becoming an AAT tutor
stuartander
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Hey,
I wasnt sure where to post this one!!
Does anyone know which teaching qualification i would needto teach AAT levels 2 and 3 @ colleges, as im looking around the internet and its not very clear!!
Thanks
Stuart
I wasnt sure where to post this one!!
Does anyone know which teaching qualification i would needto teach AAT levels 2 and 3 @ colleges, as im looking around the internet and its not very clear!!
Thanks
Stuart
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AFAIK it depends on the college if it's a private college like BPP etc then you don't need one you just need to be professionally qualified to at least one level higher than the level you're teaching and have some relevant work experience. If you want to assess work then you need an A1 or equivalent but you don't need to get this until you're actually working so don't worry about that.
If you want to teach in the public sector then you need a teaching degree :-(
I think it still comes down to individual colleges though some will be sticklers for correctness and others won't.0 -
AFAIK it depends on the college if it's a private college like BPP etc then you don't need one you just need to be professionally qualified to at least one level higher than the level you're teaching and have some relevant work experience. If you want to assess work then you need an A1 or equivalent but you don't need to get this until you're actually working so don't worry about that.
If you want to teach in the public sector then you need a teaching degree :-(
I think it still comes down to individual colleges though some will be sticklers for correctness and others won't.
This is really interesting to me, as this year I have had some major issues with quality of teaching at the college where I've taken my CIMA classes.
Two of the teachers of my three CIMA Strategic papers had little - or NO - teaching experience. Both were qualified Chartered Accountants with great personal careers and work experience. They just had NO CLUE how to actually convey information. Any notes issued were very poor and were basically regurgitation of the official CIMA text. In class the teachers pretty much read out of the book and said "do you understand that?". One in particular was very "shy" of actually working through financial calculations on the board, and I suspect that is because they were not entirely familiar with the material themselves.
I have already made a complaint to my college head of course but once the exams are out of the way I intend to take it to a higher level, either at the college or to CIMA.
And while it is a "proper" college (ie they teach degrees/ masters/ PHDs etc) these teachers are brought in external freelancers - not college staff. So where is the quality control?
Would be interested to hear from anyone who knows what criteria there are for teaching of this sort, as it may strengthen my case.0 -
Chinless Wonder wrote: »This is really interesting to me, as this year I have had some major issues with quality of teaching at the college where I've taken my CIMA classes.
Two of the teachers of my three CIMA Strategic papers had little - or NO - teaching experience. Both were qualified Chartered Accountants with great personal careers and work experience. They just had NO CLUE how to actually convey information. Any notes issued were very poor and were basically regurgitation of the official CIMA text. In class the teachers pretty much read out of the book and said "do you understand that?". One in particular was very "shy" of actually working through financial calculations on the board, and I suspect that is because they were not entirely familiar with the material themselves.
I have already made a complaint to my college head of course but once the exams are out of the way I intend to take it to a higher level, either at the college or to CIMA.
And while it is a "proper" college (ie they teach degrees/ masters/ PHDs etc) these teachers are brought in external freelancers - not college staff. So where is the quality control?
Would be interested to hear from anyone who knows what criteria there are for teaching of this sort, as it may strengthen my case.
It's a difficult balance isn't it. Who do you want teaching you, someone who knows their stuff but can't convey it very well or someone who knows all the fancy teaching techniques but hasn't got a clue about the subject. Obviously a mix of the 2 is the ideal option but good accountants don't always make good teachers.0 -
I have been a tutor for 20+ years and I think the vital qualities are to have the ability to engage with your class. Specialist knowledge is a prerequisite but being able to cope with emotions are often forgotten. I now act as a technical consultant on various subject matters but found tutoring quite satisfying.0
