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Postgraduate Training and Education Programmes

• Have you got a level 8 degree and are interested in gaining a qualification to teach or train in your area of expertise?
• Is teaching in post compulsory and higher education something you may be interested in?
• Are you a trainer or HR consultant and would like to secure a qualification in training?
• Would you enjoy the prospect of sharing and exploring your teaching or training experiences (and challenges) with other like minded colleagues?
• Does the prospect of networking and potentially securing contacts or further work interest you?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions then Griffith College Training and Education Unit have a programme to suit you. Griffith College Training and Education Unit offers a facility for those in education and training to revitalize their teaching and training by building on their existing skills and competencies, sharing practice and experience, and being introduced to leading edge research, support tools, pedagogies and resources.  It is designed to create a collaborative, reflective and developing community of practitioners, in a structured way. 

Current thinking in professional teacher and trainer development shows that teachers / trainers often bring their own 'personal educational biographies to the classroom with teaching and training methods remaining unchanged, unchallenged and static from generation to generation and within disciplines. (Watzke, 2007; Rathgen; 2006).  Participants on this programme will be encouraged to engage with the theoretical and research issues which will allow them to connect with continued self-reflective practice.  The objective is that this, in turn, will act as strong change catalysts to enable advanced training and educational programme design and delivery.

There are two programmes which you can choose from:

1. Special Purpose Postgraduate Programme in Training and Education (September - January)
2. Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Training and Education (September - July)

The Special Purpose award is a 20 ECTS credit programme embedded in the Postgraduate Diploma in Training and Education (60 ECTS credits), both at level 9 on the National Framework for Qualifications (NFQ).