Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) In-service ProfGCE
University of Sunderland
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PCET - Post Compulsory Education and Training

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East Durham College

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SEP-25

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PCET - Post Compulsory Education and Training

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East Durham College

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OverviewThis PCET course is for people who are already working as teachers or trainers and want to achieve the sector qualification for teaching in post-16 settings.Further Education institutions need teachers with specialist subject knowledge who can teach people who want to explore subjects they weren’t offered in school. If you have a degree from a range of subjects including non-curriculum areas such as psychology, law, or dance, you could be a teacher in post-16 education.Why us?Gain a ...Read more

Overview

This PCET course is for people who are already working as teachers or trainers and want to achieve the sector qualification for teaching in post-16 settings.

Further Education institutions need teachers with specialist subject knowledge who can teach people who want to explore subjects they weren’t offered in school. If you have a degree from a range of subjects including non-curriculum areas such as psychology, law, or dance, you could be a teacher in post-16 education.

Why us?

Gain a qualification to teach subjects which aren't widely available in post-compulsory education

All teaching and learning takes place at our partner college, East Durham College

Study part-time alongside your other commitments

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WUSCA ranking:
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31/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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66th
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75th
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Rebecca
23 Nov 23

The facilities are very modern. My tutor is very supportive and responds quickly to any queries. The enrolment/setting up student e-Mail could have been smoother, was very..Read more

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Entry requirements

You will usually need to hold a 2:2 (or above) honours degree from a UK Higher Education institution or an equivalent qualification and be deemed suitable to train to teach by the School of Education at the University of Sunderland.

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£2,750 per year

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The annual fee for this course is £2,750.

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Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) In-service ProfGCE
The facilities are very modern. My tutor is very supportive and responds quickly to any queries. The enrolment/setting up student e-Mail could have been smoother, was very...
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University of Sunderland
Willerby Grove Peterlee Durham SR8 2RN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Seaham  3.2 miles away

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