PGCert - Overview

Quotations from colleagues recently completed/studying the course:

"The PGCertTHE programme has given me the confidence to teach at different levels using various teaching and assessment methods; offering valuable opportunities to put theory and reflection into classroom practice. It significantly contributes to my professional development and enables me to enhance students' experience and learning skills." (Dr. Rasha Alsakka, Senior Lecturer, Bangor Business School)  

"The PGCertTHE provided me with the space to think about my approach to teaching. The course helped me to consider how I interact with students and particularly what adjustments I make for students with different needs." (Dr. Sophie Williams, Teaching Associate, SENERGy)

"The PGCertTHE has given me a much better appreciation of the problems currently facing teaching and learning in HE and has provided me with opportunities to reflect on and develop my own teaching." Dr. John Mulley, Lecturer in Biological Sciences)

"From the induction course to presenting my research results, the PGCertTHE has been invaluable to both my personal research and to my academic career.  I have made friends with a wide range of students and teachers both inside and outside of my own department who have helped me to develop teaching and research methods that are both easy and innovative.  I have gone to several teaching workshops that have helped explain everything from how to keep the attention of large groups of students to how to incorporate Facebook into my lecturers." K. DeAnn Bell Postgraduate, English)

Registration

• Staff: please complete the online application for staff (click on the link under 'BU Staff') and when asked to upload supporting documents you need only upload a blank document as we don't need evidence of qualifications
  
• Postgraduates: please complete the application form for Postgraduates which should be emailed to pgcerthe@bangor.ac.uk. Postgraduate students must also supply a letter from their Head of School confirming at least 100 hours teaching related activity on QA'd modules for stage 1 to be considered for the course.

Deadline for receiving applications is 31 July 2019, with exception for new staff contractually obliged to undertake the PgCertTHE.

Induction

The next induction will take place on 25 September 2019. Please be sure to notify us of your intention to attend.

Structure

The PGCertTHE is offered to anyone who wishes to develop their knowledge and skills in the areas of teaching, learning and assessment, including academic staff, research assistants and postgraduates. 

There are two Stages to completing the full award which is made up of two 30 credit modules:

Completion of the PGCertTHE provides opportunity for Associate Fellowship (Stage 1) and Fellowship (Stage 2) status with the Higher Education Academy. It is mapped closely against the UK Professional Standards Framework. Stage 1 and 2 are compulsory for staff on academic teaching contracts at Bangor who have less than 3 years continuous teaching experience in higher education or are not already Fellows of the HEA. The structure of the programme can be seen in more details here. The award is accredited with both the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Higher Education Academy.

Working alongside an experienced Teaching Adviser, participants draw and build on experiences gained during their normal teaching duties to prepare a portfolio demonstrating innovative and reflective professional practice underpinned with theoretical concepts.  The Teacher Adviser role is described here

The award provides an opportunity to develop your teaching and enhance the student experience and is based on a model of reflective practice.