This part-time Postgraduate Certificate prepares you for a career as an educator in professional practice and has been developed in response to demand from local NHS trust and private healthcare providers.
Using the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for learning and assessment, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to teach, mentor and assess other like-minded professionals from a range of healthcare backgrounds.
Plus, our programme will help develop your own leadership skills – and can be the first step towards a PGDip or MSc in Health Studies if you wish to continue studying.
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About this course
Our programme offers a blended approach towards study, with your time spent either learning online or in our award-winning health facilities on campus.
Learning methods include workshops, discussions, group work and lead lectures – enabling you to play an active part in your learning. Plus, you’ll be further supported by our virtual learning environment.
Our core modules will give you a solid foundation in all aspects of the role including practice; establishing effective working relationships; evidence-based practice; leadership; creating an environment for learning; facilitation of learning; assessment and accountability and evaluation of learning.
You’ll also have the opportunity to explore an educational issue within your own sphere of practice as part of a work-based module.
Students on this course will usually have prior experience as a mentor or assessor, as well as evidence of academic study within the past five years. However, all applications will be considered on individual merit.
Module options
For a full Masters degree, you'll study 180 credits over the duration of your course. Some programmes offer a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) qualification or a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) qualification. For a PGDip, you'll study 120 credits, and for a PGCert, you'll study 60 credits.
Filters
Driving Specialist Developments through Contract Learning
This module offers the opportunity for you to focus on a topic related to your own professional practice. You'll have the chance to develop the skills required to make a positive difference to organisational performance.
core
20 credits
Effective Practice Teaching
This module will provide you with the opportunity to explore the knowledge base that supports the facilitation of teaching, learning and assessing in practice in order to validate the role of the practice teacher / educator in healthcare.
core
20 credits
Practice Teaching in Context
Utilising contemporary leadership and management theory, you will be able to contextualise the role of the practice educator, in healthcare, as a manager of education in a learning organisation.
core
20 credits
Our academics
You’ll be taught by expert staff in some of the UK’s finest health facilities following our £28 million investment.
Our academics work closely with local partners to train the healthcare professionals of the future, as well to conduct research that is at the forefront of its field and benefits the wellbeing of our local community and beyond.
Elaine Skinn
Programme Director/Module Leader
Elaine is programme director for our PGCert Practice Educator course. She has 38 years of nursing experience within endoscopy, gastroenterology and surgery. She is also a trained colonoscopist and continues to teach and empower others in practice.
Lisa Jennison
Senior Lecturer in Advanced Practice
Lisa began her career as a nurse before completing midwifery and health visitor training. With an MSc in Health Studies and over 30 years' experience, she specialises in leadership and education, holding a number of roles outside of the University.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
When it comes to applying for this Postgraduate Taught degree, you'll need an Undergraduate degree (or equivalent). For this course, you'll need a 2:2 from a relevant bachelor's degree.
The programme is designed for graduates who have a studied a subject that is relevant to this course.
If you’re an undergraduate student at Hull, you’re guaranteed a fast-track route to this postgraduate degree, as long as you meet the entry requirements.
In order to ensure our students have a rich learning and student experience, most of our programmes have a mix of domestic and international students. We reserve the right to close applications early to either group if application volumes suggest that this blend cannot be achieved.
Typical offer
2:2 in a relevant subject area
A minimum of a 2:2 Honours degree or international equivalent in nursing, midwifery or another relevant discipline, plus appropriate experience in a professional environment.
Fees & Funding
How much is it?
Scholarships
We offer a number of awards, bursaries and scholarships for eligible students. They’re awarded for a variety of reasons including academic achievement and/or to help those on lower incomes.
Scholarships and bursaries are separate to student loans. And the best bit is, you don’t pay a penny back.
Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship
University of Hull undergraduates progressing to a taught masters course may receive a 20% discount on the cost of their tuition fees.
Find out if you’re eligible by visiting the University of Hull Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship page.
See more Scholarships
We offer a range of scholarships and awards to students at the university to help with their financial load.
To view all of our scholarships and determine whether you're eligible, please visit our Scholarships and Awards page.
Our facilities
Future prospects
As you’ll already have an established career prior to embarking on this course, this Postgraduate Certificate focuses on developing your knowledge and skills in research and leadership as well as education, opening up career pathways in a variety of healthcare environments, training departments and education institutions.
You’ll improve skills in the likes of leadership, communication, assessment and mentoring, which are highly transferable and coveted by employers. You’ll also have the option to continue your studies and further enhance your prospects by completing additional modules to Postgraduate Diploma or Masters level.
Take your career to the next level
Like what you’ve seen? Then it’s time to apply.
Make your application online now, and our admissions team will get back to you as soon as possible to make you an offer.
Not ready to apply yet?
We regularly deliver virtual and on-campus events to help you discover your perfect postgraduate course, whether it’s a subject you already love or something completely different. Our events are an opportunity for you to chat to tutors and current students and find out about the career options a postgraduate degree could lead to.
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