Postgraduate Certificate Education (International) PGCert

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom, Nottingham

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Postgraduate Certificate Education (International) PGCert

About

Course overview

About the course

If you love teaching, and want to get better at it, the PGCEi is for you. It focuses on improving professional practice for international educators through critical reflection and research.

Our course provides advanced study for educators working outside the UK. It is a Level 7 qualification on the UK National Qualifications Framework and carries 60 CATS points. Please note, the PGCEi is an academic qualification, not a teaching qualification. It therefore does not offer Qualified Teacher Status in the UK.

You will gain the core skills and knowledge to improve your teaching practice. You will compare teaching approaches in different countries and examine your education system from an international perspective. It does not matter what age or subject you teach – the PGCEi is relevant to all curricula and phases.

Offered in multiple locations, you can choose to study with a cohort from a country that suits you. The PGCEi is usually a blended course with elements of in-person teaching combined with asynchronous online learning, but we also have one cohort that is fully online.

You will interact with tutors and other students in an immersive digital environment throughout the course in groups and on a one-to-one basis. These meetings will support your engagement with expert-taught course content over the 12 months of this part-time programme.

View our current cohort locations - this information includes start dates, fees and induction information.

Alumni profiles

View our PGCEi alumni profiles to find out more about the student experience and how the course has helped with professional development.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Undergraduate degree2:2 (or international equivalent). You must also be an established educator with day-to-day access to a computer and the internet and regular connections to an educational context (including online learning) for the duration of the programme. Please ensure you give details of the link you have to an educational context in your application. This can form part of your personal statement or can be detailed in a CV which you upload.

International and EU equivalentsWe accept a wide range of qualifications from all over the world.

For information on entry requirements from your country, see our country pages.

IELTS6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)

English language requirementsAs well as IELTS (listed above), we also accept other English language qualifications. This includes TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE, GCSE, IB and O level English.

Additional information

Your educational context may be a swimming pool, a sports field, a performing arts studio, a music studio, a gymnasium, a biology lab or an outside space. We would like to ensure that all applicants have some link with an educational institution, whether that be on a volunteer, paid part-time or full-time basis, and regardless of job role. Your specific education setting will be particularly relevant during the final two modules:

in the second module you will be expected to explore and analyse your existing or previous practice through a particular theoretical lens, or to try out and evaluate a new pedagogical approach, informed by the theory
in the third modules you will be asked to complete a research project relating to an aspect of student understanding

Meeting our English language requirements

If you need support to meet the required level, you may be able to attend a presessional English course. Presessional courses teach you academic skills in addition to English language. Our Centre for English Language Education is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK.

If you successfully complete your presessional course to the required level, you can then progress to your degree course. This means that you won't need to retake IELTS or equivalent.

For on-campus presessional English courses, you must take IELTS for UKVI to meet visa regulations. For online presessional courses, see our CELE webpages for guidance

Visa restrictions

International students must have valid UK immigration permissions for any courses or study period where teaching takes place in the UK. Student route visas can be issued for eligible students studying full-time courses. The University of Nottingham does not sponsor a student visa for students studying part-time courses. The Standard Visitor visa route is not appropriate in all cases. Please contact the university’s Visa and Immigration team if you need advice about your visa options.

Career

Careers

We offer individual careers support for all postgraduate students.

Expert staff can help you research career options and job vacancies, build your CV or résumé, develop your interview skills and meet employers.

Each year 1,100 employers advertise graduate jobs and internships through our online vacancy service. We host regular careers fairs, including specialist fairs for different sectors.

International students who complete an eligible degree programme in the UK on a student visa can apply to stay and work in the UK after their course under the Graduate immigration route. Eligible courses at the University of Nottingham include bachelors, masters and research degrees, and PGCE courses.

Graduate destinations

Career destinations for School of Education graduates include education advisers, language tutors, primary/secondary teachers, vocational/industrial trainers and instructors and those working in the caring professions including counsellors.

A number of our graduates are already in employment while undertaking part-time study for professional development in their chosen career.

The PGCEi provides a great foundation for further study options. Successful completion of the course will give you 60-masters level credits which can be used towards a masters degree in education at the University of Nottingham. Or you can use 30 credits against a selection of other MA courses. Find out more about using PGCEi credits.

Career progression

91% of MA postgraduates from the School of Education secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.*

* HESA Graduate Outcomes 2017/18-2022/23.

Fee Information

Postgraduate Certificate Education (International) PGCert

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom, Nottingham

Go to Official Website