Home > Registration > College Lecturers Apply for Registration Qualified in Scotland Qualified outside Scotland College Lecturer Additional Support Needs Independent Schools Becoming a Teacher Instrumental Music Instructors Return to the Register and Teaching Manage your Registration Add an additional subject/sector Retire/Cancel Registration Update your contact and employment details Proof of registration in Scotland (LOPS) Move to Associate Status Fee and Criminal Records Checks Registration Fee Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Criminal Record Check College Lecturers: Apply for Registration Covid-19 - PVG Forms Please note that Disclosure Scotland is currently prioritising checks for those working in health and care sectors. Applications will be processed as promptly as possible, but there may be a delay. For further information, please visit the Disclosure Scotland website. Find out more about the work being carried out to register college lecturers following the college sector National Joint Negotiating Committee settlement agreement in 2017, including the registration pilot with Dundee and Angus College, Forth Valley College and Glasgow Kelvin College, in our dedicated college lecturer section: College Lecturers and GTC Scotland College lecturers do not need to take any action at the moment. Lecturers at Pilot Colleges As part of the pilot, participating employers are providing all the necessary information to GTC Scotland. Once this is received and processed, individual lecturers will receive an email invitation to begin the process of applying for registration. Lecturers at colleges that are not participating in the pilot College lecturers who do not work in a pilot college can still apply using the application form below. College Lecturers who Qualified in Scotland College lecturers who qualified in the UK or Rest of World Qualified in Scotland For teachers not registered with GTC Scotland If you were awarded a Teaching Qualification (Further Education) from a Scottish University you may be eligible for registration. Application form for college lecturers qualified in Scotland If you are awarded registration in Further Education this does not mean that you will be able to teach in local authority primary or secondary schools. Registration in Primary Education or Secondary Education will not be awarded based on a Teaching Qualification (Further Education). Useful Links College lecturers qualified in Scotland - Required registration documentation Qualified in the UK or Rest of World For teachers not registered with GTC Scotland We welcome applications from college lecturers qualified in the UK or the rest of the world. Before completing your application form, please make sure you have read the information about the assessment process. Applications for registration from college lecturers qualified elsewhere in the UK or the rest of the world are assessed against our Registration and Standard Rules and the Statement of Principles and Practice. These documents can be downloaded below: Registration and Standards Rules Statement of Registration Principles and Practice - Applicants QOS If you are awarded registration in Further Education this does not mean that you will be allowed to teach in local authority primary and secondary schools in Scotland. Registration in Primary Education or Secondary Education will not be awarded on the basis of a Teaching Qualification (Further Education). Useful Links Why should I register? Eligibility - teachers qualified in UK or Rest of World (not EU, EEA or Switzerland) Qualified outside of Scotland Required registration documentation for college lecturers qualified in UK or ROW