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Eligible ITE Qualifications (PRIOR TO 1 September 2024)

** From 1 September 2024, the eligibility criteria for QTLS will change with respect to teaching qualifications held. To align with the supersession of the Diploma in Education & Teaching (DET) by the Diploma in Teaching (DIT).

For QTLS applications from 1 September 2024 onwards, any of the pre-existing/legacy FE ITE qualifications acceptedÌýpreviously, will only be accepted if started before 1 September 2024.

You must have been awarded and certificated for a Teacher Education qualification that is equivalent to Diploma in Education and Training (DET) before registering for Professional Formation leading to QTLS or Advanced Teacher Status (ATS).

QTLS and ATS participants will need a minimum Level 5 qualification with a credit value of 120 that includes a practical teachingÌýcomponent requiring the logging of 100 hours of teaching and eight observations of your teaching.

The following are accepted byÌýETFÌýas qualifications equivalent to a DET,ÌýonlyÌýifÌýstarted prior to September 2024.ÌýIf your qualification was gained outside the UK, you will also need toÌýforward a UK ENIC statement of comparability.

Approved ITE qualifications (prior to September 2024)

  • ArtÌýTeachers Certificate (ATC)Ìý

  • Art Teachers Diploma (ATD)Ìý

  • Birmingham City University Diploma in Professional StudiesÌý

  • BBO L6 Diploma in Dance TeachingÌý

  • Cambridge ESOL Level 4/5ÌýÌý

  • Certificate in FE Teaching (Stage 3)Ìý

  • Canterbury Christ Church Advanced Certificate in Education (Stages 1 & 2)Ìý

  • Certificate in EducationÌý

  • Certificate in Education (in the Lifelong Learning Sector)Ìý

  • City & Guilds 7407 Stage 1–3Ìý

  • Diploma in Education and TrainingÌý

  • Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS) - Level 5Ìý

  • Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (English ESOL) - Level 5Ìý

  • Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (English Literacy) - Level 5Ìý

  • Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (Mathematics Numeracy) - Level 5Ìý

  • Edge Hill University Certificate of Higher Education in Post Compulsory Education and TrainingÌý

  • FETC Level 4 - Stage 1-3Ìý

  • General Professional Recognition Learning & SkillsÌý

  • General Teacher Training Practice (GTTP)Ìý

  • ISTD Diploma in Dance Pedagogy - Imperial Society for Teachers of Dance (ISTD)Ìý

  • Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and TrainingÌý

  • Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and Training for English,ÌýliteracyÌýand language specialistsÌý

  • Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and Training for Maths and Numeracy SpecialistsÌý

  • Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and Training for specialists in learning difficulties and disabilitiesÌý

  • Northampton University Certificate in Teaching the Lifelong Learning SectorÌý

  • Overseas Qualification (equivalent to Level 4+)Ìý

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)Ìý

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE -- in the Lifelong Learning Sector)Ìý

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Post Compulsory Education and TrainingÌý

  • Post Graduate Diploma in EducationÌý

  • Postgraduate Certificate in ESOL TeachingÌý

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Post Compulsory Education and TrainingÌý

  • Professional Certificate in Education (PCE)Ìý

  • Professional Diploma in Education (PDE)Ìý

  • Professional Graduate Certificate in EducationÌý

  • Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)Ìý

  • Professional Graduate Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PGDTLLS)Ìý

  • Professional Recognition Learning & Skills (ESOL)Ìý

  • Professional Recognition Learning & Skills (Literacy)Ìý

  • Professional Recognition Learning & Skills (Numeracy)Ìý

  • Recognition of Teaching Experience (equivalent to an ITT qualification)Ìý

  • RockschoolÌýTeaching Diploma (Level 6)Ìý

  • Roehampton University Foundation Degree of Arts in Education and LearningÌý

  • TeesideÌýUniversity Certificate in Teaching the Lifelong Learning SectorÌý

  • Trinity L6 Diploma in Dance Learning and TeachingÌý

  • University of Chester Certificate in Teaching the Lifelong Learning SectorÌý

  • University of Chichester Foundation Degree in the Lifelong Learning SectorÌý

  • University of Lancashire Certificate in Foundation Studies in EducationÌý