Learning and Teaching in Higher Education PgCert

Kingston University

About this course This course has been designed to be a practical, work-based course in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education. This course is ideal if you want to develop your teaching in line with the current demands and opportunities in higher education teaching and learning.

The course is fully delivered online, making it especially appealing for busy in-service teachers who are pressed for time. Our course is designed for those already employed by institutions that deliver higher or further education.

It is aimed at individuals who teach and have fewer than three years’ full-time teaching experience or who are involved in supporting learning such as librarians, learning technologists, academic developers, skills advisers and technicians.

Reasons to choose Kingston – This state-of-the-art designed online course will help progress your career in Higher Education. – You will experience active learning and study different teaching methods, learning ways to facilitate active learning and involve your students fully and responsibly. – Our tutors are educationalists and specialise in online learning and Learning Design, in addition to being active researchers in higher education studies

Career opportunities This course has been designed to be a practical, work-based course in learning, teaching and assessment in higher education. As such, it prepares you for working as a teacher and/or facilitator in higher or further education.

The award of a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education is recognised by most universities in the UK, and increasingly internationally, as necessary qualifications for teaching in higher education institutions.