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Postgraduate Certificate - PGCert
Online
Part Time
Sep 2027
1 Year
This award has been purposely designed for staff who work within a higher or professional education context in order to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented to student learning within this sector. The overall aim of the PgCHPE award is to provide a framework for the initial and continuing professional development of academic staff in higher and professional education. The PGCHPE is designed to encourage participants to critically evaluate your own approach to teaching within your discipline area, supporting student learning and contributing to development across their Higher Education Provider (HEP) or Professional Training Organisation. The PgCHPE therefore aims to: critically analyse research informed evidence to enhance their ability to plan, implement, evaluate and reflect on their professional practice; support the development of academic professionals to facilitate teaching, learning, behaviour enhancement, assessment and use of feedback; support academic professionals’ ability to contribute to curriculum development develop their teaching and learning through working collaboratively with stakeholders; engage in practitioner led research to improve professional practice in order to meet changing demands within the higher education environment and across their discipline.
This module will develop your understanding of broader issues relating to higher and professional education. As such it explores: The context of education in relation to stakeholders expectations, including local, national and global influences; Quality assurance and enhancement; Professionalism and accountability; Approaches to widening participation and stakeholder engagement, particularly around social mobility and social justice; Your own professional development of English, maths and information technology; Effective communication strategies for diverse audiences
The module provides an overview of key knowledge, skills values and behaviours required by lecturers in higher and professional education. As such, it covers: key education theories, teaching values and behaviours, effective learning strategies, enhancing behaviour for learning, promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and safe learning environments, assessment of and for learning, feedback principles and practices.
