Wales is a great place to study and we want to attract the highest calibre people who wish to train as teachers or to work in education related fields.

The National Assembly for Wales has issued a policy document “The Learning Country”, a plan for education and learning in Wales over the next decade. Many exciting and innovative developments are to be introduced in Wales. Training to teach in Wales offers the opportunity to benefit from the expertise developed over many years and to experience something of this vision for the future; an ideal grounding for a successful career in teaching. As the Education workforce changes, new career opportunities are developing for those with education degrees.

Higher Education institutions in Wales offer a wide range of both primary and secondary teacher training courses, leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a variety of education degrees. Each institution offers high quality training and qualifications gained are recognised throughout the UK and beyond.

SOME KEY POINTS

• How exciting is your job? To find out click here.
   
• How does your job make you feel? To find out click here.
   
• Recent research produced for the Training and Development Agency for Schools has proved that ‘teachers gain both short-term and long-term satisfaction from developing pupils, they find the work fulfilling, exciting and extremely varied. The ‘buzz’ around the school and interactions with both pupils and colleagues add to the sense of enjoyment.’ Read more by clicking www.tda.gov.uk/joblab.
   
• Starting salaries are more than comparable to other professions with excellent opportunities for rapid career progression and financial rewards to match.
   
• Whichever course you apply for, undergraduate or postgraduate, there is a wide range of financial support available.
   
• The ability to speak Welsh is not a requirement for courses in Wales. You can choose to follow some courses either in English or Welsh.
   
• There is a particular demand for Welsh speakers, to train to teach Welsh and to train to teach other subjects through the medium of Welsh.
   
• Students on ITT courses in Wales are not required to pass the Skills Tests in Literacy, Numeracy and ICT, to obtain Qualified Teacher Status (but see Open University page). The QTS awarded in Wales is fully recognised in England and beyond.

• The statutory Induction Year for teachers forms an integral part of an exciting policy of support for teachers and their professional development.
   
• For further information about teacher training in Wales, contact the Teacher Information Line (0845 6000 991 or 0845 6000 992 for Welsh speakers), see the web sites of the individual institutions and the Welsh Assembly Government’s Department for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning and Skills website at http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills.
   
• For further information about education and related degree courses in Wales, click on individual provider pages or click here.
   
• The Graduate Teacher Programme, Open and Distance Learning Schemes and Pre–Course Subject Enhancement Courses are available in Wales.
   
• Taster days, short courses and Prepare to Teach courses are available for you to find out whether you are suited to a career in teaching. Click on individual provider web pages.
   
• Returners courses for qualified primary and secondary teachers offer updating of skills and subject knowledge and confidence building. Click on individual provider web pages.