The new Level 5 Diploma in Teaching provides teacher status in the post-16 and adult teaching sector.
The course consists of seven units:
1. Teaching My Subject
2. Learners and Learning
3. Teachers and Teaching
4. Professional Practice
5. Effective Digital and Online Pedagogies
6. Action Research
7. Developing, Using and Organising Resources in a Specialist Area
Learners must produce a portfolio of evidence comprising written assessments and practical teaching evidence.
They must log 150 hours of teaching practice in a minimum of two teaching locations. This could include teaching a different subject area or venue.