Free Introduction to Teaching

You want to teach but don't know where to start. There are some great reasons why teaching could be right for you including job satisfaction, job security, flexible working, passion, flexibility and the potential to open your own training academy.

The Introduction to Teaching is a free, self-paced online course that takes around 2 hours of your time. This means there's no need for you to find childcare or take time off work. The course has been specially developed by experienced teachers, so it will give you an introduction into what teaching involves in the FE sector, as well as exploring some of the challenges involved with being a teacher today.

The Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or formerly PTLLS is an introduction to teaching and its ideal for those that are not currently in a teaching role and want to understand the basics of teaching to start a new career or to provide a side income.

The Level 3 Award in Education and Training is a quick course and you can completed and qualified in as little as a week. The main assessment criteria is to teach a 15 minute lesson to your peers to demonstrate your teaching ability.

Thinking about the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training? This free introduction covers both!