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PTLLS equips teachers of adult learners with an award that has been termed by the Sector Skills Council for Lifelong Learning as ‘a threshold licence to teach’.
The qualification will develop the candidate’s skills, knowledge and understanding of best practice and national standards for adult teaching. The unit is taught as a stand-alone qualification to achieve the PTLLS and also forms one of the units in the higher level qualification, the Certificate in Teaching in Lifelong Learning. Progression can be to full Qualified Tutor Status (QTS) for those that are seeking a full time career in adult tutoring.
This is a one unit qualification comprising of the following sections:
- Understand own role, responsibilities and boundaries of role in relation to teaching;
- Understand appropriate teaching and learning approaches in the specialist area;
- Demonstrate session planning skills;
- Understand how to deliver inclusive sessions which motivate learners;
- Understand the use of different assessment methods and the need for record keeping.
Assessment and Achievement
Each of the 5 sections above will be assessed within the three assignments which comprise seven tasks (per assignment). To achieve the qualification candidates must successfully complete the theory assignment and the practical assignment. Micro-teaching; An important element of completing the course will be delivering a 30 minute micro-teach.
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The course is based on the training cycle, covering:
- Planning (including session planning)
- Delivery (participants will deliver a 10 or 15 minute ‘session’ that they have planned)
- Evaluation (self, peer group and course evaluation)
The knowledge and practical skills gained on the course will be assessed by a multiple choice quiz and an observation (by the course tutor) of the participants’ delivered session, on which they will receive formal feedback. The idea of the assessment is not to set the participants up to fail, but rather to ensure that they have absorbed the knowledge and developed the skills necessary to be an effective trainer. The course is accredited, on successful completion, through City & Guilds.
Progression:
There are a variety of routes into the teaching profession including Training the Trainer, PTTLS, CTTLS and DTTLS which could enable the learner to become a Tutor or Manager within adult education |
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The purpose of the qualification is to enable individuals and organisations to develop an awareness of the skills needed to manage volunteers and to apply these skills across a wide range of volunteer environments.
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