PGCE - Further Education Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE

Train to teach in colleges, sixth-form, adult education centres, workplace training facilities and various other further education providers.

Overview
Our postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) will prepare you to become a further education teacher.

You’ll gain experience through placement in a further education setting, whilst receiving tailored tutor support. When not on placement, you’ll be taught through a mixture of lectures, workshops and interactive lesson simulations.

When you successfully complete this course, you will be eligible to apply for QTLS (Qualified Teacher Training and Skills) with the Society for Education and Training. This is an additional qualification that is undertaken after the PGCE. It is equivalent to QTS, the schools sector professional status, and is intended to further support teachers who teach in further education.

Subject Specialisms
Beyond the classroom, we’ll enrich your subject knowledge based on your chosen specialist subject. You will receive at least seven days of subject specialist training and connect with others who have chosen your route. Subject specific training include working in small groups to develop subject teaching skills, for example, analysing your subject curriculum and practising subject teaching strategies.

This means we can offer course teaching places across the breadth of the Further Education and Skills (FES) sector

After your PGCE course, you can progress to qualify for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills, (QTLS) which is only conferred by the Society for Education and Training (SET).

You need a recognised Level 3 or above qualification in the subject area you are teaching to apply for QTLS.

Placements
You’ll complete a minimum of 18 hours a week on placement over an 8-month period of the course, teaching in a further education setting, so you experience a variety of teaching situations. You may attend placement in a college, work-based learning environment or adult and community setting, with support from university tutors and on-site subject mentors. This experience provides you with further expert subject support.