Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills)

Program Overview

Further Education and Skills Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching

Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) is designed for individuals who wish to pursue a career teaching in further education. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to teach in further education and prepare them to pursue Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills Status (QTLS), the most prestigious teacher accreditation in the FE sector.

Course Features

• Ofsted outstanding provider for Initial Teacher Education
• Professional practice placements
• Professional accreditation

What You'll Study

The Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) will be delivered in one year for full-time students and two years for part-time students. Students will complete two academic modules and an extended professional placement (divided across two modules). This will help students acquire and expand the knowledge and skills required to develop and teach both individual lessons as well as design and deliver an extended curriculum of instruction for various age-groups and phases of learning.

Compulsory Modules

• Teaching my subject
  • Module code: FED4000
  • Credits: 30
  • Assessment: 100% Coursework
• Professional practice 1
  • Module code: FED4001
  • Credits: 30
  • Assessment: 100% Coursework
• Learners and learning
  • Module code: FED4002
  • Credits: 30
  • Assessment: 100% Coursework
• Professional practice 2
  • Module code: FED4003
  • Credits: 30
  • Assessment: 100% Practical

How You'll Study

For full-time students, sessions will usually be on campus for 3 days every few weeks. For part-time students, the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching will typically be delivered in a late-evening session, one day per week, with professional practice taking place during specific days of the week.

How You'll Be Assessed

Students will be assessed through a combination of practical, written and portfolio assignments.

Who Will Be Teaching You

If you choose to study at Edge Hill University, The Faculty of Education has been at the forefront of teacher education for over 135 years and today enjoys the enviable position of being one of the country’s leading providers of education, training and research for the children’s workforce. If you choose to study at Wirral Metropolitan College, you will be taught by staff who are experts in their field.

Entry Criteria

To join this Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills), you will be expected to have:

• A degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above) preferably in your subject specialism.
• GCSEs at Grade C or Grade 4 in both English and Mathematics, or equivalent.
• Level 3 qualification in your teaching subject specialism, if you do not have a degree in that subject.
• Applicants intending to teach vocational subjects are expected to have professional/industry qualifications and experience in their sector.
• Applicants should have basic fundamental skills in Information and Communications Technology competence.
• Applicants should have a commitment to, and understanding of, Further Education, demonstrating the personal attributes, values and motivation required to train as a teacher.
• An interview determining suitability to teach is a necessary part of the selection process.

Facilities

This course is delivered full-time at Edge Hill University and Wirral Metropolitan College and also part-time at Wirral Metropolitan College. The Faculty of Education enjoys the enviable position of being one of the country’s leading providers of transformative education, training and research for the teaching and education workforce.

Finance

• 2024/25
  • UK Full-Time: £9,250 for the course
  • UK Part-Time: £4,625 a year
• 2025/26
  • UK Full-Time: £9,535 for the course

Your Future Career

The Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) is an ideal opportunity if you want to pursue a career teaching in further education. The skills and knowledge that you will acquire as part of the course will also be transferrable into other graduate-level jobs relating to education. Once graduating from this course you will be able to pursue a Master’s in Education from Edge Hill University.

Program Outline

Careers:

The Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) is an ideal opportunity if you want to pursue a career teaching in further education. The skills and knowledge that you will acquire as part of the course will also be transferrable into other graduate-level jobs relating to education, such as pastoral roles within schools and colleges, education roles in cultural and historical organisations (museums, galleries, historic properties, etc.) and also education roles within large corporations.

Other:

Once graduating from this course you will be able to pursue a Master’s in Education from Edge Hill University. There will be the possibility for those with suitable levels of achievement on the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Further Education and Skills) to pursue accelerated progress towards our Master’s award.