In order to begin your study for the Foundation in Dance Instruction (FDI) or Certificate in Dance Education (CDE), you must be registered through an ISTD Approved Dance Centre (ADC), these can be found throughout the EU.
Once you have chosen which ADC you wish to study at, you should contact them to discuss their programme and any audition process. Once you and your chosen ADC have agreed you will be studying with them, the ADC will then ask you to complete a Candidate Registration form which they will send to ISTD HQ along with the supporting documentation.
For a full list of Approved Dance Centres please click here
Throughout your time on the FDI and CDE programme, your progress will be assessed by Approved Tutors within your ADC. This ensures standardisation of assessments and facilities for all candidates as these tutors have undergone an approval process to ensure they have the right skills training. You will also maintain a portfolio of evidence of all units of both the FDI and CDE qualification which is moderated and standardised by the ISTD prior to certification.
There is also assessment external to the ADC in the form of the written examinations, background to the chosen dance genre essay. Your ADC will guide you through this process which is carried out at a number of set times during the year. If you would like to see the timelines associated with these submissions, please click here for the Teaching Assessment Calendar.
The following support is also available for candidates studying the FDI and CDE qualifications:
• Distance Learning Tutors who are fully trained to offer support in the written units. Click here for further information and a full listing of trained Distance Learning Tutors
• Guidance and information that is printed in DANCE magazine and also the website pages which cover everything from news, information regarding the teaching qualifications, the listing of ADCs and Distance Learning Tutors, courses and summer schools, and the Resources area. For the latest feedback document regarding the FDI and CDE qualifications, click here
• A Title Approval Service for the Background to the Chosen Dance Genre units which is offered through ISTD HQ as guidance on the choice of essay title. Click here for further details.
Courtesy of ISTD
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