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Further Education Teacher

Regulators
  • Education Workforce Council
Nations
  • Wales
Sectors
  • Education

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Regulatory authority
Education Workforce Council
Address

9th Floor, Eastgate House, 35-43 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0AB

Email address
registration@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

Licence

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

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

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

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

Education (Wales) Act 2014

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