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Final award Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert)

Intermediate awards available Post Graduate Associate Certificate (Un-named)

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Programme summary for Post Graduate Certificate (PGCert) Personal and Professional Development by Distance Learning

About the programme

Offered in collaboration with Resource Development International (RDI) this programme helps you develop in your personal and professional life. It aims to increase your self awareness and reflective abilities, as well as providing opportunities to apply theoretical concepts within personal and professional contexts. You are encouraged to identify personal beliefs and values that influence on your life choices and/or behaviour.

Programme structure

The PG Cert in Personal and Professional Development is a 60 credit M level programme. It consists of two modules:

  • Personal Development
  • Professional Development

There will be 4 student intakes: October, January, April and July. Both modules will be offered at each intake.

Career opportunities

This programme can enhance career development in a wide range of fields but has particular relevance for those working in human resources, coaching and mentoring, training, voluntary sector work, social enterprise, retail and management work.

Support

On enrolment, you will be provided with introductory materials on the use of the RDI VLE.

During your studies, you will be supported by an RDI Distance Learning Student Support Coordinator (DLSSC). The DLSSC acts as a first point of contact for you, addressing the majority of your queries and referring only those that relate to academic matters to the module leader. The DLSSC will also contact you if you fall behind and will offer advice and encouragement to you.

You will receive academic support from your individual module leader. The role of the module leader is to monitor the effectiveness of your learning during the module for which they are responsible, providing feedback, encouragement and support, and any necessary remedial action.

We also provide useful advice and information in our Student Handbook.

Admission

A first degree in any discipline at 2.2 or above (or equivalent qualification).

If your first language is not English, then IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (applicants should have a minimum score of 6 in both the writing and comprehension components) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.

Technical requirements

To participate in the programme you need:

  • Regular access to a PC or Mac capable of running standard MS Office software (or Equivalent) for producing word-processed documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Your PC must also be capable of running the required plugins for the Virtual Learning Environment (Adobe Flash player, Adobe PDF viewer, Apple Quicktime).
  • Reliable Internet access; at least a 56K modem connection, but broadband is highly recommended. For each module that you take, you will be expected to spend approximately 3-6 hours online per week, participating in discussions and accessing resources.
  • The latest version of your chosen Internet browser. We recommend and support Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7+ and Apple Safari 3+.
  • A valid and reliable email address.
  • Access to a printer is recommended.

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