AdvDip(CPD) Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher and Professional Education

AdvDip(CPD) Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher and Professional Education

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AdvDip(CPD)

Start Date

13/01/2025

Duration

30 weeks

Mode

Part-time Distance Learning

Location

University of Bolton

Do you want to gain a qualification in teaching and supporting learning in higher or professional education whilst further developing your skills and knowledge? If you're employed at the University of Bolton, one of its partners, or you're employed as an NHS healthcare educational professional, then this online programme is ideal if you have relevant experience, and aspire to gain professional recognition.

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Course Overview

The University of Bolton has a 'Teaching Intensive, Research Informed' ethos. We aspire to offer postgraduate student-focused courses that inform best practice in teaching and learning, underpinned by the research knowledge of our high-quality staff.

This contemporary and stimulating programme of study supports you in critically evaluating current educational developments and research, and improving your own professional practice. We'll guide you in exploring the theories, principles and application of different strategies and approaches that can be employed to create effective and inclusive teaching and learning environments. You'll be encouraged to draw from and focus on work-based experiences to share and explore the most effective techniques and methodologies, while working collaboratively with your multi-professional peers and networking with a range of teaching professionals online.

Our welcoming team of highly experienced, professionally and academically qualified staff will cover action learning, enquiry and work-based learning, learning and teaching theory, formative and summative assessment, and using information technology.

The programme can potentially contribute to professional recognition from Advance HE.

Highlights

Key Features

Entry Requirements

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

Career Opportunities

This course offers academic progression in the specialist field of teaching and supporting learning in higher and professional education.

Professional Recognition

Our Advanced Diploma of CPD in Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher and Professional Education is informed by the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education.

The programme is accredited by Advance HE. It may lead to Associate Fellowship of Advance HE after successful completion and award of the programme.

If you're not employed at an Advance HE subscribing institution, additional fees may apply that you will need to pay directly to Advance HE.

Fees & Funding

Partner applicants may be eligible for a generous discount. Please contact the University of Bolton Partnership Management Team at your institution for further details.

Home/EU Fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £1,416 for the academic year 2024/25.

International Fees

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £2,658 for the academic year 2024/25.

Bursaries

Click here for more information about the scholarships and bursaries available to University of Bolton students.

Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2024-25 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

How to apply

Home Applicants

You may apply directly to the University using the University's online application form. Please select your chosen start date from the list below:

You should have to hand:

  • Details of the educational establishments you attended and dates

  • Your certificates for the qualifications you are using to gain entry to the course – you will need to enter the completion date and upload copies

  • Details of any employment history including name, address, dates and role

  • Personal statement – this can be either input into the relevant field or uploaded separately

  • Details including e-mail addresses of two referees, at least one of which should be someone who can provide an academic reference

Please make sure any documents you wish to upload in support of your application are in pdf or jpeg format. Personal statements may be word documents.

Please ensure your data is correct at each stage of the application before you proceed to the next page. If you use the back button at any time during the application, you should check the validity of the data you have already input.

If you experience difficulties during the application process, contact the Admissions Team on 01204 903394 or admissions-team@bolton.ac.uk

International Applicants

International applications are not possible for this course

As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.

We offer a wide range of full-time courses in lots of different subjects, many of our courses start in September and January. If you would like to see what courses are available please visit our Course Search.

Teaching & Assessment

This is an online programme. You can expect lectures, workshops, presentations, action learning sets, mentor review in the workplace, and using e-learning packages such as Moodle.

We use a range of formative and summative assessment methods, including portfolio development, critical reflection and presentations. The module has clearly identified learning outcomes, and the nature and type of assessments are clearly linked to these learning outcomes.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.

  • Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher and Professional Education

Assessment methods

Level Assessment method
Level 1 Coursework 100%

Learning Activities

Level Activity
Level 1 Guided independent study 80%
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 20%

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.

Programme Contacts

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Help Centre

We have the answers to your questions, find all the advice and support in one place.

Part of the University of Bolton Group

Bolton college
Alliance learning
Anderton centre2
QQA Scheme Participant