Practice Education (PGDipPGCert)

Admission Requirements:

You should normally hold a degree level professional qualification in Social Work (eg Diploma in Social Work) or one of the caring professions and be registered, or be in the process of registering, with the GSCC as a Social Worker.

If you are not qualified as a Social Worker, you should be registered or in the process of registering with the appropriate professional body, if applicable, and have developed and consolidated your practice in a specific area of welfare practice.

You should have obtained initial competence in teaching and assessing the practice of professional students and mentoring and supporting students or colleagues, be able to demonstrate that you can meet the academic requirements of a postgraduate programme, and be working or intending to take up employment (usually in a paid, but exceptionally in a voluntary capacity) in a setting that will enable you to demonstrate competence in practice education at the required level.

Equivalent qualifications

We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

English language requirements

If English isn’t your first language, you’ll need to meet our English language requirements to study with us.

For this programme we require:

IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.5 in the written test and no individual test lower than 6.0)

Before submitting your application you’ll need to have:

• Details of your education history, including the dates of all exams/assessments
• Supply a reference from a line manager or equivalent recommending you for the programme.
• A 750-word personal statement – this can either be uploaded as a Word Document or PDF, or completed online. You should:
• describe the specialist area of practice that you are currently working in
• evaluate the existing skills, knowledge and values that you bring to your specialist area of professional practice
• discuss what knowledge, skills and expertise you hope to gain from attending the programme
• Give evidence to demonstrate competence in practice at the level that is required to complete the programme
• Supply an agency commitment form undertaking to pay the necessary fees (where applicable)
• If available, an electronic copy of your educational transcript (this is particularly important if you have studied outside of the UK, but isn’t mandatory)
• If you do not hold a recognised qualification in Social Work or in one of the other caring professions, you will need to provide an additional 1,500-word statement showing how your experience makes you eligible for the programme