Are the new teaching qualifications for the lifelong learning sector fundable by HEFCE?
From September 2007, new initial teaching qualifications for those wishing to teach in the lifelong learning sector are being introduced. Details about them are available on the LLUK web-site at www.lluk.org.uk, by selecting ‘FE Workforce Reforms’. The Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS) is a recognised HE course, for the purposes of HEIFES, when it is awarded by a UK higher education institution with degree awarding powers. This will be added to Annex D of future HEIFES publications. However, the following qualifications are not recognised HE courses for the purposes of HEIFES: • The DTLLS, when awarded by a national awarding body (that is, an organisation other than a UK HEI with degree awarding powers) • The Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS) • The Preparing to Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) qualification.
