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- Unemployed Free Courses
It is now a requirement for teachers in Further Education and trainers in the public and private sector to obtain one of the qualifications leading to Qualified Teacher Status.
Solihull College offers these qualifications with flexible starting points and attendance patterns. In addition, we offer a Foundation Degree in Classroom Support (accredited by Oxford Brookes University) and NVQ Awards in Learning and Development, including mentoring, as well as professional qualifications for teachers of Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL.
Solihull College Teacher Training department is also a Deloitte Employability Skills training centre and offers Deloitte-endorsed training courses for teachers and trainers of employability skills for young people. If you are currently involved in teaching employability skills or are considering offering them and would like to know more, please contact Shirley Alabaster on 0121 678 7250 or email shirley.alabaster@solihull.ac.uk.
CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
If you want to become an English language teacher and are looking for an internationally recognised teaching qualification, the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) is ideal.
CELTA is an initial qualification for people with little of no previous teaching experience and helps to open up a whole host of exciting teaching opportunities around the globe.


