Emilio Di Pietro, course co-ordinator for sport and sport and exercise sciences, who studied the BA (Hons) in education at BCOT

BASINGSTOKE College of Technology has a number of places available on its BA (Hons) in education, starting in September.

This degree is designed to provide opportunities for teachers/trainers in the post-compulsory sector to develop knowledge and understanding in its social and educational context.

The course aims to develop professional academic skills of analysis, evaluation, research, presentations and report writing.

Viewed as a natural progression for teachers/trainers who have successfully completed the Certificate in Education, the course content includes general curriculum issues, factors influencing teaching and learning and organisational issues in education and training.

Emilio Di Pietro, a course co-ordinator for sport and sport and exercise sciences, who studied the BA in education at BCOT, said: "I found the course extremely flexible and it fitted in well around my work commitments.

"The college offers great resources for study and to be able to write my dissertation on the environment I was actually working in had lots of benefits."

For more information about the BA (Hons) in education, contact Sue Banting on 01256 306592 or e-mail susan.banting@bcot.ac.uk

The Certificate in Education is a level five course which is validated by the University of Winchester.

The programme complies with the professional standards in teaching, training and tutoring in the Lifelong Learning Sector, required of all teachers entering the sector after 2001.

The course aims to equip teachers/ trainers with the knowledge and practical skills required for teaching in the post-compulsory sector, on publicly-funded courses.

It offers three stages, depending on their teaching/training role:

• Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) - Course will be for one term and requires no teaching hours
• Certificate to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS) - Course over two-and-a-half terms and requires a minimum of 30 teaching hours
• Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS) - Course over six terms and requires 150 teaching hours.

For more information, contact Sue Harmer on 01256 306333 or e-mail sharmer@bcot.ac.uk

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