Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Further Education and Training) (Taught)

Our Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) will support you in gaining skills to become a teacher in Further Education and Training (FET) sector.

Our PGCE courses prepare you to teach in the Further Education (FE) sector, including FE colleges, sixth-form colleges, adult education, and training organisations.

Designed for aspiring and current educators, the courses develop innovative FE teachers and future leaders who meet workforce needs and promote lifelong learning. The university successfully recruit trainees from diverse backgrounds, fostering inclusion and providing role models across a wide range of settings (Ofsted, 2023).

Our courses are available in both full-time and part-time modes to accommodate a range of professional circumstances.

Our course offers transition through the professional formation process leading to QTLS status.

What you should know about this course

• Our highly qualified expert academics and FE specialists offer current insights into teaching and learning

• You will be able to gain skills to manage diverse classrooms, apply theory to practice and adopt a teacher as researcher approach

• Our course offers transition through the professional formation process leading to QTLS status

• Full-time mode (pre-service) includes supervised teaching practice for aspiring FE teachers

• Part-time mode (in-service) supports working FE professionals in gaining a teaching qualification.