Postgraduate Certificate in Practice Education
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 1,994 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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** practice education stage 1
Introduction
Why choose this course?
This course, for registered social workers, will enable you to gain Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) currently held by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). It is ideal if you would like to develop the next generation of social workers by teaching them during practice placements. It will enable you to progress through the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) levels and develop your leadership skills. The course is aligned with Chief Social Workers' Knowledge and skills statements for practice leaders and practice supervisors.
This course is a well-established programme with a strong professional reputation. It has been developed in partnership with agencies in southwest London and Surrey and users of social work services.
You can also progress to the Advanced Social Work MA, depending on your module choices.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- This course is designed to prepare social workers to teach, support and assess social work students on practice placements.
- It is aligned with the Post-Qualifying Standards for practice leaders and practice supervisors.
- In successfully completing this course, you will demonstrate Stages 1 and 2 of the BASW Practice Educator Professional Standards.
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Curriculum
What you will study
Stage 1 of the course prepares you to work with a social work student on their first placement. You will learn to develop a curriculum, manage the placement, support learning and assess achievement. You will put this into practice by providing a student placement (usually a 70-day placement).
In Stage 2 you will provide a placement for a second social work student (usually a 100-day Final placement). If you have significant experience in practice education or have taken an Enabling Others' Learning (Social Work) course, you may be able to join Stage 2 directly.
From this PgCert, you may progress to the Advanced Social Work MA, depending on your module choices.
Core modules
Core modules
- Practice Education Stage 1
- Practice Education Stage 2
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After you graduate
People who have taken this course have gone on to:
- Specialise in practice education, working with many students and trainee practice educators over the years.
- Teach in universities - nearly all the universities in London employ a staff member who has taken this programme.
- Work in learning and development teams in a local authority.
- Progress to management roles in their own and other organisations.
- Write or contribute to textbooks, for example, Farrukh Akhtar (2013) Mastering Social Work Values. London, JKP and Anne Patmore (2012) Mastering Approaches to Diversity in Social Work. Mastering Social Work Skills.