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Key details
- Attendance
- Part Time
- Award
- Postgraduate Certificate
- Course Length
- 1 year
- Course Start Date
- September 2027
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Why PGCert Clinical Education and Leadership at UEA?
Develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to become an effective clinical educator through a flexible postgraduate certificate designed for busy healthcare professionals. Join a supportive interprofessional learning community while building your teaching, leadership and educational skills.
Why choose UEA
- Flexible online learning: Study part-time with fully online teaching and September or January entry points
- Learn through practice: Apply educational theory directly to your own teaching through authentic workplace-based projects and reflection
- Progress your career: Continue your learning by progressing seamlessly to the PGDip and MClinEd Clinical Education and Leadership programmes
What is PGCert Clinical Education and Leadership?
This fully online, part-time postgraduate certificate is designed for clinicians and healthcare professionals who teach or support learning in practice. You'll explore contemporary approaches to teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation within a supportive interprofessional learning community.
Throughout the programme, you'll apply educational theory directly to your own workplace through authentic teaching activities, critical reflection and practical educational projects. This ensures your learning has an immediate impact on your educational practice.
On successful completion, you'll have the knowledge and confidence to enhance teaching, support learners effectively and evaluate educational practice. You'll also be well placed to continue your professional development by progressing to the PGDip and MClinEd Clinical Education and Leadership programmes.
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Accreditations
Successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate Clinical Education and Leadership programme makes you eligible to apply for Fellowship of Advance HE (FHEA) through UEA's accredited professional recognition scheme, subject to the submission of the required supporting documentation.
Fellowship of Advance HE is an internationally recognised professional accreditation that demonstrates your commitment to excellence in teaching and learning in higher education. It's increasingly valued by universities and healthcare organisations, supporting career progression into educational, academic and leadership roles while recognising your expertise as a clinical educator.
Careers
Career Pathways
With an PGDip Clinical Education and Leadership, you could launch or advance a career as a:
- Clinical Educator: Design, deliver and evaluate teaching for students, trainees and healthcare professionals across a range of clinical settings
- Educational Supervisor or Mentor: Support learners through effective supervision, feedback and workplace-based assessment
- Faculty Development Contributor: Design and deliver educational activities that support colleagues in developing their teaching practice
- Teaching Fellow or Clinical Lecturer: Strengthen your educational expertise while combining clinical practice with teaching responsibilities
- Education Lead: Contribute to curriculum development and educational quality improvement within healthcare organisations or universities
Career Support
Throughout the programme, you'll apply your learning to authentic educational challenges from your own workplace, building practical experience alongside your postgraduate qualification. You'll be supported by experienced clinical educators and an Academic Adviser while learning within an interprofessional community that encourages collaboration, networking and professional growth. You'll also have support from Career Central to help you with career planning and advice.
After the Course
You'll leave the programme with the knowledge and confidence to enhance teaching, assessment and learner support within clinical practice. The PGCert also provides a clear progression pathway to the PGDip and MClinEd Clinical Education and Leadership programmes for those wishing to further develop their expertise in educational leadership and scholarship.
Study and Modules
Structure
Your journey begins by developing a strong foundation in contemporary clinical education. You'll explore the principles of teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation, while examining how educational theory can be applied to enhance teaching practice across a range of clinical settings.
Learning is closely connected to your own educational practice through authentic workplace activities, critical reflection and collaborative discussions with peers from different healthcare professions. Throughout the programme, you'll progressively develop your confidence as a clinical educator while planning, implementing and evaluating educational initiatives within your own clinical or educational environment.
The programme is delivered fully online and part-time, combining flexible asynchronous learning with live online sessions that encourage discussion, collaboration and peer learning. You'll also engage in independent study, workplace-based learning and reflection, enabling you to apply new knowledge directly to your own educational practice while balancing professional commitments.
On successful completion of the PGCert, you'll be well prepared to enhance your educational practice and continue your professional development. You may also choose to progress directly to the PGDip Clinical Education and Leadership, and subsequently the MClinEd Clinical Education and Leadership, building further expertise in educational leadership, scholarship and research.
Download the Course Structure Table detailing all PGDipClinEd Lead Modules
If you have any queries in relation to an aspect of the MClinEd Lead or would like to discuss your application, please email Dr Cesar Orsini.
Compulsory Modules
Important Information
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.
Teaching and Learning, and Assessment
Teaching and Learning
The PGCert Clinical Education and Leadership programme is delivered fully online and part-time, providing the flexibility to study alongside your professional commitments. You'll learn within a supportive interprofessional community through a blend of asynchronous eWorkshops, guided independent study and live online sessions led by experienced clinical educators.
Learning is grounded in adult learning principles and designed to promote active participation, critical thinking and collaboration. Throughout the programme, you'll engage with contemporary educational theory while applying your learning to authentic challenges from your own clinical or educational setting through workplace-based activities and reflection.
Throughout the year, you'll develop core knowledge and skills in teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation while applying educational theory directly to your own educational practice through authentic workplace-based activities.
Assessment
Assessment is designed to support your professional development through authentic tasks that reflect the work of clinical educators. You'll complete a variety of assessments that encourage you to integrate educational theory with your own teaching practice while receiving constructive feedback from experienced educators throughout the programme.
Assessments include reflective writing, lesson planning, educational evaluation activities, and a workplace-based improvement project, enabling you to demonstrate your development as a confident and reflective clinical educator.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
Degree classification
Bachelors degree - 2.2
Degree Subject
A Health Care profession or related area
- Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will be asked to provide a reference that evidences their current employer will provide them an opportunity to teach whilst on the course. This is essential for the completion of specific core modules.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
Degree classification
UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent
Degree Subject
A Health Care profession or related area
- Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will be asked to provide a reference that evidences their current employer will provide them an opportunity to teach whilst on the course. This is essential for the completion of specific core modules.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all components).
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies(opens in a new window) for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not meet the English language requirements for this course, UEA International Study Centre offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills:
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- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
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Fees and Funding
Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2027/28 are:
UK Students: £3,915
International Students: £3,915
Further Information on tuition fees can be found here(opens in a new window).
NHS England Bursaries
This course accepts students who qualify for a Bursary with NHS England for Trainees and Educators in the East of England. For more details please visit NHS England website.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
How to apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form(opens in a new window).
Further information
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk(opens in a new window)
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students(opens in a new window) section of our website.