There is a wide range of people directly involved in teaching and learning in the further education sector. The process of defining the qualifications required for work at all levels in the sector is a large-scale, national and long-term process. Some changes have already resulted in legislation and regulation. Since 2007 there is a qualifications framework for teachers, tutors and trainers in all subjects and for new college principals. Qualifications for people in other roles (such as learning support practitioners, assessors and verifiers) are being updated and developed. This LLUK flowchart explains the current requirements for teachers of all subjects in the further education sector. An online checklist, based on the LLUK flowchart, is offered by City and Guilds. LLUK also offers a helpline for individuals and organisations: telephone 0300 303 1877, Monday-Friday 9am to 5.30pm, or email at advice@lluk.org.

Before this national approach, people working in the sector gained a wide range of qualifications. Although some of these qualifications may still have currency, not all of them will. For this reason, national support programmes continue to work with learning providers to decide which training and qualifications are required by their staff. They help providers look at who needs what, how new or top-up qualifications can be achieved and by when. The tables on the following pages include links to support programmes and guidance on the requirements for:

• teachers of all subjects
• literacy, ESOL and numeracy teachers
• NVQ assessors and verifiers
• learning support practitioners
• teacher educators
• principals and managers
• specific types of learning provider