Intermediate Certificate in Teaching, Learning and Assessment (Further Education and Skills Sector)

• Study mode: Part Time
• Duration: Intermediate Certificate in Teaching, Learning and Assessment (Further Education and Skills Sector)
• Student type: Adults
• Course code: A0462/101

This course is for those who have or aspire to a role in training, instructing and tutoring in apprenticeship teaching and in private training providers where teaching is not the main part of your job.

The course forms the first year of the two-year PGCE/Certificate in Education course, which is a full teaching qualification for the Further Education and Skills (FES) sector.

Comprising three modules, this course is particularly suitable if you do not need a full teaching qualification such as the Cert Ed/PGCE but would like to leave the way open to progress to the full award in the future.While this is not a school teaching qualification there are now many employment opportunities in schools for post-16 teachers, particularly for teachers of vocational subjects. This course is not suitable for those wishing to teach in primary schools.

The overriding aim of the ITE provision is to support the professional development of trainee teachers to enable them to plan, implement and evaluate teaching, learning and assessment effectively and efficiently within the Further Education and Skills Sector.

The course contains a mixture of formal lectures, seminars, group work, self-study, assignments and observations.Assessment will be ongoing via observation of teaching sessions in addition to the production of planning documents, assignments, presentations and a teaching practice portfolio.

You will need to complete a minimum of 75 hours of teaching practice paid or voluntary (including 10 hours online synchronous teaching) as part of this qualification and 50 hours of non-teaching related activities.You will study part-time over one year and attend one three-hour evening session per week.Read the course specification here.

Entry requirements

Admission to the Intermediate Certificate award is open to applicants who are new to teaching (pre-service) and in-service teachers in the FES Sector who, at the point of entry meet the following national entry requirements:

• A minimum of a Level 3 qualification in all the specialist subjects¹ they will be teaching

• GCSE English at grade C/4 or above (or OfQual approved equivalent²)

• GCSE mathematics at grade C/4 or above (or OfQual approved equivalent²)

• Where English is not the applicant’s first language: The ability to communicate fluently, accurately and effectively in professional spoken English (IELTS 7.5 with no element lower than 7.0 (or equivalent)³

• A teaching contract or a voluntary placement across two institutions, which includes: a minimum of 75 hours of teaching practice (including 10 hours online synchronous teaching) and a minimum of 50 hours of non-teaching practice

• A named subject specialist mentor in the primary placement location

• A named pastoral mentor in the primary placement location

• Completion of a satisfactory course interview

• Completion of a satisfactory subject interview

• Provide confirmation of an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Pre-service applicants wishing to teach in a school, or sixth form attached to a school will also be checked against the prohibition list.

Applicants wanting to teach English and applicants wanting to teach mathematics (without a mathematics ’A’ Level/degree) are required to successfully complete an additional entry assessment to demonstrate their content knowledge and skills.

This may impact on the acquisition of a suitable teaching practice placement and therefore additional time must be factored for this.

¹ Specialist subject: Where the subject is regarded as SEND, the applicant must have a L3 SEND qualification.

² Equivalent qualifications must be named by the Society for Education and Training as suitable for entry to QTLS (Click here for approved maths and English qualifications).

³ IELTS certification date must be within two years of the point of application.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and in particular those that are currently under-represented in our Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses.

We specifically encourage applications from ethnic minority groups at this time.

Costs

Discounts are not applicable to this provision. Learners are responsible for meeting any travel costs related to travelling to and from placement. Please note: This course is not eligible for funding from Student Finance England. Actual Cost is: £2700.00. All costs are subject to slight changes.

What next?

Completion of the certificate can lead to progression onto either the Certificate in Education (Further Education and Skills Sector) or the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) (Further Education and Skills Sector).

Click here for further information about the Certificate in Education (Further Education and Skills Sector)
Click here for further information about the Postgraduate Certificate in Education
If you choose to continue your studies to the PGCE or Certificate in Education, once you have graduated from this further study, you would be eligible to apply for QTLS (Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills) status.