Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

About This Course

The Post Graduate Diploma in Education programme (PGDE) is designed for those who have completed tertiary education and aspire to be the teaching professionals in Early childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary educational institutions.

PGDE prepares both the new and the experienced educators to be inspired teaching professionals who are competent to overcome the challenges in the educational settings.

Key Features of the Programme

• Provides experiential learning opportunities to broaden the knowledge, skills, and competencies of the 21st century educators.
• Enable the learners to transfer theory into practice.
• Facilitates training to integrate the professional qualities of educators.
• Provides an engaging platform for the learners to critically analyse contemporary educational needs, trends, issues, and research practices.
• To empower the learners to be reflective and reflexive teaching professionals.
• To prepare the learners to be active and innovative change agents to foster the best educational practices.
• To equip the teaching practitioners with the mindsets and skillsets aligned with the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0)
• To keep the learners abreast of the latest information technological tools and applications that provide engaging teaching and learning experiences.
• The modules enable the learners to employ appropriate pedagogical strategies and alternative assessment methods for meaningful learning.
• To enable the learners to design and develop curriculum, and to review its delivery critically.

The programme is a study of 8 courses:

• 6 Core Major
• 1 Elective
• 1 Practicum