The minimum entry qualifications for the course are: a professionally relevant first degree or equivalent qualification; 70 hours teaching per annum; and a mentor approved by the course team. The mentor should be an experienced academic in the higher education institution in which you undertake your teaching (somebody who has been teaching for more than three years in higher education and is recognised by the institution for their teaching practice). Mentors will: assist you with understanding the principles of active learning and what this means for your practice; provide advice and guidance on general aspects of teaching in the participants' subject area; they will help with embedding general pedagogic principles into a participants' discipline of specialisation; support and manage all aspects (including relevant documentation) of teaching observation integrated into the course; offer general support as a colleague, including regular meetings; and act as link with the course tutors.