Qualifications and Experience of Teaching Staff. Unless provision is taught by LAL tutors, the Provider should employ teaching staff who are considered by LAL to be appropriately qualified and registered with the institute for Learning. The minimum standard is that all new tutors are asked to either: - complete Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) within their first year - complete the Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector within the following 4 years or - complete Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) within their first year and work under close supervision* of a member of LAL teaching / quality team OR fully qualified teacher employed by the sub-contractor - close supervision includes scrutiny of scheme of work and session plan, discussion of teaching, learning and assessment strategies, session evaluation and observation annually or every 15-20 hours as relevant All tutors employed in a teaching role before September 2007 must have the qualifications required by LAL at that time – namely, PGCE / Cert Ed, Certificate in FE Teaching Xxxxx 0, Xxxxx X, 0 or 3, City and Guilds 7307 Stage 1 or 2, or equivalent. All tutors will provide evidence of their membership of the Institute for Learning All tutors will participate in, and keep a record of their CPD activity in line with the requirements of the Institute of Learning In addition, all tutors should: - be suitably experienced and have relevant experience within their subject area. - have the capacity to apply good practice in teaching, as identified by the Common Inspection Framework (CIF), and the Every Child Matters framework - have the capacity to undertake promptly and consistently the administrative requirements reasonably expected within the discharge of their teaching duties.
