PGCert Secondary PGCE with QET (Design and Technology) in Swansea United Kingdom | Swansea University

Swansea University | Swansea United Kingdom
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 18,400
(c. USD24,585.53)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months

Highly skilled Design and Technology educators are increasingly sought after throughout the UK. SUSP offers a cutting-edge Secondary Design and Technology PGCE course tailored to equip aspiring teachers with strong subject expertise and effective pedagogical approaches. This program empowers you to meaningfully impact the educational environments you'll become part of. Grounded in local, national and global research, SUSP's Secondary Design and Technology PGCE teaches you to make the subject engaging, relevant and enjoyable while developing skills to assess both student progress and your own professional growth.
The Swansea University Schools Partnership leverages the institution's extensive academic resources in Design and Technology. SUSP delivers exceptional, practice-based initial teacher education that combines research with hands-on learning. Every component of the course has been co-developed and will be implemented, quality-checked and refined through ongoing partnership to maintain this collaborative approach.
SUSP's ITE program is carefully designed to repeatedly engage with all Professional Standards for Teaching and Leadership through diverse learning experiences that strengthen, assess and enhance teaching competence.
Upon completing the SUSP PGCE, graduates become eligible for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) recommendation to the Education Workforce Council and can pursue Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) positions in schools.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 7.0

Qualification Requirements

Secondary PGCE applicants must complete the following before being admitted to the programme:
Honors degree with at least 2 : 2 in a relevant subject, or a related subject with at least 50% of the content of a relevant subject
Grade C GCSE in English/Welsh (students applying for the Welsh language program must have GCSE in Welsh)
Grade C GCSE in Mathematics
Grade C in English/Welsh and Mathematics at GCSE level is a requirement set by the Welsh Government.

All the interviews are conducted in a virtual environment (using Microsoft Teams) with a PGCE subject specialist, through the medium of Welsh or English according to the applicant's wishes. The format will include a short interview and professional discussion.

All PGCE students will complete a Digital Competency check on registration and digital competency training will form part of their PGCE program of study.

Applicants are normally required to have an overall IELTS test score (or equivalent) of 7 .0 and a minimum score of 6 . 5 in each element (writing, reading, speaking and listening). TOEFL (IBT) - 96,

Tuition GBP 18,400
Swansea, United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree

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