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- ↑ City & Guilds (May 2013). "For the attention of the Initial Teacher Training PTLLS/CTLLS/DTLLS tutors, teachers and coordinators" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Practical Requirements for Level 4 and 5 in Education and Training". Britannia School of Academics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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