Education in Further Education - PGCE

Summary
The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Further Education) PGCE (FE) (postgraduate level)

This course is a follow-on programme for those who have successfully completed the Certificate in Teaching. For acceptance onto the course students must meet the entry requirements as set out and must liaise with their employer in order to provide evidence that they are employed in an FE College or in the work based learning sector.

For further course details please see "Course Web Page".

Year one
• Action Research in the Classroom
• Quality Innovation and Change

Exemplar Assessments
Students have completed work on a wide range of themes including:
• Essential Skills
• Employability
• Special Needs
• Enterprise and Innovation
• Technology Enhanced Learning
• Problem based learning
• Social Learning
• Thinking skills

Standard entry conditions
To apply to our postgraduate taught programmes, you must meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements and any course-specific requirements.

Entry Requirements
To be eligible to apply all applicants should normally:
• Provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English and Maths (GCSE grade C or equivalent). See DEL circular FE12/09 Annex A;
• have completed the Certificate in Teaching (CIT) from the University of Ulster or have successfully completed the Diploma in the Teaching and Management of Adult Literacy or Numeracy from Queens University Belfast.

You must submit your Diploma to claim this exemption. Please note that it is only the Diploma and not the Certificate which can be used to progress straight to the PGCE (FE) programme.
• meet the general education requirements and experience requirements as outlined in Annex A DEL Circular FE12/09 issued November 2009. (Qualifications required to teach in further education)
• be currently in paid employment as a full or part time teacherin an FE College or the work based learning sector for at least 8 hours per week over one full academic year (Oct – May) with full teaching responsibility for a group of at least 6-8 learners. You will need a statement from your employer stating that you meet this criterion. Unfortunately one-to-one teaching is not acceptable.

Your Application
Application is through the University's online application system (see "Application Weblink").

Wednesdays 10.00am to 1pm

Start Date: September 2024

Career options
This is an in-service course and you must be employed to undertake this programme.