Certificate in Education

Postgraduate admissions: www.soton.ac.uk/education/postgraduate/contact.page

This certificate provides a professional teaching qualification for non-graduates and graduates, especially those working within adult and community education, the health services, social services, the armed forces, or the police and emergency services. It is fully consistent with the requirements of Lifelong Learning UK, Ofsted, the Higher Education Academy, the Basic Skills Agency and the QAA subject benchmarks for education studies. It incorporates all the standards for PTLLS, CTLLS and DTLLS.

Programme structure

Year one: Development of teaching resources; Identifying and supporting the needs of individual students; Practical teaching and planning skills

Year two: Assessment and evaluation; Course planning; Research and critical analysis of teaching and learning activities

Key facts

Duration: 2 years (part-time)

Assessment: Coursework, observation (no final examination)

Start date: September

Intake: 200

Closing date: None, but early application advised

Funding: Mandatory maintenance grant available

Fees: See programme fees page.

Careers: Teachers in further education, private and public sector organisations

Find out more: School brochure and www.soton.ac.uk/education/undergraduate/courses/certificate_in_education_postcompulsory.page