In its report Every Language Matters, the watchdog found widespread barriers to teachers wanting to take a specialist community language Postgraduate Certificate in Education Courses(PGCE).
Too many were unable to access these courses because choice of location was limited and too few offered a part time option.
Of the 134 community language teachers surveyed for the report only half were PGCE qualified and most of these were in subjects other than languages.
Among skills gained through being PGCE qualified are IT, pupil progress assessment and managing behaviour.
Recommendations put forward by Ofsted include web based training for community language teachers and more flexible, part time courses.
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