CITY & GUILDS 7303

PREPARING TO TEACH IN THE LIFELONG LEARNING SECTOR (PTLLS)
LEVEL 3 OR 4

Who is this course for?
By 2010 anyone in reciept of government funding for teaching will rquire a PTLLS certificate. PTLLS stands for ‘Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector’. Essentially anyone who delivers learning to one or more individuals will be covered by this regulation, whether the teaching is delivered in a classroom or at a business premises. It will cover full time teachers delivering lessons in a college and at the same time will cover trainers and assessors providing courses and underpinning knowledge for work and vocational qualifications. The intention with PTLLS is to have a “one size fits all” qualification which will give all qualified teachers a formal qualification that allows them to pass the necessary threshold to teach.

Course Outline and Assessment
The Course Outline and Assessment process of a PTLLS candidate is as follows: One assignment measuring the candidate’s ability to keep an ongoing review of the learning goals of their group of students, its effectiveness and an evaluation of the process used (this assignment is compiled over time); an assignment to develop a lesson plan detailing how the lesson is relevant to and meets the needs of its learners; and finally as part of the last classes of the course, a 30-minute mini lesson which puts into practice the theories and findings of the candidate regarding how a class should be carried out and how the planning can be transferred into practice. This demonstrates an ability to keep to the tenets of learning in both ongoing and ad hoc situations.

Sample Course Content
1. Introduction to Adult Learning
2. Lesson Planning
3. Delivering a Lesson
4. Adapting your lesson plan
5. Practical teaching sessions
6. How to vary teaching techniques
7. How to recognise and deal with potential problems
8. Teaching equipments and aids
9. Assessing how well your pupils are learning

Benefits
The purpose of the 7303 programme is to provide a thorough preparation for post-sixteen teaching and training. It is intended as a qualification, which will equip a wide range of trainers to support learners.
It is already established nationally as the foremost qualification as an introduction to teaching for trainers and teachers in the post sixteen education and training sector.

Where next?
On succesful completion of the PTLLS course, you will achieve the Threshold Licence to Teach. If you wish to reach Associate Teacher or Qualified Teacher or Qualified Teacher Status for the Lifelong Learner Sector, you can progress to the Certificate in Education/Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (DTLLS).