Education (Professional Graduate Certificate)

• Teaching in the post-compulsory sector has undergone a period of professionalisation in recent years, and this award is now the nationally-endorsed qualification for the sector
• The quality of training you will receive is paramount to your effective continued development as professionals in the sector, and this is reflected in the support and guidance afforded throughout the period of training with tutorand mentor guidance
• The University has strong links with local further education colleges and training institutions in the region
• A Welsh Government training bursary may be available if you are studying via the full-time route
• The programme is taught through flexible study depending upon the selected route

The course is designed in two phases: Phase 1 is designed to support generic skills for teaching and learning in relation to the following:

• Planning lessons
• Strategies for teaching and learning
• Assessment strategies
• Resources for learning
• Reflection and evaluation of teaching and learning
• Subject specific teaching and learning

• Introduction to Teaching
• The Reflective Practitioner
• Teaching to Enable Learning
• Subject Specialist Pedagogy

Phase 2 considers extending your practice through creative and innovative strategies for teaching, learning andassessment and encourages wider reading and scholarly research to inform and underpin your practice.

This phase of the programme examines the role of a teacher in the learning and skills sector and the impact of national policies and strategies on subject-specific and organisational processes and practice. The concept of continuous professional development is explored as an ongoing process that extends beyond the course and into your career as a teacher in the learning and skills sector.

• The Organisation and the Individual
• Teacher as Self-Developer
• Negotiated Study
• Innovation and the Teacher

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.