Course has been designed specifically to train teachers who wish to specialise in the teaching of adult literacy or adult numeracy; the qualification has been endorsed by the standards verification UK (SVUK) as meeting the national requirements for practitioners carrying out the full teaching role; successful students will be able to use this award towards gaining a full licence to practice (GTS status); teachers completing the Cert Ed or PGCE will need to complete an additional university certificate (50 credits at level 2) to give them full professional status to teach adult literacy or numeracy; students will also complete 150 hours of teaching practice.