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Professional Certificate in Education (FE and Skills Sector)

  • CertEd
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2025
  • Undergraduate
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Awarded by:
University of Greenwich
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2025-2026
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Course summary

The Professional Certificate in Education (PCE) at Nescot is a full time (Pre-Service) one year course validated by the University of Greenwich. This course is provide individuals with a professional teaching qualification, in particular those without a degree but having a professional or vocational competency qualification at level 3 or above and who would like to teach students aged 14 years or older learners.

Modules:
The PCE incorporates the mandatory modules for teaching qualifications and additional modules to support your continued professional development. The full list of modules is:

Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Managing Behaviours in the Learning Environment
Theories and Principles of Learning
Personal Development Planning
Developing Subject Specialist Resources
Action Research
Curriculum Development in Practice

Assessment
The course includes both formative and summative assessments and practice is assessed by lesson observations. All modules are assessed via coursework and aim to facilitate professional development. The qualification is awarded with a pass, merit or distinction classification.

Students on a NESCOT higher education course are typically taught in class sizes of 16 or fewer.

Modules

The PCE incorporates the mandatory modules for teaching qualifications and additional modules to support your continued professional development. The full list of modules is:

Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Managing Behaviours in the Learning Environment
Theories and Principles of Learning
Personal Development Planning
Developing Subject Specialist Resources
Action Research
Curriculum Development in Practice

Assessment method

The course includes both formative and summative assessments and practice is assessed by lesson observations. All modules are assessed via coursework and aim to facilitate professional development. The qualification is awarded with a pass, merit or distinction classification.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • CertEd • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
6719
Institution code:
N49
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

NESCOT has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
6719
Institution code:
N49
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Students are required to hold a Level 3 qualification in their subject specialism and an English GCSE grade 4 or above, or equivalent. There is no formal entry requirement for numeracy or IT, however, support will be available for students wishing to achieve level 2 in both these areas by the end of the qualification. This may require some independent study. Also required is access to 100 hours of teaching practice over the two years.

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£7900Year 1
Northern Ireland£7900Year 1
Scotland£7900Year 1
Wales£7900Year 1
Channel Islands£7900Year 1
EU£8400Year 1
International£8400Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

DBS (if not do not already have one) essential, current fee is £52

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