Kingston University

Practice Education PgCert

Kingston UniversityKingston Hill, United Kingdom

Course overview

Help the next generation of social workers to succeed Teaching will come from practising social workers, who will bring theory to life with their front-line experiences. Studying this PgCert in Practice Education at Kingston University will give you the skills to specialise in the field or teach at a university. You could even progress to another role within learning and development, or go on to study Kingston’s Advanced Social Work MA.

During the course, you’ll build the skills you need to teach, support and assess social work students on practice placements. You’ll graduate fully equipped for a successful career. You’ll learn how to teach social-workers-in-training during practice placements, progressing through the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) levels and developing your leadership skills.

This well-established programme aligns with Chief Social Workers' Knowledge and skills statements for practice leaders and supervisors. It has a strong professional reputation and has been developed in partnership with a range of social work organisations and users.

Key highlights

  • Taught by practising social workers sharing front-line experience
  • Build skills to teach, support and assess students on placements
  • Progress through Professional Capabilities Framework levels while developing leadership
  • Aligns with Chief Social Workers' knowledge and skills statements
  • Developed in partnership with social work organisations and service users
  • Progression route to an Advanced Social Work MA

Entry requirements

  • IELTS: 7 — 7.0 English language requirements for Practice Education PgCert: Open English language requirement for this course: Academic IELTS of 7.0 overall with special conditions in all elements. If you do not meet our English language requirements, you may be eligible for Kingston University's pre-sessional English language course. For more details, check out our English Language Programmes. Applicants from a recognised majority English speaking country (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements. You will find more information on English language entry requirements in our country-specific section.

Scholarships

  • Alumni Discount

    Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.

    Up to 10% of fees

  • Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award

    The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.

    Up to £2,500

  • Chevening Scholarships

    Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.

  • International Merit-Based scholarships

    The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000

  • Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship

    The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.

  • Postgraduate Progression Scholarship

    The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.

  • The Kingston Impact Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Kingston MBA Scholarship

    Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Practice educator
  • Social work lecturer
  • Learning and development officer
  • Practice supervisor
  • Social work practice leader

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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