Importance Of Professionalism In The Lifelong Learning Sector

Register to read the introduction… This followed various reports indicating that some learners were not being taught by properly qualified and experienced staff. The government sees a professional workforce as a key element in realising its aim to raise standards, to get rid of poor performance in colleges and to enable colleges to respond more effectively to employers’ needs.
If you are preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector it is therefore likely that you will take a qualification that is part of the Qualified Teacher – Learning and
Skills (QTLS) framework. The first qualification is called Preparing to Teach in the
Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS), the ‘threshold licence to teach’ for all new teachers in the FE sector. This book focuses on helping you to achieve the PTLLS Award.
The success of learners depends, to a great extent, on the commitment and skills of the teaching staff. Setting PTLLS as the basic minimum standard for all new entrants to the profession should ensure all students in the lifelong learning sector are taught by teachers and trainers who are both experienced in their subject and skilled in …show more content…
In your role in lifelong learning you will therefore need to adhere to legislation outlined above and have particular awareness of any legislative responsibilities relevant to the teaching of your subject.

Establishing professional and personal boundaries
If we perform the roles required of us, with the associated responsibilities, we will exemplify what we call ‘professionalism’ in the lifelong learning sector.
Professionalism requires us to maintain appropriate standards and fulfil our responsibilities to learners, institutions and colleagues.
In April, 2008, a Code of Professional Practice was introduced covering the activities of teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector. The Institute for
Learning (IfL) is responsible for enforcing the code which is based around the six areas of: