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Certificate in Education (Professional Diploma in Teaching – Further Education and Skills) Full Time

The course provides our trainee teachers with the knowledge, resilience and passion to succeed as teachers in the Further Education and Skills sector.

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Course Information

Course Type

Degree Level

Subject Area

Education

Type
Full Time

UCAS Code
C247

Institution Code
G80

Credit Level
Level 5

Credit Value
120

Start Date
09/2025

End Date
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Tuition Fee
£999

Exam Fee
£999

Duration
1 Year

Course Leader
Carolyn Appleby

Study Mode

Location
University Centre - Grimsby

Curriculum Area

Attendance Days

Attendance

About this course

The course provides our trainee teachers with the knowledge, resilience and passion to succeed as teachers in the Further Education and Skills sector. We aim for our trainees to be armed with the skills they need to transform the lives of their learners. Our course is vital to the prosperity of the local area, as we are creating our own base of local teachers with local knowledge who understand their local community and want to make a difference.

Working in the Further Education and Skills Sector it is vital that all teachers and trainers consistently reflect on their practice in order to meet the dynamic needs of this ever-evolving sector and meet the requirement of the ETF, Ofsted and Office for Students.  Our trainees will be working in diverse environments but meeting the individual requirements of all learners, allowing them to achieve.

Trainees will explore and critique current issues as well as acquire technical competence in approaches to the four central concepts of pedagogy, andragogy, curriculum and assessment. They will explore and critique the ETF professional standards and the application within their current practice.  This course will also focus on the Department of Education, ITT Core Content Framework which consists of five core areas behaviour management, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and professional behaviours.

We work closely in collaboration with our stakeholders, which include local employers, mentors and our trainees to develop and grow the programme to meet their needs. We also work with our fellow TEC Partnership partners.  Traditionally 94% of our trainees have achieved a positive destination following our course with 90% of trainees employed in an occupation categorised as highly skilled 18 months after successfully completing the course.

This course is also available as a part time course for those currently employed in a teaching role.

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What you Will Learn

  • Learners and Learning
  • Teachers and Teaching
  • Professional Practice
  • Evidence Informed Practice
  • Teaching my Subject
  • Effective Digital and Online Pedagogies

Entry Requirements

Applicants will require a level 3 qualification in subject specialist area (where the subject area is not related to the degree) and GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4 (or equivalent), or a Level 3 qualification in any area and 2 years’ experience in their proposed field of teaching and GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4 (or equivalent).

An enhanced DBS is required before the trainee can be left unsupervised with learners and no later than November except in exceptional circumstances, as well as a satisfactory reference.

Learning & Teaching Methods

Delivery will occur twice a week during term time, each time for one full day, totalling 12 hours per week for 30 weeks.   These sessions will blend approaches to delivery of theory and practice using a co-creation model of delivery.  The lived experience of the trainees will be used as examples to link practice and theory developing the trainee’s reflective skills alongside their teaching skills. As modules develop, the use of trainee led learning will increase as trainees begin to co-create their own professional skills.

The trainees will be observed in their own teaching practice ten times per year, five times by their mentor and five times by a tutor from TEC Partnership, each lasting a minimum of 45 minutes. Trainees will be given supportive and developmental feedback, linking to real world contexts. A majority of the trainee teacher’s classroom hours must be with ten or more learners. No hours will count where there are fewer than five learners.

Programme Benefits

We aim to produce teachers who are reflective, flexible and innovative, who can work as members of interdisciplinary teams and who have an interest in the academic and pastoral well-being of students.

How to Apply

We try to keep the application process as simple as possible, but it’s important that you apply as soon as you’ve chosen your course so that we can arrange your interview and get you started on the admissions process.

  • Decide what course you want to study and apply online
  • You will be given an interview date and time
  • Attend your interview

What Next?

Following this course, trainees can progress into a professional teaching role within the Lifelong Learning Sector. This course also allows for progression to QTLS status.

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