Teacher Training

Students on our Teacher Training course can complete Level 5 (120 credits) Qualifi diploma, designed to provide students with the skills needed to succeed in the Teaching industry.

The course is completed online and you can start at any time, it’s completely flexible. Each module consists of 40 hours of guided online learning, with an additional 30-50 hours worth of optional materials that include recommended exercises, readings, digital resources and self-test tasks.

To complete the course you’ll submit 7 online assignments at Level 5. Assignments are approximately 2,000-3,000 words each. Once you’ve passed your course, you’ll be awarded with a Level 5 OFQUAL Accredited diploma in Education and Training.

During this Teacher Training course you’ll have access to 1-2-1 tutor support and webinars, social learning forums and additional materials to complete your diploma with ease. 

Course Modules

Level 5 module listing 

The Teacher Training course contains 9 online modules. These are designed to provide students with a solid theoretical basis for developing their teaching skills, and therefore cover the following topics:

  • Developing teaching, learning and assessment in education and training
  • Evaluating learning programmes
  • Teaching, learning and assessment in education and training
  • Theories, principles and developments in education and training
  • Understanding and managing behaviour in a learning environment
  • Wider professional practice and development in education and training
  • Inclusive practice
  • Manage learning and development in groups
  • Developing, using and organising resources in a specialist area

The Level 5 diploma in Teacher Training contains 7 written assignments, which have been created to address all the subjects, both practical and theoretical, that learners will need to be familiar with in order to teach effectively:

  • Theories, principles and developments in education and training
  • Teaching, learning and assessment in education and training
  • Developing teaching, learning and assessment in education and training
  • Professional practice in education and training
  • Action research
  • Developing, using and organising resources in a specialist area
  • Inclusive practice

Am I eligible for this programme?

To enrol onto the Level 5 course, you must be at least 18 and understand that as part of this course you will need to complete 100 hours of teaching practice.

Cost and payments

Level 5: £5,000

Students can make payment using one of the following methods:

  • Credit or debit card
  • Bank transfer
  • Interest-free monthly instalments
  • PayPal
  • Western Union
  • ELCAS funding

Career Progression

This Level 5 qualification will enable students to teach in the post 16 tertiary education sector of colleges and community schools. The route to teaching in the state school sector using this level 5 qualification is through membership of the Society of Education & Training (SET).

To be eligible for SET membership students are required to have completed their Initial Teacher Training (ITT). ITT involves successful completion of a Level 5 Teacher Training course, assuming candidates have already completed a Level 2 (GCSE) Maths and English or equivalent. Completion of the courses provides students with their Qualified Teacher Learning Skills (QTLS) which is equivalent to the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and sufficient to teach in state schools, as well as further education.

For more information on the QTLS and how to achieve it on completion of this level 5 education and training qualification, please click here

Students may wish to contact SET direct for further clarification of their requirements.