Pg Cert in Practice Education in Health and Care

Entry Requirements

You should be a qualified health care professional, with a BSc or equivalent working in an appropriate area of practice education. The participant must be responsible for the development of others over the duration of the module.  

Course Overview

This course has been developed to support practitioners in their role as educators and assessors. It is suitable for any health or social care professional who has a practice supervisor role and is intended to develop skills in providing education within the practice environment. 

Course Structure

The course is available on a part-time basis with it being possible to achieve the Postgraduate Certificate within one academic year but there is flexibility for the student to study over a longer period if required.  The modules are all at level 7 and are interprofessional modules and comprise of:

7HSK2085 Coaching Skills for Leading (15 Credits £945)

This will enable the student to develop the role of coaching in practice education, develop their own skills in coaching and be able to evaluate a range of approaches to coaching - this is particularly to equip the student with enhanced communication skills and support education of learners in practice.

7HSK0267 Enabling Learning in Contemporary Healthcare (15 Credits £945) 

Through this module, students will develop a wide range of transferable skills relating to the advancement of teaching, learning and assessment in practice and academic settings. Students will be enabled to articulate their understanding of pedagogic research and educational theories and their application to practice−based learning. This module facilitates students to advance their understanding of personal and professional development needs and lead strategic educational developments in the practice arena.

7HSK2218 Supporting Practice Education (30 credits £1,890)

This module is work based where the focus is on the application of the student's learning in the practice environment to enhance practice. The module will build on existing knowledge to develop and evidence an in-depth theoretical and practical insight into teaching and enabling learning in the practice arena.  The module will explore issues, barriers and risks that may arise in practice education and look at strategies for management. 

The course can be commenced on a Semester A or Semester B entry

For Semester A entry Coaching Skills for Leading is taken in Semester A September 2026.
For both Semester A entry and Semester B entry Enabling Learning in Contemporary Healthcare is taken in Semester B 2027 and Supporting Practice Education in Semester BC 2027.

Please indicate on your application which option you prefer. 
Note:  Applications received after the Semester B closing date in January 2027 will be registered on the Semester A 2027 course instance.

Semester A 2026

7HSK2085 Coaching Skills for Leading Semester A 2026 (Blended)

Thursday 8th October 2026 & Friday 9th October 2026 (face-to-face on campus - attendance required to be able to continue to study the rest of the module)

Thursday 5th November 2026 (online)

Friday 6th November 2026 (face-to-face on campus)

Thursday 19th November 2026 (online)

Thursday 3rd December 2026 (online)

Friday 4th December 2026 (face-to-face on campus)

7HSK0267 Enabling Learning in Contemporary Healthcare Semester B 2027 (Online)

Thursday 11th February 2027

Thursday 25th February 2027

Thursday 11th March 2027

Thursday 25th March 2027

Thursday 1st April 2027

7HSK2218 Supporting Practice Education Semester BC 2027 (Online)

Wednesday 24th March 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Wednesday 14th April 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Wednesday 28th April 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Wednesday 12th May 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Wednesday 2nd June 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Wednesday 16th June 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Wednesday 30th June 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Wednesday 14th July 2027 10-12pm, 1-4pm 

Accreditation

The learning outcomes for the course has been mapped against the standards for HCP Practice Educator accreditation, Education Pillar of the Multi-professional framework and the NMC Standards to support learning and assessment in practice. 

How to apply

Applications and details of the modules and date of attendance are available at www.applycpd.com/herts

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