CICTL is for practising teachers, focusing on developing knowledge, skills, and understanding of the critical aspects of teaching and learning. It is inclusive and relevant to all teaching and learning contexts, from primary and secondary general education to vocational education and training and adult and higher education. It helps teachers explore and apply new ideas in their own context, integrate new approaches into their practice, and demonstrate their professional development as reflective practitioners.

Teachers need to:

• Be a full- or part-time teacher employed in an educational institution such as a school, college, university, or adult training centre
• Teach in their current school or college, over a full academic year, for a minimum of 24 weeks and a minimum of six hours per week
• Have the regular support of a mentor who understands the essential principles that underpin this qualification, and can provide helpful advice and observations
• Teach a group with a minimum of six learners
• Be responsible for planning, teaching and formatively assessing groups of learners.

The Cambridge International Certificate in Teaching and Learning is for teachers who want to:

• Engage with the principles and concepts of teaching and learning to improve their effectiveness as teachers
• Gain the knowledge, skills and understanding to support an inclusive approach to teaching and learning
• Use opportunities to try something new in their classroom practice
• Engage with colleagues to improve professional knowledge and practice
• Develop a reflective approach to the development of their professional practice
• Progress their teaching career.