Careers Brief - Education - Certificate in Education /PGCE
Overview
The part-time Certificate in Education and Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) lead to qualified teacher status for post-16 education, essential for a teaching career in Further and Adult Education and private training within the Learning and Skills sector.
The course is recognised by FENTO (Further Education National Training Organisation), SEDA (teachers in Higher Education) and ILT as a qualification for teaching in Higher Education.
Your teaching experience and knowledge of education, in addition to the transferable skills you have been developing (such as verbal communication, problem-solving and social interpersonal skills) can also be an advantage in many related occupations.
Examples: community education; Education Officers working in Health Promotion, museums and environmental information; Training Officers in commerce and industry; careers advisers; youth workers; counsellors; education social workers; public relations; educational publishing; broadcasting; journalism; education sector administration.
To clarify your personal career direction or consider a wider choice of careers matched to your interests, use the Prospects Planner www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner/ and other tools in the Career Planning section of this Careers Guide.
Go to the website links below to find out more.
Further Study
If you do not have an Honours degree, you could progress on to the BA (Hons) in Post-Compulsory Education. Go to www.thecollege.co.uk/courses/ for information on this course.
As an Honours graduate, you may progress onto an appropriate related higher level degree to attain a Masters and/or PhD doctorate. This could be to develop your area of study to a more in-depth practical and/or academic level or to gain other specialist training. Normally a good Honours degree (First or 2.1) and/or appropriate experience would be expected.
For information on postgraduate study and finance, go to the national online directory at www.prospects.ac.uk/study.htm .
Useful Links
www.prospects.ac.uk/teaching_advice.htm
Graduate Prospects - national careers website for HE students studying in the UK:
Drop down 'Jobs' and click on 'What jobs would suit me?' to use Prospects Planner
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles/
Government Careers Advice service
www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/
Jobs4U Careers Database - click on sub-heading 'Job Families & Articles' or Quick Search by typing in job title
Training and Development Agency for Schools
University of Brighton Careers Service
Go to sub-heading 'Looking for work' - click on 'Researching careers' - go to 'Education advice and development' for the guide 'What else can a Teacher do except Teach?'
TES The Times Educational Supplement online - key source for current news and jobs
The Guardian newspaper online - key source for current education news and jobs
http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/
Government Careers database and links to jobs nationally. Search by either clicking on side-heading 'Careers' and choose a category or type in job title.
Jobs in Research, Science, Academic & Related Professions
Institute for Learning - Professional Formation QTLS or ATLS in the FE sector
Teaching opportunities in the independent sector
The Independent Schools Council
www.guidance-research.org/future-trends/education/
Warwick Institute for Employment Research - Education
UK local government jobs on the web
Social Care and Social Work careers information site
Go to the Job Applications section of this Careers Guide for additional help and advice with making applications.
