Adult & Higher Education

The Certificate in Education is for those with a level 3 or 4 qualification and several years' professional experience, who would like to pass on their knowledge and skills. This course will qualify you to teach in Further Education settings, such as Colleges, community centres and adult education environments. 

You’ll develop the confidence and skills to become a reflective and resilient further education teacher, and also explore how to teach and design learning programmes. This course is run part-time over two years and you will be expected to attend college one evening per week. 

Students are required to teach at least 100 hours per year and carry out 75 non-teaching hours each year. After the course, you’ll be able to take up teaching roles in further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and private training providers, or to top up your Certificate to a full Bachelor’s degree. Please note that this course is subject to validation.

Students on this course will learn the most effective teaching techniques by spending time on teaching placements in real education settings and exploring teaching theory in lectures and seminars. 

The course provides a strong theoretical and research‐based perspective to extend your knowledge and understanding and allow you to reflect critically upon your own personal and  professional values.  You will learn a range of teaching and learning strategies, including theories, principles and models of lesson planning, curriculum design and assessment.

The modules taught on this programme are: 

• Learning & Teaching in Further Education 
• Current Themes & Policy in Curriculum Design 
• Professional Practice in your Subject Area
• Educational Research in Practice

A level 3 qualification within your subject delivery area coupled with sufficient experience to establish professional competence. Formal qualifications, experiential learning and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) are also considered.

GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.

Students are required to have secured their own teaching placement with at least 100 teaching hours plus 75 non-teaching hours per year, and have an identified subject mentor.

You will need to purchase some text books and recommended reading. This will be discussed further during your introductory sessions.

This CertEd Further Education and Skills will give you the formal teaching qualification you need to teach in further education settings such as colleges, sixth-forms and private training providers, or to pursue further study.

You could also turn your CertEd into a full Bachelor's degree with a relevant top-up course, such as a BA (Hons) Education Studies Top-Up.