Further Education Teacher
- Regulators
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- Education Workforce Council
- Nations
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- Wales
- Sectors
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- Education
Regulatory or professional bodies
Primary regulator
- Regulatory authority
- Education Workforce Council
- Address
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9th Floor, Eastgate House, 35-43 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0AB - Email address
- registration@ewc.wales
- Website
- https://www.ewc.wales
- Phone number
- +44 (0)2920 460 099
Regulation
Regulation summary
The Education Wales Act 2014 and the Education Workforce Council (main Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2015 as amended, set out the requirements for practitioners to be registered in the category or categories of registration for the work they undertake.
Regulation type
Reserved activities
Regulations stipulate every FE teacher, who provides education in or for an FE Institution is registered with the Council before they commence work. FE teachers are defined as:-
1. any person employed by an FE institution on a lecturers' contract, whether this be full-time, part-time, temporary, fixed term basis or on an hourly rate, regardless of duration and post title.
2. a person employed on a management scale by an FE institution who undertakes scheduled lecturing or teaching in or for an FE institution, regardless of the number of hours involved or however short-term the lecturing or teaching may be for;
3. a person who has a part-time contract as an FE lecturer.
- More about regulated activities and titles
- http://www.ewc.wales
Qualifications and experience
New professionals
- Routes to qualification
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In order to qualify as a further education lecturer, it is usually necessary to hold at least a level 3 qualification in the chosen subject area. Many FE lecturers have also obtained degrees, foundation degrees or professional qualifications. Although not compulsory to be appointed to the role, FE lecturers are encouraged to complete a PGCE in post compulsory education and training (PCET), which is a professional teacher education programme providing a qualification in the post compulsory education and training sector.
- More about qualification
- https://educators.wales/
Professionals from other UK nations
- Routes to recognition within the UK
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Please see website for further details
- More about recognition within the UK
- https://educators.wales/
Professionals from outside the UK
- Recognition for professionals outside the UK
- None - all professionals must re-qualify
Registration
- Registration requirements
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Regulations stipulate that colleges and supply agencies should ensure every FE teacher, who provides education in or for an FE Institution is registered with the Council before they commence work.
- More about registration
- http://www.ewc.wales
Legislation
- Title of relevant act or charter
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Education (Wales) Act 2014
- Website link to legislation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/5/contents/enacted