The Post Graduate Certificate in Education is for those individuals who aspire to teach and make a difference in the further education and skills sector. This qualification fully aligns with the latest standards set by the Department for Education and the Education and Training Foundation (ETF).
The PGCE offers a flexible approach to training to teach whilst providing a structured and supportive journey towards your qualification. You will develop the essential skills needed to create a positive and productive learning environment in which you will be given the opportunity to plan, resource and deliver curriculum content in placement, with the support of a subject specialist mentor. This will enable you to collate a portfolio evidencing your application of the expected knowledge skills and behaviours needed in this pivotal role and provide you with the ideal starting point to progress onto the completion of the nationally recognised Qualified Teaching, Learning and Skills status (QTLS) through additional professional formation with the ETF.
The Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), is a qualification that will allow you to teach those individuals in the further education and training environment. This qualification is not suitable for teaching in primary or secondary schools.
Expected May 2027
Start date
Expected September 2027
Main Site
Ashfield Road,
Blackpool,
Lancashire,
FY2 0HB, NORTHERN ENGLAND, United Kingdom
To study on the Post Graduate Certificate in Education, you must have secured an appropriate teaching placement allowing you to gain a minimum of 250 hours teaching and teacher related experience. This placement should also be able to facilitate a subject-specialist mentor and a total of 10 observations throughout the duration of the programme together with the following:
A degree at 2:2 or above in the subject specialism you would like to teach
GCSE English 4/C or above and level 2 functional skills qualification in maths.
If you successfully meet the criteria, you will be formally invited to a professional discussion with the teaching team based around your knowledge of the further education and skills sector and the application of your subject specialism. Following the completion of these, you will then be asked to provide evidence of the qualifications listed above and apply for your enhanced DBS check with barred list information, which is required as part of your funding agreement and as a condition of your enrolment. Once this is in place, you will be invited to enrol onto the programme.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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