BYE-LAWS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATIONAL MENTORING - P.G.Cert. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATIONAL

MENTORING - P.G.Cert. - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.548

BYE-LAWS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE

CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATIONAL MENTORING -

P.G.Cert. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF EDUCATION

24th August, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE 287 of 2016, as amended 338 of 2018 and 224 of 2019.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Mentoring - P.G.Cert. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;

"the Certificate" means the Postgraduate Certificate in

Educational Mentoring - P.G.Cert.;

"the course" means the programme of study leading to the

Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Mentoring - P.G.Cert.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing

in in October 2019 or later.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the course,

applicants

(a) shall be in possession of

(i)

the degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours);

or

(ii) a first cycle degree together with a Postgraduate

Certificate in Education; or

(iii) a first cycle and, or second cycle degree or

higher and a permanent teacher’s warrant; or

(iv) any other recognized teaching qualification and

a permanent teacher’s warrant; and

(b) shall be working and based in schools occupying a role

with direct relevance to teaching; and

(c) shall have a minimum of four years’ teaching

experience.

(2) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of

applicants that may be allowed to register on the course, depending

on the availability of resources. The number of available places in

the different learning areas, shall be announced at the time of the

call for applications. Should any places remain vacant in a

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATIONAL

MENTORING - P.G.Cert. - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

particular learning area such places shall be distributed amongst the

other learning areas.

(3) When the number of places is so limited and the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of available places,

applicants will be selected using the following criteria, the

weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for

applications

(a) degree type and classification;

(b) work experience; and

(c) performance during an interview.

(4) The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

The course shall extend over a period of two semesters of

part-time study.

The programme of study shall consist of a number of study-

units to which 30 ECTS credits shall be assigned.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the course.

(1) The assessment of each study-unit shall be completed

by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is

held.

(2) Students who fail in the assessment of not more than 10

ECTS credits shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed

assessments during the September supplementary examination

session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits

permitted under paragraph (2) of this bye-law, or students who after

re-assessment fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit, shall be

deemed to have failed the Course.

(1) The Certificate shall be awarded to students who obtain

all the credits indicated in bye-law 5.

(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Certificate shall be published in a list in alphabetical order.