PRLS

Professional Recognition - Learning and Skills

Professional Recognition is a process which enables competent and experienced teachers in, or joining the sector, to be recognised as a qualified member of the workforce when undertaking an initial teacher teacher training qualification would be inappropriate. The General Professional Recognition (Learning and Skills) scheme is being set up in acknowledgement of the fact that many practitioners may be in a position to demonstrate that their skills, experience and subject specialist knowledge are at a level with those practitioners who hold qualifications meeting the new requirements

A Professional Recognition - Learning and Skills (PRLS) scheme was run specifically for experienced but unqualified teachers of ESOL, Literacy and Numeracy in England and closed earlier this year (2007). Successful applicants have been placed on a Recognition register.

A replacement scheme is being developed as part of a new General Professional Recognition (Learning and Skills) scheme for England. It is being developed in line with the new requirements for Skills for Life subject specialists. For more information, visit the LLUK website at www.lluk.org.