Why upgrade from PTLLS to a TAP qualification?
The TAP Learning System offers all trainers an unrivalled progression from the entry-level Certificate in Training Delivery right through to a Foundation Degree in Learning & Development Practice.
TAP's unique methodology, recognised by a Queen's Award for Innovation, is now highly valued across all sectors.
It will be in every trainer’s interests to join the TAP community!
LLUK welcomes the Foundation Degree in L&D Practice
The TAP Foundation Degree has been welcomed by all sections of the L&D community including LLUK, the Sector Skills Council for Lifelong Learning.
"Congratulations to you and your team on this great achievement"
David Hunter
Chief Executive, LLUK
"Well done on the Foundation degree - a valuable development"
Stephanie MacDivitt
Head of Standards and Qualifications, LLUK
In 2009 LLUK carried out a detailed consultative review of the NOS for L&D. The Training Foundation was a member of the Review Project Board.
The revised Standards will be published in March.
A Qualifications Framework will be published later in the year.
PTLLS holders can upgrade to a TAP Qualification
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector - who is it appropriate for??
The PTLLS qualification was not designed for commercial trainers but you can upgrade it to a Queen's Award-winning TAP qualification.
The Lifelong Learning Sector Skills Council (LLUK) has responsibility for several distinct audiences and for each of these it maintains National Occupational Standards (NOS) and a Qualifications framework.
In 2008 LLUK introduced three qualifications to enable teachers to achieve QTLS status (Qualified Teaching Learning and Skills). The entry-level qualification is Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning sector (PTLLS) which entitles teachers to join the Institute for Learning.
However, despite some ill-informed claims to the contrary, PTLLS was NOT designed for ALL trainers.
If you are a teacher in an adult-learning college
PTLLS was designed for you!
If you are a trainer providing funded WBL
Work Based Learning (WBL) is a term recognised as describing Government-funded provision, the funding bodies being the Higher Education Funding Council for England (for University-awarded Foundation Degrees etc) and the Learning & Skills Council (LSC, for FE colleges and other funded providers). The LSC's website makes it clear that 'WBL' refers to funded provision...
"The LSC has responsibility for planning and funding work based learning (WBL) for young people and adults in England."
www.lsc.gov.uk/providers/funding-policy/legacy-documents/Workbasedlearning/
If you are a trainer involved in providing funded WBL, you may be required to obtain PTLLS to satisfy the LSC. In practice, you will need a broader skill-set than PTLLS will deliver - you can upgrade it to a relevant TAP qualification.
If you are a trainer employed in an L&D role by either a private sector or public sector organisation
PTLLS was NOT designed for you!
Whilst educational teaching is about individual student needs, employer-based training is also about the organisation's needs. The greater complexities of L&D environments demand Standards and Qualifications that are broader than those required for teachers in education.
That is why context-specific Standards for training have been maintained since the 1980s, initially by the Training & Development Lead Body (TDLB), then by the Employment National Training Organisation (ENTO) and since 2005 under LLUK. Indeed, LLUK has conducted a review of the L&D National Occupational Standards during 2009.
TAP qualifications have, since 1998, been aligned with current L&D National Occupational Standards. We are committed to ensuring that this remains the case.
IT trainers - for further explanation click here
PTLLS - not for L&D!
PTLLS does not meet organisational L&D needs. It has the same limitations as previous training NVQs
(eg 7307, 7302 etc)...
insufficient focus on relevant L&D skills
lack of consistency
in the delivery channel
As a result, PTLLS offers
questionable benefit to employers' L&D functions.
However, as is evident from the
TAP Partners Programme, employers do highly value the L&D skills of trainers with a
TAP qualification!
Upgrade from PTLLS to a TAP Certificate in
Training Delivery
We have mapped the competencies covered by the PTLLS curriculum, as far as they relate to L&D, to the TAP Certificate in Training Delivery. You can now enrol on a 2-day
Successful assessment on completion leads to award of the TAP Certificate in Training Delivery by the British Institute for Learning & Development (BILD).
£490 +vat
(includes first year membership of BILD)