Higher and Professional Education PgCert PgCert

This award has been purposely designed for staff who work within a higher or professional education context in order to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented to student learning within this sector. The overall aim of the PgCHPE award is to provide a framework for the initial and continuing professional development of academic staff in higher and professional education.

The PGCHPE is designed to encourage participants to critically evaluate your own approach to teaching within your discipline area, supporting student learning and contributing to development across their Higher Education Provider (HEP) or Professional Training Organisation. The PgCHPE therefore aims to:

• critically analyse research informed evidence to enhance their ability to plan, implement, evaluate and reflect on their professional practice;
• support the development of academic professionals to facilitate teaching, learning, behaviour enhancement, assessment and use of feedback;
• support academic professionals’ ability to contribute to curriculum development
  develop their teaching and learning through working collaboratively with stakeholders;
• engage in practitioner led research to improve professional practice in order to meet changing demands within the higher education environment and across their discipline.

University of Staffordshire employees may be directed to complete the PgCHPE as part of an Academic Professional Apprenticeship. You can read more on our Higher Degree Apprenticeships page.

The PGCHPE is designed to encourage participants to critically evaluate your own approach to teaching within your discipline area, supporting student learning and contributing to development across their Higher Education Provider (HEP) or Professional Training Organisation. The PgCHPE therefore aims to:

• critically analyse research informed evidence to enhance their ability to plan, implement, evaluate and reflect on their professional practice;
• support the development of academic professionals to facilitate teaching, learning, behaviour enhancement, assessment and use of feedback;
• support academic professionals’ ability to contribute to curriculum development
• develop their teaching and learning through working collaboratively with stakeholders;
• engage in practitioner led research to improve professional practice in order to meet changing demands within the higher education environment and across their discipline.
• engage in practitioner led research to improve professional practice in order to meet changing demands within the higher education environment and across their discipline.

University of Staffordshire employees may be directed to complete the PgCHPE as part of an Academic Professional Apprenticeship.  You can read more on our Higher Degree Apprenticeships page.

This programme context provides a forum for sharing good practice between disciplines and role, as well as offering an environment where peer support and the development of a community of practice are fostered.

Mentoring provided by your employer provides an opportunity for participants to link their learning to their own discipline and professional context.

Professional status

On successful completion of the PgCHPE, all staff who are employed in a lecturing role by Staffordshire (SU) are eligible for Advance HE fellowship. On successful completion of the programme, you will be automatically awarded fellowship, if you are working at the university and teaching at level 4 and above. Please note that fellowship fees are paid by the university for all SU staff. SU affiliate lecturers may apply for fellowship, but at present you will be required to pay for this. Professional trainers who are not teaching Higher Education (e.g. delivering short CPD/sub level 4) are not eligible to apply for Advance HE Fellowship.

All successful candidates are awarded the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), Learning Teaching and Assessing Award . There is no additional charge for this certificate.

Please note: the PgCHPE does not provide schools based Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Further Education based Qualified Teacher Lifelong Learning Status (QTLLS).

This programme context provides a forum for sharing good practice between disciplines and role, as well as offering an environment where peer support and the development of a community of practice are fostered.

Mentoring provided by your employer provides an opportunity for participants to link their learning to their own discipline and professional context.

Professional status

On successful completion of the PgCHPE, all staff who are employed in a lecturing role by Staffordshire (SU) are eligible for Advance HE fellowship. On successful completion of the programme, you will be automatically awarded fellowship, if you are working at the university and teaching at level 4 and above. Please note that fellowship fees are paid by the university for all SU staff. SU affiliate lecturers may apply for fellowship, but at present you will be required to pay for this. Professional trainers who are not teaching Higher Education (e.g. delivering short CPD/sub level 4) are not eligible to apply for Advance HE Fellowship.

All successful candidates are awarded the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), Learning Teaching and Assessing Award . There is no additional charge for this certificate.

Please note: the PgCHPE does not provide schools based Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Further Education based Qualified Teacher Lifelong Learning Status (QTLLS).

Professional body accreditation

Accredited by the Staff Educational Development Association for the purpose of professional recognition

Professional body accreditation

Accredited by the Staff Educational Development Association for the purpose of professional recognition