The Society for Education and Training (SET) is the membership body dedicated to professionals working across further education, vocational teaching and training.

Join SET today - get the recognition you deserve as an education professional

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Download the latest SET leaflet to find out more information about the benefits of becoming a SET member.

Find out about our free student membership offer. 

Your career

Benefits:

• your passport to gain Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status – the badge of professionalism which enables you to stand out from the crowd
• your pathway to Advanced Teacher Status (ATS), the highly sought badge of advanced professionalism and mastery in further education and training
• exclusive access to our online research library of essential CPD content, or via our partner website the Excellence Gateway for guidance, effective practice, teaching materials and research
• you benefit from heavily-subsidised CPD courses run by the ETF with additional discounts for SET members
• get access to the first-class e-learning platform Foundation Online Learning with the latest in CPD courses and tools
• watch up-to-the-minute podcasts, blogs and articles from the best teaching and training experts there are
• read insight and expert advice from an archive of commissioned articles by Geoff Petty, one of Britain’s leading experts on teaching methods
• dedicated support and content for teachers and trainers in their early careers – from those aiming to become a teacher or trainer to those who have just recently qualified
• Practitioner Research Programme – bursary-subsidised places available for MA Short courses and MPhil in education research programme, run by University of Sunderland.

Your profession

Benefits:

• be part of the Education and Training Foundation (ETF), promoting and championing the quality of the sector’s teachers, trainers and leaders
• each quarter you will receive our highly regarded printed journal InTuition, the most widely-read journal for those working in post-16 education – packed with the best expert opinion, features and case studies in the sector
• track yourself against the ETF’s 2014 Professional Standards, the benchmark for effective practice in FE teaching and training
• use the SET designation and digital pin in your signature, CV and business card
• measure and demonstrate your professional development - use our online self-assessment and planner tool
• keep up with the latest sector news via InTuition Extra, your monthly e-newsletter.

Your community

Benefits:

• be part of the largest professional network of teachers and trainers in the FE sector
• you are invited to a calendar of local network group events, to meet and exchange with like-minded professionals in your sector – including the annual SET members’ conference
• online communities and support through monthly member-only webinars, live webchats and Facebook community groups
• contribute to the SET community as a valued mentor on our mentoring service, or gain valuable support from the service as a mentee.

Join SET

• To become a SET member, complete our membership form online or call our membership team: (freephone) 0800 093 9111.
• Find out more about membership rates per year and how to pay by direct debit to get a 10 per cent discount on your membership fee. Other concessions are available. 

Contact us

• Society for Education and Training, 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9SP, UK.
• (freephone) 0800 093 9111.
• Email: membership.enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
• SET Facebook page.
• SET Twitter.