PGCert Practice Education at Buckinghamshire New University

Programme overview

This course will help you to develop the essential skills to successfully support learning and teaching in contemporary professional contexts. You'll have the opportunity to tailor learning to your individual environment and graduate with a recognised postgraduate qualification that allows for further study or professional recognition. While studying with us, you'll have opportunities to reflect on and showcase your practice in the workplace.

Faculty: Education and Teaching | Duration: One Year | Study mode: part-time | Intake: January and September 2027 | Location: High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Postgraduate Certificate Practice Education is aimed at you if you are working in education and taking on training responsibilities in the practice setting. Our programme is focused on learning and teaching in professional environments and may also suit you if you work in adjacent fields, including social work or allied health care education. Core modules include Applying Principles and Theory of Learning, Teaching and Assessment, Reflecting on Impact in Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Practice, Evidencing excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Practice Education.

Career pathways

A postgraduate certificate is a recognised qualification that will provide you with opportunities for further study and career development. Once you complete the PGCert Practice Education you might choose to go on to study our MA Education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The University’s general entry requirements will apply to admission to this programme. Individuals with an undergraduate degree, typically 2.1 or higher, with an interest in developing a career in practice education or relevant adjacent field and substantial relevant (ongoing) professional experience. Individuals without an undergraduate degree but significant experience within an appropriate profession and evidence of being prepared for L7 study will be considered. This may include, for example, qualified nurses who entered the profession prior to the degree requirement being introduced. In this case, applicants will be required to demonstrate the necessary knowledge and understanding for entry onto the course. Previous study, professional and / or vocational experiences may be recognised as the equivalent learning experience and permit exemption from studying certain modules in accordance with our accreditation of prior learning (APL) process.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,115 for the whole programme (2026/27). Fee shown without a per-year label Source

Intake: January and September 2027

Duration: One Year

Apply through the official page: https://www.bucks.ac.uk/study/apply-direct

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