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Teacher and Assessor Training information

This page contains information about the full range of teacher training and assessor training available at Exeter College. The qualifications are mostly based on practice; this means that for most of the qualifications you need to already be working in the sector.

Please click on the link below that applies to you for more information...

Pre-service qualifications for people who want to teach.

You can take a pre-service qualification before you are employed in a teaching or assessing role.

Please click here for detailed PTLLS information
Please click here for detailed PGCE (full time) information

For a downloadable City and Guilds Application form please click here
For a downloadable University of Plymouth Application form please click here

Please click here for Funding information and Frequently Asked Questions

I already teach but need a qualification.

In-service qualifications for people who already teach in the sector.

You must already be teaching, and have sufficient suitable teaching/assessing to support your qualification.
(You need to be an affiliate member of the IfL).

Please click here for detailed PTLLS information
Please click here for detailed CTLLS information
Please click here for detailed Cert Ed (part time) information

Not sure which course is appropriate, Cert Ed or CTLLS? Click here
For a downloadable City and Guilds Application form please click here
For a downloadable University of Plymouth Application form please click here

Please click here for Funding information and Frequently Asked Questions

I am interested in or already working in a Quality Assurance or Assessor role.

Assessment and quality assurance qualifications (TAQA)

TAQA (Assessment and quality assurance) qualifications include stand-alone knowledge units, the full certificate for assessors, and the full certificate for the Quality Assurance role.

Please click here for detailed Assessor qualifications information
Please click here for detailed Quality assurance qualifications information

For a downloadable TAQA Application form please click here

Please click here for Funding information and Frequently Asked Questions

I need a specialist qualification to teach Numeracy and Literacy.

Specialist qualifications (Diplomas) in English/literacy and maths/numeracy

The Additional Diplomas are available to fully qualified teachers who need a subject specialist qualification to teach Skills for Life, Key Skills or Functional Skills in the sector.

Please click here for detailed ADTLLS Numeracy information
Please click here for detailed ADTLLS Literacy information

Please click here for Funding information and Frequently Asked Questions

Application Forms.

Please complete the relevant application form and return it to:

Advice and Recruitment
Exeter College
St David’s Building
Hele Road
Exeter EX4 4JS

For more information on how to apply for different courses, please click here

For a downloadable City and Guilds Application form please click here
For a downloadable University of Plymouth Application form please click here
For a downloadable TAQA Application form please click here

Funding Information

Funding may be available via Student Finance England for the following programmes:

  • Cert Ed
  • PGCE
  • Additional Diploma

Bursaries are only available for the full-time teacher training programme and numbers of bursaries available are very limited in 2011-12.

For information on Funding for students (SFE), please click here
For information on Bursaries please click here

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