R~ulations for the POIitgntduate Certificate in Education

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EIlUCATION ACT. 1988

(ACT NO . XXIV OF 1988)

R~ulations for the POIitgntduate Certificate in Education

IN exerciseofthe powers conferred upon him by $CClions 28 and 29

of the Educatio n Act, 1988, the J>ro.Chancellor of the Universi ty of

Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of

the University of Malta in virt ue o f the powers conferred upon it by

section 33 of the said Act .

Citation

Th ese Regulations may be cited as the Regulations for the

Postgraduate Certificate in Education.

REGULATIONS }'OR THE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIt' ICA1'E IN EDUCATION

Eligibility

L I To be e ligible for the award of the Postgradu ate Certifica te in EducHtion

(P.G.c'E .) candidates must have

(a) been registered in the Faculty of Education as full· time st l,ldents

following the P.G.CE. course for not less than o ne yea r;

(b)

comple ted the appropriate st udy programme ;

(c) satisfied the releva nt assessment cri teria;

(d ) sa tisfied all the other requi remen ts laid down in the Regulations.

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1.1 Biex ikunu jiStgbll jinghalaw iC·Ce r,ifikat fl·Edukanjoni ghall·Gradwali

(P. G .C. E.) I·kandidali jridu

(a) ikunu ~ew re~isl rali bhala studenl i fu/J'limt m· Fakull~ ta ' I· Edukazzjoni

m·kors 'al·P.G.C.E. ghal mhux inqas minn sena;

(b)

ikunUlemmew il·programm la·l·istudju mfassal gbaHhom ;

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ikunu sSQdisfaw il·krilerji relevanli lal·valulanjoni;

(d) ikunu ssodisfaw ir·rekwi titi l-ohra kollha msemmija fir·Regolame nl i.

Registration

2.1. Candida tes may be registered as students in the Faculty o f Education to

follow the cour.oe leading to the Postgraduate Certificate in Educa tion if they have

obtai ned a degree from this o r anot her recognised University.

Coo . . Prognunme

3.1. "The minim um duration of the course shall be one year full·time .

11Je course shall consist of the followi ng study areas;

3.2.

(a) Foundation Studies in Education

(b) Pedagogy and Curriculum Studies

(c) Teach ing Practice and School Experience

(d) Long essay or a Project.

3.3.

Study areas shall romprisc a number of study uni ts to which a total of 30

credits are assigned.

3.4. Th e Facul ty Board may stipulate wllich subject in the Pedagogy and

Curricul um SlUdies area and which study units a candidate shall take in order to

complete tne appropriate course programme.

As5emImI

4.1 Candidates shall heronsideTed to havcsalisfied th e assessme nt criteria orlhc

course if they

<a) obtai n a minimum o f 22 credits from Study areas 3.2(a) and 3.2(b) of

which siJc credits must be obtained by mea ns of Final Examinations consisting of

three papers, each with two credits; and

(b)

pass Final Teaching Practice of a minimum d uration of five week$ ; and

(c) rom plcle sa tisfaaorily a Long Essay of approxim ately eight thousand

words or I projec1 deemed 10 be of eq uivalen t acade mic qualit),.

4. 2 Candidates who fail any pan or llle course shall be allowed to re-silthat pan

once on ly, within a period of twelve months. Cred its obtained following a re-si t shall

carry the minimum pass grade.

Certltkackm

5.1 Successful candidates shall be awarded the Postgradu ate Cenificate in

Educa tion.

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