PTLLS Course

ULearn College are providing a Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) Level 3 course out of our Cardiff and Cwmbran based training offices in South Wales.

The PTLLS course is run over 5 days, with the first 3 days teaching and the final 2 days assessments. PTLLS is pre-PGCE, and qualifies the candidate to teach anyone from 14 years of age and older. It is accredited with Edexcel and provides a Level 3 BTEC qualification.

PTLLS has become a compulsory qualification for anyone teaching using funding from several government funding agencies, including the biggest funding agency in the United Kingdom the Skills Funding Agency. Several further government funding agencies also look likely to make PTLLS compulsory in the near future.

ULearn Colleges tutors are fully qualified and experienced in ensuring all candidates attending our training courses receive all the skills, knowledge and confidence to transfer what they have learnt into their future working lives. From this PTLLS course you or your staff will not only be fully qualified and accredited, but also learn essential skills and techniques in teaching which will make the teaching courses they run more enjoyable, efficient and memorable.

Course Objectives

On completion of the one mandatory PTLLS unit, learners will have demonstrated that they are able to:

• Understand own role, responsibilities and boundaries of role in relation to teaching
• Understand appropriate teaching and learning approaches in the specialist area
• Demonstrate session planning skills
• Understand the use of different assessment methods and the need for record keeping

Course Length

5 days

This course is also available via distance learning
Course Location

Throughout Cardiff and South Wales

Course Price

£515 plus VAT

Course Dates

5th, 6th, 7th, 19th and 20th March 2012

14th, 15th, 16th, 28th and 29th May 2012

9th, 10th, 11th, 23rd and 24th July 2012

10th, 11th, 12th, 24th and 25th September 2012

12th, 13th, 14th, 26th and 27th November 2012