Eligible ITE qualifications

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, 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 qualification was gained outside the UK, you will also need to forward a UK ENIC statement of comparability.

• Art Teachers Certificate (ATC)
• Art Teachers Diploma (ATD)
• Birmingham City University Diploma in Professional Studies
• BBO L6 Diploma in Dance Teaching
• 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)
• 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
• Overseas Qualification (equivalent to Level 4+)
• 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