Business Benefits:
Well-trained teachers, trainers and instructors in the learning and skills sector.

Course Overview
What does the course involve?:

The new diploma course for trainee teachers and trainers is a rich blend of theory and practice, leading to fully qualified teacher status (QTLS) in the post-compulsory education and training sector. This in-service course replaces the Certificate in Education and is focused upon the development of your dual professionalism as a specialist in your chosen field and as a generalist in post-compulsory education. Several optional units are also offered as embedded elements within the mandatory core curriculum, including literacy and numeracy. The course begins at level 4 and progresses to level 5.

When can I study?:
Tuesdays 5.30pm to 9.00pm; Wednesdays 3.00pm to 7.00pm, Thursdays 9.30am to 1.30pm

Are there any exams?:
A combination of assignment and observed teaching practice.
Course Facts

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Start Date:
22 September 2009

End Date:
31 December 2011

Course Type:

Part-time

Location:
Kings Road Centre

Course Fees:
£640 per year. If you are receiving certain benefits, you may only have to pay a material fee.

Instalments:
Instalments are available for course fees. A deposit of £160.00 per year is payable before enrolment followed by three monthly payments of £160.00 per year

Material Fees:
There are no material fees for this course

Level:
Higher

Course Code:
DTLLS

Certain "part-time" courses may become "full-time" courses if additional courses are taken.

If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees are not applicable for your course (Please note: this does not apply to foundation degrees).

Please note that fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2009/10 (August 2009 - July 2010). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2010/11.

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Start Date:
11 January 2010

End Date:
30 April 2012

Course Type:

Part-time

Location:
Kings Road Centre

Course Fees:
£640 per year. If you are receiving certain benefits, you may only have to pay a material fee.

Instalments:
Instalments are available for course fees. A deposit of £160.00 per year is payable before enrolment followed by three monthly payments of £160.00 per year

Material Fees:
There are no material fees for this course

Level:
Higher

Course Code:
DTLLS

Certain "part-time" courses may become "full-time" courses if additional courses are taken.

If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees are not applicable for your course (Please note: this does not apply to foundation degrees).

Please note that fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2009/10 (August 2009 - July 2010). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2010/11.

• Apply Now

Start Date:
22 September 2010

End Date:
30 December 2012

Course Type:

Part-time

Location:
Kings Road Centre

Course Fees:
£640 per year. If you are receiving certain benefits, you may only have to pay a material fee.

Instalments:
Instalments are available for course fees. A deposit of £160.00 per year is payable before enrolment followed by three monthly payments of £160.00 per year

Material Fees:
There are no material fees for this course

Level:
Higher

Course Code:
DTLLS

Certain "part-time" courses may become "full-time" courses if additional courses are taken.

If you are aged 16-18, due to Government funding, tuition fees are not applicable for your course (Please note: this does not apply to foundation degrees).

Please note that fees quoted apply to courses starting in the academic year 2009/10 (August 2009 - July 2010). There may be a slight increase in fees for courses starting 2010/11.