BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE AWARDS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DEVELOPING THE

EDUCATOR - P.G. CERT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.615

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE

AWARDS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE

IN DEVELOPING THE EDUCATOR - P.G. CERT. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

EDUCATION

4th December, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE 408 of 2018.

(1)

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws in

terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards

for the Postgraduate Certificate in Developing the Educator - 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

Developing the Educator - P.G. Cert.;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the

Postgraduate Certificate in Developing the Educator - P.G. Cert.; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2018 or later.

(1)

Applicants may be registered as students on the

Course if they are in possession of

(a)

the degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours); or

(b)

a first cycle degree together with a Postgraduate

Certificate in Education; or

(c)

a first cycle and/or second cycle degree or higher

and a permanent teacher’s warrant; or

(d)

any other recognised teaching qualification and a

permanent teacher’s warrant; or

(e)

any other recognised qualification in education that

allows one to be employed in schools.

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DEVELOPING THE

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(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 shall

be announced at the time of the call for applications.

(3)

When the number of places is so limited and the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of available places, applicants

shall 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, if required.

(4)

The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

(1)

The Course shall extend over a period of up to five

years of part-time study.

(2)

Eligible applicants may register as visiting students for

individual study-units and obtain credit for them. Should they be

accepted to join the Course within seven years from following the

first study-unit, the Board may allow the transfer of these credits to

the student’s academic record for the Course. The provision

regarding re-assessment indicated in bye-law 7 below shall apply.

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 taught study-unit shall be

completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the

study-unit is held.

(2)

Students who, overall throughout the duration of the

Course, fail in the assessment of not more than 10 ECTS credits

assigned for taught study-units 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

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EDUCATOR - P.G. CERT

re-assessment fail to obtain credit 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 with a Final Average

Weighted Mark of at least 50%.

(2)

The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Certificate shall be published in a list in alphabetical order.