GTTR terms explained

Understand the commonly used words and phrases

Below is a list of commonly used words and phrases, together with a summary of their meanings.


Apply: the online application system for applying for postgraduate initial teacher training courses. Apply and its supporting information can be accessed here.

Clearing: a system used towards the end of the application cycle. If you have not secured a place, it enables you to apply for courses with vacancies.

Conditional offer: an offer made by a training provider. You must fulfil certain criteria before you can be accepted on the relevant course.

Confirmation: when a conditional offer that you have accepted becomes unconditional or is declined. Confirmation is dependent on your qualification/exam results.

Entry Profiles: comprehensive information about individual courses and institutions, including statistics and entry requirements. Entry profiles are found on Course Search.

Extra: the opportunity to apply for another course if you have not secured a place and we cannot send your application to any further initial choices.

Personal ID: a 10-digit individual number assigned to you when you register to use Apply. The number is displayed in the format 123-456-7890 and is printed on every letter we send. You will be asked to provide this number if you contact our Customer Service Unit.

Scheme code: used in conjunction with your Personal ID to identify your application uniquely.

Training provider: a university, college or consortium of schools that offer postgraduate teacher training courses.

Track: a system where you can track the progress of your application online, reply to any offers received, and make certain amendments, for example, change of postal or email address.

Unconditional offer: an offer given to you by a training provider if you have met all the entry requirements and can start the course.

Unsuccessful: training providers make an unsuccessful decision when they do not want to offer you a place. The GTTR can only tell you why you were unsuccessful if the training provider gave us a reason with their decision. You may need to contact training providers for feedback.

Withdrawal: either you or a training provider cancels a choice before a decision has been made - a reason will be given if the withdrawal was recorded by a training provider.