Practice Education PGCert at Coventry University

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Practice Education has been designed to build on your early career development and to facilitate your development as an experienced and expert practitioner in social work with the ability to teach, mentor and assess others in the workplace. The aim of this course is to give practising social workers the opportunity to enhance their career prospects via gaining a postgraduate level qualification. The programme is designed to equip you with the knowledge, values and skills required to gain both stage 1 and 2 of the PEPS (Practice Educator's Professional Standards) and assess others in the workplace.

Faculty: Health and Care | Duration: 2 years part-time | Study mode: part-time / online/blended | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: The Developing Practitioner in Social Work, Mentoring, Supervision and Assessment in Practice Part 1, Mentoring, Supervision and Assessment in Practice Part 2, Practice, Teaching and Education Part 1, Practice, Teaching and Education Part 2.

Career pathways

Show that you have a comprehensive and critical understanding of the requirements of the Practice Education Professional Standards (PEPS) Stage 1 and their application to the theoretical underpinnings of adult learning and the supervision and assessment of others.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer for 2024/25 entry. Please note that most applicants for this course are sponsored by their employers. This means you will need to contact your learning and development team/relevant department before any application. Applicants must hold a professional qualification in social work and be registered with the relevant regulator. All applicants will have two years post qualification experience in order to comply with the requirements of the Practice Educator Professional Standards. Applicants to the course will be required to supervise a social work student/learner, sourced by the university and its partners, for the modules Mentoring, Supervision and Assessment in Practice Parts 1 and 2 and Practice Teaching and Education Parts 1 and 2. Accreditation for Prior Learning (APL) and Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning AP(E)L is in accordance with university regulations as set out in paragraph 7b.3.2 and 7b.3.3 of the regulations for taught postgraduate courses For further information about the course and how to apply, please contact Amanda Fitchett on [email protected]. ##.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,900 for the whole programme (2027/28). Part-time tuition as listed for the course for 2026/27 (total course fee). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/pg/shc/practice-education-pgc/

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