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TRAIN THE TRAINER (PTLLS) - CITY & GUILDS 7303        
PTLLS - Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Distance Learning PTLLS: £ 249.00 including Awarding body fees.


4 day Classroom Based: £ 275.00 including Awarding body fees.

Call: 020 8900 8400
E-mail: info@fttraining.co.uk.

train the trainerThis course is for anyone wishing to teach or train adults and it leads to the nationally recognised City and Guilds 7303 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) certificate.

This qualification replaces the City and Guilds 7307 Certificate in Teaching Adult Learners, 7407 Certificate in Further Education Teaching and 7302 Certificate in Delivering Learning. It is is now the minimum requirement for people who wish to teach in 16+ Post Compulsory education. PTLLS is also the first step to a full teacher qualification (QTLS).

Candidates on this PTLLS teacher training course are assessed by two assignments, one theory and one practical, both of which are broken down into smaller, assessment tasks.

This course lasts for 4/5 days and is suitable for staff training on your own premises. We also run PTLLS courses open to individuals at our training centre in London (Wembley).

The cost of an individual place on a course at our training college is
£ 275.00 including Awarding body fees.

Download infosheet .pdf (139kb)


city and guildsCity & Guilds Sample PTLLS Programme

  1. Introduction to Adult Learning
  2. Lesson planning
  3. Delivering a lesson
  4. Teaching adults
  5. Practical teaching sessions
  6. How to vary teaching techniques
  7. How to recognise and deal with potential problems
  8. Assessing how well pupils are learning
  9. Teaching equipment and aids

The Level 3 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) is for candidates who:

  • would like or require an introduction to teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector or
  • are seeking career progression within their area of work or
  • will are seeking to work towards ATLS/QTLS/DTLLS status or
  • teach on a one-to-one or group basis or
  • teach either private or non publicly funded courses or
  • intend to be trainers in industry, commerce or the post-16 sector
Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this PTLLS teaching qualification training course, but candidates must have a qualification or experience in their subject skill at the appropriate level.

Due the nature of the course candidates should have the ability to manage the requirements including, reading and interpreting written assignments, ability to write answers in a legible and understandable form.  Candidates need to be able to organise written information clearly.

After this PTLLS course, candidates should be able to:

Understand own role, responsibilities and boundaries of role in relation to teaching

Understand appropriate teaching and learning approaches in the specialist area

Demonstrate session planning skills

Understand how to deliver inclusive sessions which motivate learners

Understand the use of different assessment methods and the need for record keeping

All candidates on this PTLLS course will have the support of our team of trained staff and from a wide range of organisational backgrounds and vocational areas.

PTLLS 7303 - City and Guilds - London - QTLS - Training

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