Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
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The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) is a one-year course in Scotland
for undergraduate degree
holders that allows them to train to be a teacher
.
Technically, the PGDE is a non-degree
qualification (as it is directly related to a career, it is considered vocational) that does not grant any postnominals, though this is often ignored.
(PGCE) (the name it still retains in the rest of the United Kingdom
). The course content is identical to the old PGCE.
A recent review of the equivalence of qualifications in the UK declared the PGCE to be equivalent to a graduate diploma
This meant that under the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
the PGCE had an inappropriate name. As a result, the PGCE in Scotland was renamed to Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
for undergraduate degree
Undergraduate degree
An undergraduate degree is a colloquial term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. It is usually offered at an institution of higher education, such as a university...
holders that allows them to train to be a teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
.
Technically, the PGDE is a non-degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
qualification (as it is directly related to a career, it is considered vocational) that does not grant any postnominals, though this is often ignored.
Renaming
The course was previously known as the Postgraduate Certificate in EducationPostgraduate Certificate in Education
The Postgraduate Certificate in Education is a one-year course in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for undergraduate degree holders that allows them to train to be a teacher....
(PGCE) (the name it still retains in the rest of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
). The course content is identical to the old PGCE.
A recent review of the equivalence of qualifications in the UK declared the PGCE to be equivalent to a graduate diploma
Graduate Diploma
A Graduate Diploma is generally a postgraduate qualification, although some graduate diplomas involve the study of undergraduate level courses...
This meant that under the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework is the national credit transfer system for all levels of qualifications in Scotland...
the PGCE had an inappropriate name. As a result, the PGCE in Scotland was renamed to Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).