diff --git a/app/lib/qualifications_api/teacher.rb b/app/lib/qualifications_api/teacher.rb
index 3a5e16ae..9e0a8f49 100644
--- a/app/lib/qualifications_api/teacher.rb
+++ b/app/lib/qualifications_api/teacher.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def add_npq
 
     def add_itt(qts: true)
       all_itt_data = api_data.fetch("initial_teacher_training", [])
-      eyts_itt_data, qts_itt_data = all_itt_data.partition { |itt| itt.programme_type.starts_with?("EYITT") }
+      eyts_itt_data, qts_itt_data = all_itt_data.partition { |itt| itt.programme_type&.starts_with?("EYITT") }
       itt_data = qts ? qts_itt_data : eyts_itt_data
 
       @qualifications << itt_data
diff --git a/spec/lib/qualifications_api/teacher_spec.rb b/spec/lib/qualifications_api/teacher_spec.rb
index ef910f20..beb5c689 100644
--- a/spec/lib/qualifications_api/teacher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/qualifications_api/teacher_spec.rb
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@
       )
     end
 
+    it "designates ITT qualifications as QTS if no programme type is present" do
+      itt_qualification = api_data["initialTeacherTraining"].first
+      itt_qualification["programmeType"] = nil
+      api_data["initialTeacherTraining"] = [itt_qualification]
+
+      expect(qualifications.map(&:type)).to eq(
+        %i[NPQSL NPQML mandatory induction qts itt eyts]
+      )
+    end
+
     context "ITT result field" do
       before do
         api_data["initialTeacherTraining"].each { |itt| itt["result"] = "DeferredForSkillsTests" }