| 1.16 |
Regulations Governing the Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
| 1 |
Eligibility |
| 1.1 |
The following may apply for admission to a programme of study leading to the Postgraduate Certificate in Education: |
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(a) Graduates of the University |
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(b) Graduates of other Universities and Institutions of Higher Education approved by the Senate |
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(c) Exceptionally, other persons whose qualifications are acceptable to the Senate. |
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All applicants must be recommended by the Head of the School of Education and Lifelong Learning. |
| 2 |
Period of Study |
| 2.1 |
Candidates shall follow a one-year full-time programme. |
| 3 |
Subjects of Study |
| 3.1 |
Candidates shall follow a programme in Educational Studies and shall undertake school-based work in the Practice of Education. |
| 4 |
Examinations |
| 4.1 |
No candidate shall be admitted to the examination unless the Director of the School of Education certifies: |
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(a) that the candidate has completed by attendance and otherwise the requirements of the programme of study, and |
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(b) that the candidate is deemed a suitable entrant to the teaching profession. |
| 4.2 |
The candidate shall be examined in: |
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(a) Educational Studies, and |
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(b) The Practice of Education |
| 4.3 |
The examination shall be based on continuous assessment of work (which may include written examinations). |
| 5 |
Re-examination |
| 5.1 |
A candidate who, because of illness, has been unable to complete the required period of school-based work may, if the Board of Examiners is unwilling to recommend an Aegrotat pass in the Practice of Education, be recommended by that Board for the award of the Certificate subject to satisfactory completion of a stipulated period of this work. |
| 5.2 |
A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in either Educational Studies or the Practice of Education, may, with the approval of the Board of the Faculty acting on behalf of the Senate, be referred with or without attendance for a stipulated period as recommended by the Board of the Faculty of Taught Programmes and approved by the Senate. |
| 5.3 |
Candidates referred in Educational Studies may be re-examined on one occasion with or without attendance, as approved by the Board of the Faculty. Candidates referred in Practice of Education may be re-examined after further attendance on not more than one subsequent occasion as approved by the Board of the Faculty acting on behalf of the Senate. |
| 5.4 |
A candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in both Educational Studies and the Practice of Education may, with the approval of the Board of the Faculty acting on behalf of the Senate, be re-examined under the conditions set out in 5.2. |
| 5.5 |
All re-examinations must normally be taken within two years of the time of initial failure. |
| 6 |
Award |
| 6.1 |
The Postgraduate Certificate in Education shall be awarded as a pass Certificate only. |
