You must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) to work as an education practitioner in Wales. There are 13 registration categories. You may need to register in more than one category depending on the work you do, or intend to do. You will only pay one fee, even if you are registered in more than one category. You will pay the highest fee of the categories you are registered in.
Registration categories
| Fee | Registration category | Additional Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| £45 | School teacher | You must have Qualified Teacher Status |
| Independent school teacher | ||
| Further education teacher | Mandatory qualifications | |
| Principal or senior leader working in further education institutions | ||
| Independent special post-16 institution teacher | ||
| Adult learning practitioner | Mandatory qualifications | |
| Work-based learning practitioner | ||
| Youth worker | Mandatory qualifications* | |
| £15 | School learning support worker | |
| Independent school learning support worker | ||
| Further education learning support worker | ||
| Independent special post-16 institution learning support worker | ||
| Youth support worker | Mandatory qualifications* |
*If you are working towards one of the mandatory qualifications, you will be provisionally registered whilst you train..