Thank you @psyguy for your extremely prompt response! Much appreciated!

Hi all,

I'm finally getting around to applying for my QTS based on your helpful advice in this thread. However, I am stuck....

In the QTS application, it asks for the "Title of [your teacher] Qualification." I am not sure what to put here, as there is nothing listed on the FL state teaching license to this effect, nor on the TeacherReady certificate, nor the UWF competency 2 certificate, nor on the UWF transcript. If we were in the UK, this would be a PGCE, but in the US, we do not have an equivalent - nor was this a bachelors or masters, etc.

For those who have completed this, what did you put the the "Title of Qualification"?

Thank you!

@PsyGuy: thank you so much! That's very useful and something I was not aware of before, which may open more doors! Much appreciated!

Hi SideOut,

My partner and I completed the TR program a few years ago. We were teaching internationally prior to that time, and our education and certifications included CELTAs and Master's degrees, which were sufficient for where we were teaching at that point. However, we knew that if we wanted to teach elsewhere internationally, it may be necessary to get licensed in order to be viable candidates.

We felt similarly about the course, though I think it would be more engaging for those who have not had a lot of training in education already. I will say that the final module with the field experience was useful in that my mentor was given very useful and specific areas to evaluate and focus on, which both of us benefited from. The other thing I think is worth pointing out is that I did not think TR prepared us in any way for the FTCE at all. I highly recommend you study for them beforehand using materials that others on the FB TR group suggest - many people do not pass the first time. I found the tests/questions themselves intentionally vague and almost deceptive, and certainly not practicing test creation strategies that teachers would actually use.

All that said, I do feel that TR was useful for us: we definitely could not have gotten the jobs we have right now without them. In terms of reciprocity with other states, I do not have personal experience trying to convert my license to any other state. However, I know that each state has its own requirements and you would have to look at the specifics for the state you are interested in.

I would love to hear more about using this license as a springboard to QTS. Would someone need to be British to do this?