Leading Practice Education PGCert
University of Brighton
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Falmer and the University of Sussex

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JAN-26

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This qualification is designed for practicing health professionals who have an educational component within their role and wish to enhance their capabilities as effective educators and leaders in healthcare or practice-based education.It is particularly suited to nurses, midwives and allied health professionals seeking to expand and strengthen their teaching and development responsibilities within their current practice.Accredited by Advance HE in 2025, successful completion offers the ...Read more

This qualification is designed for practicing health professionals who have an educational component within their role and wish to enhance their capabilities as effective educators and leaders in healthcare or practice-based education.It is particularly suited to nurses, midwives and allied health professionals seeking to expand and strengthen their teaching and development responsibilities within their current practice.Accredited by Advance HE in 2025, successful completion offers the opportunity to gain Advance HE Fellowship.We'll aim to develop your skills and understanding so that you are enabled to teach and support learning to enhance healthcare practice. Most of the skills developed on the course will be in the context of teaching those on Higher Education courses in order to meet advanced HE requirements.You will improve your confidence as a skilled educator by engaging with research and evidence-based teaching, learning and assessment strategies in different and complex settings. You will also have opportunities to reflect on your capacity as a leader and agent for change.You will design and deliver a curriculum using contemporary resources and critically reflect on your own knowledge gained throughout the course and from your practice experience.You will be supported by a personal tutor and an experienced course team of senior health professional academics who will oversee your progress and provide feedforward opportunities to develop your pedagogic practice.Credits from the course can be integral to other masters-level study.

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WUSCA ranking:
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89/279
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29th
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88th

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Entry requirements

Students are normally expected to:

demonstrate successful completion of an appropriate bachelor first degree from a higher educational (HE) institution in the UK, or equivalent award from a European or overseas HE institution and have evidence of study at level 6 or above in the last five years

be a qualified health professional, be registered with the NMC/HCPC (or other regulatory body)

be in a role with a significant educational remit or have the opportunity to facilitate the learning of individuals or groups of learners which might include students, staff, patients, carers or members of the public. Normally two years post registration.

undertake a range of teaching and learning activity throughout the course that is in addition to the attendance of the modules.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is only available for those who have a previous study leading to a D1 qualification.

Tuition fees

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£3,250 per year

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Full time fee for 2024/25 entry is: £3150 per year, Part-time fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.

£8,450 per year

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£8,450 per year

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University of Brighton
University of Brighton , Brighton

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University of Brighton
Village Way Falmer Brighton Brighton and Hove BN1 9PH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Moulsecoomb  1.1 miles away

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