Program Overview
The Strategic Workforce Planning at University of West London is a Postgraduate Certificate programme in Architecture & Urban Planning over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of architecture & urban planning. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Strategic Workforce Planning programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 2,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: London, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Strategic Workforce Planning programme are prepared for diverse careers in architecture & urban planning:
- Architect
- Urban Planner
- Landscape Designer
- Sustainability Consultant
- Real Estate Developer
- Heritage Consultant
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- The Context of Strategic Planning
- Workforce Planning for Service Improvement
- Leading Workforce Planning.
- introduces you to current debates in the areas of health and social care policy, information and knowledge management, strategic planning and service improvement
- provides you with updates on relevant policy and strategic initiatives
- provides opportunities for you to explore complex planning scenarios and learn from the experiences of planners from the health, social care, voluntary and independent sectors.
- Project (initiation and establishment of strategic goals).
- An individual report (scenario analysis and evaluation).
- explores the contribution of workforce planning to service improvement
- broadens your understanding of workforce planning concepts and enables you to review critically the potential of workforce planning to improve outcomes for patients and service users.
- Project (analysis of supply and demand; options generation and appraisal).
- Individual report (critical evaluation of your planning project).
- questions the nature of leadership and begins to define the skills needed to meet the complex aims of modern health and social care providers
- explores a range of change management techniques and applies them to workforce planning
- critically analyses your own management practice with a view to increasing your leadership capacity and effectiveness
- encourages you to reflect on your own practice.
- Project: Critical evaluation of leadership styles and change management strategies
- Personal development plan.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You should have one of the following:
- a first degree from a UK higher education institution (university or college). Normally this would be at 2.1 or above
- an NVQ level 5
- a professional qualification \xc2\x96 eg: CIMA, ACCA, CIPD. This qualification should have been achieved through an examination or assessed route rather than nomination or reputation
- a degree or other qualification from a non-UK institution which is comparable in level. The University will require a NARIC certificate to demonstrate equivalence
- In exceptional circumstances, experienced planners without this level of qualification will be admitted to the programme. In this situation, an application supported by mapping of experience to level 6 SEEC indicators and submission of a recently written work based report will be considered. These reports should demonstrate both a sound grasp of key policy issues and an ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate complex ideas.
You must be working for a health or social care organisation and be sponsored by your line manager or organisational workforce lead. You will need to secure agreement that you can be released to attend all study days.
An essential element of the course is completion of a workforce plan. You should discuss this with your line manager or workforce lead prior to attending the induction workshop.International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 7.0 or above, and a minimum of 7.0 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).
In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Please visit http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/your-country to check for local equivalencies.
We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements. Find out more about our English Language coursesEnglish Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 2,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 2,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of West London directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of West London
University of West London
London, United Kingdom
The University of West London (UWL) is a public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and Reading, Berkshire.
University Profile- Language English
- Duration 12 months