Eligible ITE qualifications

** From 1 September 2024, the eligibility criteria for QTLS will change with respect to teaching qualifications held. To align with the supersession of the Diploma in Education & Teaching (DET) by the Diploma in Teaching (DIT).

For QTLS applications from 1 September 2024 onwards, any of the pre-existing/legacy FE ITE qualifications formerly accepted, will only be accepted if started before 1 September 2024.

You must have been awarded and certificated for a Teacher Education qualification that is equivalent to Diploma in Education and Training (DET) before registering for Professional Formation leading to QTLS or Advanced Teacher Status (ATS).

QTLS and ATS participants will need a minimum Level 5 qualification with a credit value of 120 that includes a practical teaching component requiring the logging of 100 hours of teaching and eight observations of your teaching.

The following are accepted by SET as qualifications equivalent to a DET, if started prior to September 2024, but please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you have any queries about whether your qualification would be acceptable for you to register for QTLS or ATS, please contact membership@etfoundation.co.uk with a scanned copy/photograph of your certificate and accompanying transcript. If your teaching qualification was awarded outside the UK, the UK ENIC statement of comparability is required, in addition to the qualification certificate, transcript and certified translation, which must confirm that your qualification is equivalent to a level 5+ and that it qualifies the holder to teach in the country the qualification was awarded. Please note SET does not cover any costs relating to ENIC’s.

• Art Teachers Certificate (ATC)
• Art Teachers Diploma (ATD)
• Birmingham City University Diploma in Professional Studies
• BBO Level 6 Diploma In Advanced Dance Teaching Practices
• Cambridge ESOL Level 4/5 Certificate in FE Teaching (Stage 3)
• Canterbury Christ Church Advanced Certificate in Education (Stages 1 & 2)
• Certificate in Education
• Certificate in Education (in the Lifelong Learning Sector)
• City & Guilds 7407 Stage 1–3
• Diploma in Education and Training
• Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS) -- Level 5
• Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (English ESOL) -- Level 5
• Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (English Literacy) -- Level 5
• Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (Mathematics Numeracy) - Level 5
• Edge Hill University Certificate of Higher Education in Post Compulsory Education and Training
• FETC Level 4 - Stage 1-3
• General Professional Recognition Learning & Skills
• General Teacher Training Practice (GTTP)
• ISTD Diploma in Dance Pedagogy - Imperial Society for Teachers of Dance (ISTD)
• Learning and Skills Teacher Level Apprenticeship
• Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and Training
• Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and Training for English, literacy and language specialists
• Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and Training for Maths and Numeracy Specialists
• Newcastle College Foundation Degree in Education and Training for specialists in learning difficulties and disabilities
• Northampton University Certificate in Teaching the Lifelong Learning Sector
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE -- in the Lifelong Learning Sector)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Post Compulsory Education and Training
• Post Graduate Diploma in Education
• Postgraduate Certificate in ESOL Teaching
• Postgraduate Diploma in Post Compulsory Education and Training
• Professional Certificate in Education (PCE)
• Professional Diploma in Education (PDE)
• Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
• Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
• Professional Graduate Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PGDTLLS)
• Professional Recognition Learning & Skills (ESOL)
• Professional Recognition Learning & Skills (Literacy)
• Professional Recognition Learning & Skills (Numeracy)
• Recognition of Teaching Experience (equivalent to an ITT qualification)
• Rockschool Teaching Diploma (Level 6)
• Roehampton University Foundation Degree of Arts in Education and Learning
• Teeside University Certificate in Teaching the Lifelong Learning Sector
• Trinity L6 Diploma in Dance Learning and Teaching
• University of Chester Certificate in Teaching the Lifelong Learning Sector
• University of Chichester Foundation Degree in the Lifelong Learning Sector
• University of Lancashire Certificate in Foundation Studies in Education