Home Archived Lecturers defend their credentials Back Lecturers defend their credentials Three-quarters disagree with scrapping teacher qualifications 24th October 2014, 1:00am Darren Evans Share Lecturers defend their credentials https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/lecturers-defend-their-credentials Copy Link Further education teachers in England are strongly opposed to the deregulation of teaching qualifications, a survey reveals.In a final poll of its members before closing, the Institute for Learning asked FE teachers about issues affecting their professional practice. The results show that more than three-quarters of the 1,200 respondents disagree or strongly disagree with the government's move to scrap the requirement for FE teachers and trainers to be qualified.Ministers have said it is up to individual institutions to decide what qualifications its teachers need.There was strong support among respondents for the expansion of apprenticeships and traineeships, but little support for changes to GCSEs.When asked what they would do if they were minister for FE and skills, respondents said they would reinstate the training requirement as well as increase FE funding, scrap all tuition fees and make sure school-leavers had the right skills to progress to further education, particularly in English and maths.The work of the IfL is to be taken over by the Education and Training Foundation, whose chief executive David Russell last week revealed that it would soon start a large-scale consultation on plans for an individual membership service that he said would work for everyone in the sector. You’ve reached your limit of free articles this month Register for free to read more You can read two more articles on Tes for free this month if you register using the button below. Alternatively, you can subscribe for just £1 per month for the next three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only articles Email newsletters Subscribe now Register Already registered? Log in You’ve reached your limit of free articles this month Subscribe to read more You can subscribe for just £1 per month for the next three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only articles Email newsletters Subscribe now