Certificate in Education (Post-16 Education and Training) (In-Service)

Modules may include:

Year 1

• The Psychology of Teaching Learning and Assessment
• Personal Development Behaviour and Welfare in Education and Training
• Demonstrating Professional Knowledge and Competence

Year 2

• Creative Teaching and Learning
• Curriculum Design for Inclusive Practice
• Subject Specialist Teaching

The course will develop teachers who can:

• Apply key and current ideas about teaching, learning and assessment in the Education and Training Sector to practice
• Plan, prepare and deliver effective and creative learning sessions for post-14 learners
• Assess students and use assessment to improve their learning
• Solve day-to-day practice problems through use-inspired basic research
• Support learners in the use of language, literacy, numeracy and ICT in the specialist area
• Implement strategies to cope with challenging behaviour in the classroom
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, educational equity and social justice in their practice
• Adopt inclusive approaches to teaching, learning and assessment which address issues of inequality

All potential applicants are required to attend and successfully pass an interview and will need to fulfil the following entry criteria to be offered a place on the programme:

• Five GCSE subjects, including three at GCSE level Grade C or above (which must include English and Mathematics) and a minimum of two A level (minimum grade D) or equivalent qualifications. These can be in any subject.
• A level 3 qualification in the subject you wish to teach.
• All places are subject to a satisfactory enhanced check for regulated activity with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Students completing these programmes can progress on to routes such as the Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status, or onto degree level study.

There is also the potential to progress into paid employment in the placement organisation, secondary school or Further Education sectors.