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19-457: PGCE can stand for: Postgraduate Certificate in Education , an English, Welsh and Northern Irish teacher-training qualification that includes master's credits Professional Graduate Certificate in Education , an English and Welsh teacher-training qualification that does not include master's credits Professional Graduate Diploma in Education ,

38-489: A PGCE, especially younger people going into teaching as a first career. This flexibility does allow them to occasionally hire older people who have practical experience, such as appointing ex-engineers as mathematics or physics teachers, or appointing people with high-level postgraduate qualifications but no formal teacher-training. The PGCE is the main postgraduate route for teacher training in England and Wales, but there are

57-700: A Scottish teacher-training qualification formerly known as a PGCE Postgraduate Certificate in Endodontics , a one-year course in India by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Dental Council of India (DCI) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title PGCE . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

76-529: A fee of £9,250 will normally be charged, which can be borrowed (at interest) from Student Finance England . In September 2012, the government introduced a new initiative with the aim of encouraging the best graduates into the teaching profession, particularly in mathematics, physics, computer science, chemistry and modern foreign languages. Teachers in independent schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are not required to hold any particular qualifications, although most schools now prefer applicants to have

95-539: A number of other ways to gain QTS. See Qualified Teacher Status#Routes to QTS . UCAS Teacher Training The Registry was founded in 1960 and was run in close association with the Central Register and Clearing House . Although the number of students on relevant courses did not exceed a few hundred at the time, rapid expansion was envisaged in view of both the likely increase in graduate numbers in general and

114-476: Is a one- or two-year higher education course in England , Wales , Northern Ireland , and South Africa -where it can take up to three years- which provides training in order to allow graduates to become teachers within maintained schools . In England, there are two routes available to gaining a PGCE – either on a traditional university-led teacher training course or school-led teacher training. In South Africa

133-1042: Is considered to be equivalent to the Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS) at QCF Level 7. The DTLLS was also taught at QCF Level 5. According to Education International , equivalency assessments place the PGCE as equivalent to a Masters Level degree in the United States and Canada. Although the program is shorter in delivery time than a typical masters level program, its intensive delivery model (specifically within Wales, offered by University of Wales Trinity Saint David ) meets all requirements to confer this type of post-graduate degree in North America. For PGCE courses in England,

152-654: The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications , while the Professional Certificate in Education (ProfGCE) sits a Level 6. The PGCE is not a postgraduate degree, it is instead an advanced but non- degree qualification (as it is directly related to a career, it is considered vocational). From 2005 to 2007, most universities attached credits towards a master's degree to their PGCertEds. PGCEs that do not carry master's credits are now known as Professional Graduate Certificate in Education. A recent review of

171-536: The GTTR as the application route had already appeared in careers material, for example in an article in "The Times" advising aspiring Drama teachers to apply to the Registry at 151 Gower Street, London WC1. The GTTR was a valuable statistical source, and Parliament was informed that in 1968-9 5269 graduate applications were processed, resulting in 4239 acceptances. The GTTR moved to 3 Crawford Place, London W1 and again

190-563: The PGCE degree is one of only two ways to become a teacher, with the other being a Bachelor of Education degree. In addition to gaining the PGCE qualification itself, those who have successfully completed the course in England or Wales are recommended for qualified teacher status (QTS) - the requirement to teach in state maintained schools in England and Wales . Those passing PGCEs in Northern Ireland are granted 'eligibility to teach' in Northern Ireland (equivalent to QTS). Though

209-460: The PGCE. In England only, a trainee teacher also has to pass the professional skills tests before starting a course. The training provider will then recommend the trainee teacher for QTS to the relevant body: or eligibility to teach to the: After gaining QTS, the candidate becomes a newly qualified teacher (NQT) and embarks on an induction programme in their first post. The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE/PGCertEd) sits at Level 7 of

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228-726: The Postgraduate Certificate in Further Education (PGCFE), which is comparable to the regular PGCE. There is also the PGCHE , for university practitioners. " The PGCE is a professional qualification normally taught at a university or other higher education institution, with much of the course time spent on placements in local schools. A trainee teacher will have to meet the Standards for qualified teacher status and any course specific requirements to be awarded

247-657: The QTS/eligibility to teach only applies in the Home Nation it was awarded in, applying for QTS/eligibility to teach in either of the other two Home Nations is a formality, and is nearly always awarded to PGCE holders. Furthermore, the PGCE is also widely recognised in Scotland and the rest of the world, allowing holders to easily register as teachers there. The PGCE was previously also offered in Scotland, but

266-666: The equivalence of qualifications in Scotland declared the PGCertEd to be equivalent to a postgraduate diploma (which in turn is equivalent to the taught element of a master's degree ). This left the PGCE with a rather inappropriate name as a postgraduate certificate is a lower level than the postgraduate diploma, requiring only half the amount of work. As a result, the PGCE in Scotland were renamed to Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE). The PGCE in Lifelong Learning or Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET)

285-463: The expectation that training would soon be made compulsory for graduates entering teaching. Officials at the Ministry of Education feared that the need to spend time training would deter graduates in shortage subjects and age ranges from entering teaching, while teachers' organisations argued that training was required more urgently than ever, and, further, that the rate of graduates leaving teaching

304-540: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PGCE&oldid=846398127 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Postgraduate Certificate in Education The Postgraduate Certificate in Education ( PGCE/PGCertEd )

323-597: Was closely integrated with the CRCH. The latter admissions body was wound up and merged with UCAS in 1992. The GTTR came under the umbrella of this new body, and moved to its premises in Cheltenham. Annual statistics are published on its website. This article about an organisation in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an education organization

342-624: Was in fact higher among the untrained than the trained. The National Advisory Council on the Training and Supply of Teachers unanimously advised the Secretary of State in 1963 that compulsory professional training should be introduced. Finally, in 1969 the decision was made that training would be required for those graduating after 31 December 1969 who wished to teach in state primary schools, and for those graduating after 31 December 1973 who wished to teach in state secondary schools. The name of

361-707: Was renamed the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from 2005 to 2006 (the exact year depending on the university offering it). It is identical in content to the previous PGCE. Like the PGCE, the PGDE is widely recognised throughout the rest of the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. Applications for admission to PGCE courses are handled by UCAS Teacher Training . Further and higher education lecturers are not usually required to hold QTS/eligibility to teach. However, many lecturers attend training courses to gain qualifications such as

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