FE workforce in England and Wales
Intending and existing members of the workforce who are working in
- incorporated further education institutions
- other learning providers obliged by the reforms through the terms of their Learning and Skills contracts including
- adult and community learning services
- work based learning providers
- third sector organisations
- how they match to the requirements of their role as either full or associate teacher;
- the appropriate starting point in their journey towards professional licensed status and;
- to identify continuing professional development requirements to ensure their practice is current and meets changes to professional practice introduced over time.
How to use the Tariff
A step by step guide to getting the most out of the Tariff is available at: http://tariff.svuk.eu/page/view/id/49
Evidencing personal literacy and numeracy skills
For those working towards professional status (A/QTLS), another mandatory element is evidencing personal literacy and numeracy skills to a minimum of level 2. One way of doing this is holding an eligible qualification shown on the lists of approved qualifications. The lists are available at: http://www.standardsverificationuk.org/evidencing-personal-skills-in-literacy-and-numeracy.htm
Tariff information materials
New Tariff information materials outlining how the Tariff can be used for evidencing skills and qualifications in further education enviroments are now available for download: http://tariff.svuk.eu/page/view/id/41
Working in Wales with an English ITT qualification
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has recently (July 2010) issues clarification on the professional standing in Wales of teachers or trainers holding FE teaching qualifications gained in England.
Standards Verification UK has written a briefing paper for the FE workforce with details and supporting information. The Briefing Paper is available for download at: Briefing paper 10/03 Qualifying as an FE Teacher in Wales.
