PGCE Further Education and Training

Qualifications or experience

• A good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Formal qualifications, experiential learning and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) are also considered.
• GCSE Mathematics and English language at grade C (Grade 4) or above, or equivalent.

English language requirements

• English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.0.

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On this Further Education and Training PGCE, you’ll gain the formal teaching qualification you need to teach in further education settings such as colleges, sixth-forms and private training providers.

This PGCE is a professional teaching qualification recognised by further education providers in the UK. When you graduate, you’ll also be eligible to apply to the Society for Education & Training (SET) to gain Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status, which is recognised as comparable to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Graduates of this course have gone on to work in:

• further education colleges
• sixth-form colleges
• private training providers
• public services
• voluntary organisations

All modules on this PGCE Further Education and Training are core.

• Curriculum Design in a Specialist Area – 30 credits
• Planning, Assessing and Evaluating Teaching and Learning Programmes – 30 credits
• Professional Practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector – 30 credits
• Theories & Principles for Planning & Enabling Learning – 30 credits