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March 28, 2023

What is the difference between CAVA and TAQA?

If you’re looking into education or training qualifications, you have probably come across the terms CAVA and TAQA. You might have noticed them in job adverts and specifications or heard other professionals saying things like “I’m on a CAVA course” or “He’s going to get his TAQA soon”. And while we can understand why you […]



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February 16, 2023

5 Essential Skills for Teachers and Trainers

Like any activity in life, teaching or training adults comes with its own set of challenges. To overcome these, you’ll need the right skills to deal with them. Organising and teaching a course isn’t a case of just showing up and effortlessly turning out interesting, engaging and valuable lessons. Of course, great teachers make it […]



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February 10, 2023

EQA Visits: What to Expect

If you’re working at an organisation offering any sort of accredited qualifications, you are bound to experience an EQA visit at some point. Whether you are an IQA, a teacher or an assessor, you have likely heard people talking about EQA visits, often with a sense of fear. People discuss these visits as if they’re […]



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February 9, 2023

How To Correct Common Teaching Errors

At Carlton Training, we often receive enquiries about teaching errors and how to correct them. Correcting common teaching errors is necessary for creating an effective learning environment and ensuring students’ success, so our teaching experts have written a thorough guide on how to correct these errors so you can avoid them. The Role Of A […]



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February 6, 2023

12 Icebreaker Activities for Adults

Icebreaker activities aren’t something you think about when taking your training to become an adult teacher. If you’ve just passed your Level 3 AET, chances are you’ve spent most of your time on lesson planning and preparing for your new career. But now your first day of teaching is looming. You are prepared and ready […]



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January 9, 2023

What is a CPD course?

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development (or Continuous Professional Development), and it’s something that you are probably involved in, even if you don’t call it by that name! There are many reasons why you may take a CPD course, or take part in CPD in other ways throughout your professional career, such as: To meet […]



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December 21, 2022

Online Learning vs Traditional Learning

Online training has come a long way in recent years, indeed the uptake for online training, or e-learning, worldwide is shortly due to pass those of traditional face-to-face courses. So when looking at online learning vs traditional learning, how do they compare? To consider whether any training is truly worthwhile, we have to consider three […]



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December 20, 2022

How Long Does It Take to Complete a DET?

If you are considering taking a DET course, you may be wondering how long it will take to complete. The good news is that with the right approach, you can successfully complete a Level 5 DET course in a relatively short amount of time.  Don’t misread this, it’s worth remembering that this is a substantial […]



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December 9, 2022

Is a DET qualification equivalent to a PGCE qualification?

The Level 5 DET Diploma in Education and Training (RQF) and the PGCE Post-Graduate Certificate in Education are broadly similar and can be considered equivalent qualifications within the lifelong learning sector. Both courses are forms of initial teacher training (ITT); however, they aren’t identical qualifications. Let’s look at the similarities between the DET and PGCE […]



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November 25, 2022

PTLLS Qualification Guide: Everything You Need To Know

If you are in the education and training sector, particularly within a teaching or training role, then you have probably heard of the PTLLS qualification. You might have heard people spell it out as P.T.L.L.S or use the ‘petals’ pronunciation. Both of these are used to describe a qualification called Preparing to Teach in the […]



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