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The Centre of Excellence in Teacher Training has a good link for information on resources linked to criteria for the Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS), including Unit 1 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS).
As part of initial teacher training reforms, the government created a network of Centres of [...]

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HUDCETT (Huddersfield University Distributed Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training) will be hosting a series of four dissemination events in April and May aimed at WBL’s in the Yorkshire and Humberside and the North West regions.
These events are to provide an opportunity for Work Based Learning providers and others who offer support to WBL providers [...]

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Standards Verification UK (SVUK) provides tools to help teachers and trainers evidence their personal skills and qualifications as they work towards Associate or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (ATLS/QTLS) and professional formation.
New information is now available on the Standards Verification website for those delivering learning in the FE/learning and skills sector and wishing to gain [...]

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Funding has been made available by the Learning & Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) – previously QIA – through Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training (CETTs).
The essential details are that:
   1. there are different bands of funding (up to a maximum of £20,000)
   2. the subject has to be focused on supporting mentoring and, in particular, [...]

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HUDCETT (Huddersfield Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training) has established a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) ASSOCiate Online that supports development in the teaching of subject specialisms (50 in total).
In order to maintain each subject area there is an e-moderator. Subject specialist teachers are needed rather than VLE experts, as training is given. This [...]

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Emerging Issues
The FE Workforce Reforms: One Year On
Friday 26 September 2008
10:30am – 3:30pm
Scarman House, University of Warwick,
Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL
Keynote Speaker: Professor Denis Gleeson, Institute of Education, University of Warwick
Update from the Institute for Learning: Dr Jean Kelly
Workshops:
WMCETT
Moving on with the Minimum Core
LONCETT
Teaching in a Prison Context
HUDCETT
Costs, benefits and solutions of using a [...]

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