FdA Professional Education and Training

Education, training and development are crucial to the success of organisations and those in the public and private sectors are increasingly realising the importance of investing in their most valuable resource – their employees. 

In studying professional education and training, you will be at the heart of this dynamic process. Through a combination of taught modules and placement experiences, you will develop the knowledge and skills that successful organisations have identified as being key to graduate employability and essential for effective training and continuing education. 

We will ensure you have the competencies to become an inspiring education and training practitioner, leading others in their work, whilst developing yourself as a capable, reflective professional.  

Successful organisations tell us a professionally trained workforce is essential for their future.  The course looks beyond traditional training to education in a much broader sense, thereby encouraging lifelong learning through personal, academic and professional development.

The course looks beyond traditional training to education in a much broader sense, thereby encouraging lifelong learning through personal, academic and professional development.

The FdA Professional Education and Training: Compulsory Education Sector is particularly suited to those who are employed (either paid or voluntary) in settings which have a strong emphasis on working with schools across the sectors to enhance their curricula.

Key facts

• The courses have been designed in partnership with organisations that have identified a need for a wide range of graduate skills in the field of professional education and training
• The courses will develop your skills in teaching, entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity, and communication and give you the ability to apply models and theories that underpin a modern approach to education and training
• Placement opportunities include the public and private sectors, cultural and heritage and education settings
• Personal development planning and reflective practices are key parts of the course. These will give you the opportunity to assess your personal, academic and career management
• Negotiated study provides personalised learning opportunities
• Glyndŵr University has substantial experience and a long history of offering education courses

Course content

FdA Professional Education and Training

You will develop knowledge and skills in education and training theories and practices in a professional setting. You will cover planning, organisation, presentation and assessment of education and training for staff in a wide range of workplaces through a number of modules.

Career opportunities

With a government agenda focused upon employability, sustainability and competitive advantage in the global economy, this course will prepare trainees for a diverse range of careers in the public and private sectors, culture, heritage and education settings. 

The programme will fully prepare you for education and training roles, for example education officer/manager and training officer/ general manager, mentor, business coach and trainer, either as an employee or as an independent consultant.

Employability

Glyndŵr University is committed to ensuring all of our graduates are well-equipped for the world of work.

Course duration

Part-time

2 years

Entry Requirements and applying

The programme is open to participants who successfully meet the following criteria for admission:

• 120 UCAS points
• GCSE English or Welsh and Mathematics – minimum grade ‘C’ or minimum Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy (entry via Access Diploma to Higher Education route), or equivalent
• Evidence of either paid or voluntary employment in an education/training setting for a minimum of 150 hours per annum
• If relevant to the employment setting, require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)clearance (previously known as CRB), to demonstrate suitability for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Applications from those wishing to enter the programme with prior learning and/or experience, will be considered on an individual basis in line with Glyndŵr University’s AP(E)L procedures.