Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Changes to the qualification, licensing and professional development requirements for adult education teachers

What these mean for voluntary and community sector providers.

The government White Paper ‘Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances’ (DfES, 2006), outlined a series of targets to deliver a qualified workforce by 2010.  Achieving these targets will impact on teachers, tutors and trainers working across the entire learning and skills sector, including voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations.

The regulations were approved in July 2007 and have been effective since 1st September 2007 within FE colleges in England.  It is expected they will filter into other parts of the English learning and skills sector, such as Personal and Community Development Learning, Work Based Learning, and learning through VCS providers, in due course.

That said, all providers that receive funding from the LSC will now have a contractual obligation to comply with the regulations.  This includes franchise arrangements as well as directly contracted work.

Community First is working with a partnership led by Warwick University to support the Voluntary and Community Sector in meeting these new requirements:

  • A pilot PTTLS course aimed at people in the VCS has been delivered and eleven people have successfully gained their PTTLS award
  • Work to identify best practice in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Tutors/Trainers is ongoing. Click on the links below for information about CPD relevant to the VCS.
  • If you are a training practitioner and would like to join our egroup supporting VCS tutors/trainers contact  Louise Jones  louisej@comfirst.org.uk  tel 01684 312756
  • Research into how Managers can best support tutors/trainers with their CPD is underway
  • Support and information is available to organisations and individuals who are interested in the new qualification framework. Contact Louise Jones for further details

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