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Postgraduate Certificate
Preston Campus
Part Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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Postgraduate Certificate
Preston Campus
Part Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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Safeguarding children is a high profile area of work, where decision making carries a high order of risk for children, their families and those who engage with them. You’ll develop an in-depth knowledge of child protection work and be able to demonstrate effective, evidence based skills with our PG Certificate (PG Cert) in Safeguarding Children.This demanding and rewarding course is an opportunity for continuing personal and professional development where you’ll be encouraged to challenge assumptions about children and their lives, and the practices, policies, services and legislation that surround them.Why study with usYou’ll be equipped with knowledge that will help you to critically evaluate past and current safeguarding policy and practice in children’s and young people’s services, early years, education, social work and care and health and community work.You’ll also be able to generate new ideas and approaches to safeguarding policy and practice when working with children and young people.Future careersThe PG Certificate (PG Cert) in Safeguarding Children course was developed to support practitioners and others whose work or research interests lie in a wide range of services for children, young people, their parents or carers.
Applicants should hold at least 2:1 degree in related subject. Applications from all candidates will be considered on their merits in the light of the nature and scope of the programme and if they have experience. Non-standard entrants are encouraged and in appropriate cases accredited prior learning and or professional experience may be substituted for a first degree in line with current academic regulations.
Students living in
Domestic
£3,300 per year
Students from Domestic
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£3,300 per year
Students from EU
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£3,300 per year
Students from International
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