This two-year course will help you to develop your teaching skills, reflect on current ideas about education and training and to creatively explore the professional opportunities open to you.
Much of the course is focused on practical teaching. You will gain experience of learning and teaching alongside other teachers and trainers, with support from your tutors.
We have an experienced teaching team who have a good reputation for ensuring you receive a quality teaching and learning experience.
Not only will you be supported in your studies by the teaching team, you will receive help from our learning-centred staff in relation to academic and research skills.
As the course is validated by the University of Huddersfield, all processes, from admissions through to assessment, are regularly reviewed to ensure that there is compliance with the University’s academic regulations, equivalence in academic standards, appropriate staffing and resources are maintained and that there is a provision of a good quality Higher Education experience for all students on the programme.
The course is particularly suitable if you have work experience in industry, business and administration, hair and beauty, social work, health service, uniformed services or armed forces.
You must:
You can apply using our online application form and clicking the Apply Now button at the top of the page.
Upon successful completion of this course you could go into employment as a College Lecturer or Teacher, Curriculum Team Leader, a Teacher in Uniformed Services or in learning and development. You could also be a teacher with adult and community learning as well as charitable organisations.
“I worked as an Accountant and Company Auditor for 10 years prior to teaching – this was in the Medical Industry and Private Training Industry. I decided to teach to offer my knowledge to others, and have been teaching for seven years.”
Conal White Curriculum Team Leader in Accounting
We make every effort to ensure information within our online course directory is accurate and a true representation of the courses we are offering in 2023/24. However, we do reserve the right to make changes if necessary.
“I worked as an Accountant and Company Auditor for 10 years prior to teaching – this was in the Medical Industry and Private Training Industry. I decided to teach to offer my knowledge to others, and have been teaching for seven years.”
Conal White Curriculum Team Leader in Accounting
The education sector is ideal for those who have a passion for inspiring others and helping people reach their full potential.
Further Education Lecturers supervise and teach trade and technical education to students beyond secondary education and for adults and commercial training.
You could work in a sixth form college, an independent training centre, at a college or in a prison.
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Training Officers plan and run courses and workshops for staff within organisations.
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In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the education sector include*:
“The facilities are really modern and create a nice environment to learn. My company sent me here; they always use UCR to upskill their apprentices. The teachers are great and really supportive.”
Joseph Wilcock Higher National Diploma - Diploma Level 5 in Electrical Engineering
“I enjoy the practical side of the course as we do a lot of exercise which suits my style of learning. I would like to go on to do a degree in public services. The tutors make it easy to understand and are really helpful”
William George Higher National Certificate in Public Services Level 4
