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Staff Qualifications and Staff Development

”Skills for Life” sets out a professional development frame work, which is based upon three levels of qualification, each one dependant of the level and type of engagement with the learner and with the subject. The qualifications related to the National Qualifications Framework Levels 2, 3 and 4. They are:

• Level 2 is a Certificate for Adult Learner Support, and is for those who support individual learners. Holders may well be involved in signposting, supporting learners (under supervision), screening and identification of learners.

• Level 3 is the Certificate for Subject Support, and is for those who support the learning, by contributing to teaching, to screening and initial assessment by supporting the teaching process.

• Level 4 is the Certificate for Adult Literacy, Numeracy or ESOL. Holders of this are subject specialists and need to get this as well as the PGCE or Cert. Ed. They lead on learning and teaching, support teaching and support assistants, have responsibility for accreditation, programme design, lesson preparation and diagnostic assessment.

• For detailed information, go to www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus , and look at “Skills for life Teaching Qualifications Framework: a User’s guide”, or see section 5 of the RAP guide
  > RAP Guide

• Find other resources at: teachertraining@basic-skills.co.uk ; www.move-on.org.uk

• Qualifications are currently being reviewed, and development work going on.

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