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Case study
SVUK JC Case Study
Pauline Parrett, Director of CPD, Bury College
4th Floor 36 Park Row Leeds LS1 5JL Tel: 0113 2410 427 Fax: 0113 2425 897 www.standardsverificationuk.org enquiries@svuk.eu
What benefits have resulted from your staff completing General Professional Recognition Learning and Skills (GPRLS)?
What impact has GPRLS had on the college?
“Ten staff took the opportunity, offered by SVUK’s professional recognition route. All were highly experienced teaching practitioners and well qualified in their subject or occupational area. The process, although rigorous, enabled them to claim professional recognition, without undertaking a further teacher education programme, and has provided these staff a progression route to apply for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS).”
• Experienced members of staff are engaging better
The Recognition scheme has had many impacts on the staff within the college: with the new teacher education standards.
• Gaining professional recognition gives a boost to staff and gives the seal of approval to their years of experience and existing qualifications.
• Members of staff are now keen to embark on the QTLS application route to gain the new QTLS status. Professional recognition provides a progression route to enable them to apply.
• Professionalism and credibility of applicants within the further education system is enhanced.
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Sheng-Chi Eddie Hsu, Lecturer in ESOL/ Team Leader for Access to Higher Education, Bury College Why General Professional Recognition Learning and Skills (GPRLS)? “Looking through the application guide, I felt confident that I could complete it with the knowledge I had acquired from my previous degrees – that’s why I chose the GPRLS route. Time was also a factor: I was hoping to progress in my career but without an appropriate teaching qualification, it was impossible for me to progress. By investing my time and energy into completing the application as quickly and thoroughly as I could, I was hoping that the result would be a positive one which could later assist in my career progression within the institution I work for.”
What were your perceptions of the GPRLS process before completing the application?
How has receiving GPRLS benefitted you? “It has helped me familiarise with the new standards for ESOL/Literacy. In particular, the concept and practice of Assessment for Learning is an exciting new area which will significantly improve the teaching and learning activities I conduct within my teaching role.”
How do you feel about the GPRLS process, now you have been through it? “It was very straightforward. The process of waiting for the result was the most difficult part. I am very glad that I have invested the time and energy to complete the application. It was very beneficial, as a practitioner, to be working closely with my referees to identify my strengths and weaknesses; their advice and suggestions have undoubtedly helped me develop as a practitioner.”
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“The impression I had about the application process was ‘Wow, this seems much easier than I had anticipated’. I was fully aware that the application would take a long time to complete, and I also had to work with my referees to complete the whole application.”