Guidance

Taking Teaching Further programme

How further education providers can apply for round 5 of the Taking Teaching Further (TTF) programme.

Applies to England

About TTF

Taking Teaching Further (TTF) is a programme that supports further education (FE) providers to recruit experienced professionals from industry and business into FE teaching roles, covering the costs for new recruits to undertake training while they work at the FE provider.

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Who can apply

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How to apply

Use the deliveryonline ofregistration TTF,form replacingfor Route 1 or Route 2, available on the EducationETF website at Taking Teaching Further Round 5: Guidance, registration and Trainingfurther Foundationinformation, (ETF).and follow the relevant programme guidance.

Further information

Further information is available on the ETF website.

Published 26 May 2021
Last updated 4 April 2022 + show all updates
  1. Applications for round 5 of TTF are now open.

  2. First published.