PGCE/PCE Post Compulsory Education & Training at Cardiff Metropolitan University

The PGCE and PCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) provide a nationally recognised professional teaching qualification for post-16 settings including further and higher education, youth work, adult and community education, the 14-19 sector and work-based learning. The PGCE is for graduates; the PCE is for applicants with a Level 3 qualification and sector experience. Both follow the same learning pattern in year 1 and are assessed at different levels in year 2.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy  |  Department: Post Compulsory Education and Training  |  Duration: 2 years part time  |  Intake: 2027  |  Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Preparing to Teach in PCET (10 credits, Level 4), Delivering Learning and Teaching in PCET (30 credits, Level 5) and Professional and Reflective Practice 1 (20 credits, Level 5). Year 2: Curriculum Design for Teaching and Learning in PCET (20 credits) and Professional and Reflective Practice 2 (40 credits), delivered at Level 5 on the PCE and Level 6 on the PGCE.

Career pathways

Qualifies graduates to teach in any post-16 setting including FE and HE, youth, adult and community education, 14-19 provision, apprenticeships, HM Forces, prison education and industry. Graduates complete 120 credits (PGCE at Levels 4, 5 and 6; PCE at Levels 4 and 5) and can progress to master's study such as the MA Education.

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