What qualification will my staff qualifications need to have to teach Functional Skills?
At this stage we understand no decisions have been taken about any mandatory qualifications for teaching Functional Skills, and it’s also important to appreciate that these are not something we as an Awarding Organisation are in a position to enforce. Nevertheless, we do expect anybody assessing/IVing these qualifications to be competent and confident in the skills being assessed and would generally expect assessors’ personal skills to be at least one level higher than the level they are assessing at. Where Functional Skills are being delivered in a post-16 ‘Lifelong Learning Sector’ context, it is likely that the QTLS and Skills for Life subject specialist requirements introduced in September 2007 will eventually apply. These require new teachers of literacy and numeracy to work towards QTLS status with the relevant Level 4 or Level 5 subject specialism. For more information, go to www.cityandguilds.com/qtls.
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