The Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3/4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS) is an initial
teacher training qualification, studied at
QCF
The Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) was the national credit transfer system for education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales until October 2015.. The replacement was the Regulated Qualification Framework.
The QCF rep ...
Level 3 or 4, for teaching in
Further Education
Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...
(FE) and the
lifelong learning
Lifelong learning is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated"Department of Education and Science (2000).Learning for Life: Paper on Adult Education Dublin: Stationery Office. pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons ...
sector of education in the
United Kingdom.
The CTLLS is the second highest of the teaching qualifications specifically for this sector of education, the others being the
Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS) and the
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS), qualifications all of which were introduced in 2007 and later updated in 2011.
The
QCF
The Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) was the national credit transfer system for education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales until October 2015.. The replacement was the Regulated Qualification Framework.
The QCF rep ...
Level 4 Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector qualification (CTLLS), will be replaced with the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training qualification.
There are also some practical requirements
for both CTLLS and DTLLS courses.
References
Educational qualifications in the United Kingdom
Teacher training
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