Professional Graduate Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector

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Why choose this course?

Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector

In February 2012, Ofsted judged our Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector courses as 'good' with outstanding elements for overall effectiveness, and good for capacity to improve further and/or sustain high quality. Find out more.
We have knowledgeable, friendly staff and can offer a supportive learning environment.
You'll be placed in an appropriate teaching based context with opportunities to experience other work places to enhance your CV.
You'll meet Government Standards for Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector and gain Qualified Teaching Learning and Skills (QTLS) status.

About the course

Education is for life. A career in the lifelong learning sector teaching adults is stimulating and rewarding. Our Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector courses will help you to become a teacher, trainer or tutor in one of these environments: further education colleges, adult and community learning centres, workplaces, training provider centres, prisons or public services training environments.

You'll study two days a week at our Kedleston Road site, and you'll be on work placement for two days each week. This means that you'll gain full experience of the teaching year and have the opportunity to take part in school or college life.

The research that our teaching team is carrying out will feed directly into your learning and expert guest speakers will also share their knowledge and experience.

We use various different teaching methods including problem based learning, groupwork, student-centred discussions, oral presentations and practical workshops that will help you to integrate your numeracy, literacy and computer skills.

At the end of the first learning period, you'll go on a six week work placement. You'll also have a one week placement in a different teaching and learning environment, for example a school or a university, later in the course, so that you can gain experience in different settings.

Your personal tutor will help you with your personal and professional development during the course. You'll also have a mentor in your work placement, who will support you and help you to develop your subject specialism.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

You'll study these modules:

Learning and its Assessment - You'll explore different learning theories including behaviourism, cognitivism, social and situational learning and humanism. And you'll identify a range of assessment techniques that will allow you to adapt your teaching practice so that learners are not being disadvantaged.
Management of Learning Resources - This practical module will help you to focus on the planning process, paying particular attention to lesson planning, schemes of work and resources.
Managing Behaviour Effectively Across the Sectors - This module will make sure that you are prepared to manage learner behaviour. You'll learn how to deal with different levels of disruption and lack of attendance.
Student Support and Effective Classroom Communications - You'll explore effective communication and the student support opportunities that are available to make sure that no student is disadvantaged when learning.
Lifelong Learning and the Curriculum - You'll be encouraged to be creative in terms of generating new ideas to enhance the curriculum, so you might focus on improving the learning experience or developing a new strand within a specific curriculum area.
Subject Specialism and Continuing Professional Development - As a teacher it's important for you to continue your professional development, so that you are up to date with your specialist subject and can pass the knowledge on to your students. During this module you will focus on subject specialism knowledge and lifelong learning.
Education and Training: The Wider Context - You'll focus on the broader spectrum of the lifelong learning sector. You'll raise your awareness of how you can use financial modelling to make an area of the curriculum more cost effective.
Teaching Across the Learning and Skills Sector - You'll compare and contrast a range of teacher and training situations across the lifelong learning sector. You'll pay particular attention to various delivery methods and assessments in these learning environments and with different learners.

If you're a part time student, you can choose to study this module, if you wish:

Action Research: Teaching in Practice - You'll research an aspect of teaching and learning in the lifelong learning sector that relates to your subject area or that has emerged from earlier study. You'll complete a research proposal and then plan and undertake the research activity with support from your tutor.

Your career

We have an excellent employment success rate on this course. Many of our students have gone into further education colleges, higher education, schools giving 14-19 education, adult and community education and training organisations.

What our students say

"People can underestimate how overwhelming learning new skills can be, but the support has been great". Jo Bishton
"We have some great memories to take with us" Rosanna Rogers, Kelly Wright
"Your passion for teaching is an inspiration" Jade Wilcock
"Everything you cover in the course is exactly what colleges want from applicants" Ross Wood

How you'll learn

Lectures, tutorials, group work, self directed study and placement within a lifelong learning setting.

How you're assessed

Group work, presentations, written assignments, poster presentations and observed teaching practice.

Anything else?

Once you've applied for this course, we'll keep in touch with you through emails to ensure you receive all of the necessary information during the application process. So, please make sure you provide us with the correct email address or let us know if it changes, and remember to check your emails (and spam folder) regularly.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012

Fees*

This is a specialist course.

UK students

Full time: £7,995 (each year)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

Course length

This course starts in September. You can study it for one year full time or two years part time.

Entry requirements

Apply for this course through GTTR - visit www.gttr.ac.uk for details. You'll need: ...

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