Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE)

Introduction to the Programme

Middlesex University Dubai is pleased to offer higher education professionals the opportunity to gain an internationally recognised teaching qualification via its Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE). Increasingly universities are requiring their teaching staff to have formal teaching qualifications in addition to their academic qualifications. The Middlesex PGCHE is a UK teaching qualification specifically designed for those working in higher education. The UK Higher Education Authority (HEA) Professional Standards Framework (PSF) has been embedded into the programme design, and those who complete the programme are able to become Fellows of the HEA. 

Throughout the programme, you will be provided with opportunities to consider, along with your peers, the efficacy of different approaches to supporting students’ learning, assessment practices, course design and the links between teaching and research. Additionally, the programme will enable you to engage in debates about current and relevant issues in higher education practice while critically reflecting upon your own practices.

Why choose the Middlesex University Dubai PGCert HE?

The central aim of this programme is to promote the professional development of teaching and learning in a predominantly higher education environment. Participants will be assisted to reflect and think critically and constructively about their practice as facilitators of learning in order to develop as confident, effective, professional higher education practitioners who can employ a wide range of contemporary educational practices to promote and enhance the learning of their students.

The programme will encourage and assist participants by:

Enhancing their ability to understand how people learn in order to create effective learning environments.
Supporting their development of critical enquiry into the professional and ethical practices of teaching and learning.