diff --git a/app/lib/work_history_duration.rb b/app/lib/work_history_duration.rb
index 32ce0d004b..c1ddd044d0 100644
--- a/app/lib/work_history_duration.rb
+++ b/app/lib/work_history_duration.rb
@@ -1,28 +1,46 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class WorkHistoryDuration
-  def initialize(application_form:, relation:)
+  def initialize(
+    application_form:,
+    relation:,
+    consider_teaching_qualification: true
+  )
     @application_form = application_form
     @relation =
       relation.where.not(start_date: nil).where.not(hours_per_week: nil)
+    @consider_teaching_qualification = consider_teaching_qualification
   end
 
-  def self.for_application_form(application_form)
+  def self.for_application_form(
+    application_form,
+    consider_teaching_qualification: true
+  )
     WorkHistoryDuration.new(
       application_form:,
       relation: application_form.work_histories,
+      consider_teaching_qualification:,
     )
   end
 
-  def self.for_ids(ids, application_form:)
+  def self.for_ids(
+    ids,
+    application_form:,
+    consider_teaching_qualification: true
+  )
     WorkHistoryDuration.new(
       application_form:,
       relation: application_form.work_histories.where(id: ids),
+      consider_teaching_qualification:,
     )
   end
 
-  def self.for_record(record)
-    for_ids([record.id], application_form: record.application_form)
+  def self.for_record(record, consider_teaching_qualification: true)
+    for_ids(
+      [record.id],
+      application_form: record.application_form,
+      consider_teaching_qualification:,
+    )
   end
 
   def count_months
@@ -59,7 +77,7 @@ def enough_to_skip_induction?
   AVERAGE_WEEKS_PER_MONTH = 4.34
   HOURS_PER_FULL_TIME_MONTH = 130.0
 
-  attr_reader :application_form, :relation
+  attr_reader :application_form, :relation, :consider_teaching_qualification
 
   def work_histories
     @work_histories ||=
@@ -71,7 +89,10 @@ def work_histories
   end
 
   def teaching_qualification
-    @teaching_qualification ||= application_form.teaching_qualification
+    @teaching_qualification ||=
+      if consider_teaching_qualification
+        application_form.teaching_qualification
+      end
   end
 
   def work_history_full_time_months(work_history)