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Initial Teacher Education accreditation
Initial Teacher Education accreditation

We have a statutory responsibility to:

  • accredit programmes of Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
  • monitor compliance of accredited programmes against Welsh Government criteria
  • withdraw accreditation of programmes

All ITE programmes offered by partnerships in Wales are assessed, evaluated, and monitored against the Welsh Government’s Criteria for the accreditation of ITE programmes in Wales. This is carried out by our ITE Accreditation Board.

What is accreditation?

The EWC defines accreditation as the process of ascertaining the professional acceptability of a programme of ITE leading to a teaching qualification, against the Criteria for the accreditation of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes in Wales (‘the Criteria’). Accreditation is awarded to programmes, not partnerships, and therefore the accreditation process takes place programme by programme.

Find out more about submitting a programme for accreditation.

Are you interested in becoming a school teacher?

Educators Wales provides information on all of the teacher training courses on offer in Wales as well as any funding opportunities available.