PGDip/PGCert Work-based Learning for Individual and Organisational Transformation
University of Salford
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Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

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Peel Park Campus

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JUN-25

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Duration

18 Months

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SEP-25

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This course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive skill set and knowledge base to drive positive change within their respective fields. Through a focus on education, leadership, and service improvement, transformation, and reform, participants will enhance their expertise while contributing to the advancement of their practice area. This work-based learning programme will help you to: develop and equip you with the knowledge and skills to create and transform your area of ...Read more

This course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive skill set and knowledge base to drive positive change within their respective fields. Through a focus on education, leadership, and service improvement, transformation, and reform, participants will enhance their expertise while contributing to the advancement of their practice area.

This work-based learning programme will help you to:

develop and equip you with the knowledge and skills to create and transform your area of practice

develop yourself within three areas: education leadership and service improvement, transformation, and reform

allows you to focus on developing your knowledge and skills to enhance your area of practice 

be able to lead a work-based project for the benefit of service users and/or service improvements 

learn how to deal with complex problems through work-based learning, development, and project leadership 

learn to base your practice on sound research and evidence-based practice 

learn the skills to empower and develop yourself and others to deliver organisational change through your transformation of practice

gain the confidence to try new and creative approaches 

opportunity to learn and share knowledge and skills with other professionals for individual and service transformation

You will:

Achieved a master's level award using work-based learning

Be part of working in partnership with employers who value your work and expertise

Develop your knowledge and skills helping to transform your practice and organisation

Develop project management skills, change management skills and undertaking research to transform your practice and your organisation

Develop the skills to write for publication and take a critical approach in searching for research findings from practice

Develop a structured and rigorous approach to dissemination of research findings

For the Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert), you will need to study the following two modules:

Evidencing Personal and Professional Development

Independent Learning Studies

For the Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip), you will need to study all four modules:

Evidencing Personal and Professional Development

Independent Learning Studies

Work-based project and Finding

Disseminating Evidence

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WUSCA ranking:
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93/279
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
20th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
73rd

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Tuition fees

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£333 month

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Domestic. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

For the 2024/25 academic year, the tuition fees for this programme are structured on a per-module basis: Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert): 2 modules at £1,000 each, totalling £2,000. Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip): 4 modules at £1,000 each, totalling £4,000.

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University of Salford
University of Salford , Salford

Located just minutes from Manchester’s vibrant city centre, the University of Salford is a hub of contemporary learning...

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University of Salford
Maxwell Building, The Crescent Salford Greater Manchester M5 4WT United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Salford Crescent  0.2 miles away
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