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Study Details: PGCert 8 months online
Do you want to improve your teaching skills? If so, this 8-month PG Cert will provide you with an understanding of theories of learning, philosophy and education. This will help you to effectively customise your educational resources, assessments and teaching and learning methods to meet a range of student needs.
Through this short course you will examine professional practice in education. It will assist with your ongoing professional development, including research and enquiry, critical reflection and participation in discourse with relevant communities of practice. This PG Cert Education (Educational Practice) is a great stand-alone qualification and it can also be used as a stepping stone towards the PG Dip Education or full Master of Education (M.Ed.).
Teaching methods and style
We’re a 100% online education provider, so we use a state-of-the art Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to deliver our teaching, resources and assessments. Our system tracks and manages the learning process in real-time and provides you with immediate access to your learning materials. The VLE is accessible 24/7 and allows both students and tutors to actively take part in real-time conversations and live Q&A sessions.
Assessment
All assessments are delivered through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). There is no requirement to go to external test centres. Instead you will submit written assignments through the VLE; and for the few courses where exams are required, we use a virtual system which allows you to take academically rigorous exams from the comfort of your own home.
You are always aware of your current provisional grade which allows you to continually evaluate the success of your current study methods and identify areas to improve. We believe that this information helps you to make the most of your course. We achieve this by:
We also have a policy of ensuring that the work submitted by students is authentic – we use a well-established electronic monitoring system to check for plagiarism.
At University of Essex Online, we believe that everyone should be able to access education. That is why we offer two different entry routes onto our PG Cert Education (Educational Practice) which take into account both academic and work-based experience.
Our courses are taught in English so to study with us you must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 or equivalent. If you don’t hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification, you will be required to pass a free online English test to assess your proficiency.
Full tuition fee: £4,157 UK / £4,350 International (2024/25)*
Our course fees are fully inclusive – all teaching materials and required reading are included, and there are no hidden charges for assessments or resits.
* All tuition fees shown are net of any applicable sales tax payable by you in your country of residence. Where we are required to add sales tax at the local statutory rate, this will be added to the tuition fees shown and confirmed during the payment process.
We offer students a range of tuition fee discounts, scholarships, and payment options for our online courses.
Please note, a maximum of two discounts or scholarships can be applied. The corporate discount can only be used in combination with our upfront payment discount, but not in conjunction with any other discount or scholarship.
* To find out whether you’re eligible for our scholarships contact University of Essex Online’s Admissions team.
This short course will help education professionals to improve their practice as teachers, lecturers, training advisers and administrators, policy developers, and researchers, as well as other related professions. Additionally, this advanced qualification could help to open doors to more senior roles or leadership positions.
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