Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: PGCE, 2 years part-time (evening)
The Post-Compulsory Education course is suitable for applicants with subject specific experience from a wide variety of areas and industries. This course leads to a teaching qualification in the Post-Compulsory Education sector. The award meets the national professional standards, and allows you to apply for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status (QTLS). QTLS is the badge of professionalism for post-16 education and training and has been recognised as equivalent to QTS, allowing holders to work in secondary schools.
We equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for the demanding role of teacher / lecturer. The course is endorsed within the national framework for the sector and constitutes the University’s equivalent of the Diploma in Education and Training.
QTLS is completed post-qualification and within your employing institution through professional formation, which involves you demonstrating your skills and knowledge in your professional practice. Applications are made by you through NTU in the academic year immediately following qualification, free of charge.
This course is offered at two levels (leading to one of three awards). You apply for either the PGCE or CertEd depending on your qualifications and will be assessed for the ProfGCE whilst on the course:
For the Prof GCE / PGCE:
For the Cert Ed:
Other requirements:
Basic knowledge of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is an advantage.
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You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies. We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.
The post-compulsory education sector covers a multitude of different educational environments including:
Students are assessed on both coursework and their teaching practice. The focus of assessments is determined by the student’s own practice and subject specialism.
On the part-time programme, two assessments are completed in Year One and two in Year Two.
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