Professional/Short course Teaching and Training Fundamentals

Entry year
2025/26
Course code
Z51000195
Application
University
Level
Professional/Short Course
School
School of Education and Childhood
Duration
Fourteen hours
Delivery
Online blended or bespoke delivered
Course Director
Spencer Frost

Introduction

The Teaching and Training Fundamentals professional development programme is designed and delivered by experienced lecturers from UWE Bristol's School of Education and Childhood, and provides an opportunity to explore the foundational principles of Teaching, Training and Learning.

The introductory programme is aimed at anyone in a teaching or training role, be that in a commercial business, the public sector, or academia such as Higher or Further Education. You will have the opportunity to examine a variety of theoretical frameworks that underpin effective teaching and training and evaluate how to implement the approaches in your own practice. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to gain vital insights from experienced lecturers of the realities of the role as a teacher and trainer.

The module aims to provide you with the opportunity to:

  • explore the foundational principles of teaching, training and learning
  • apply the principles of teaching, training and learning to learning design
  • evaluate the effectiveness of your current practice, providing recommendations for optimisation.

To provide flexibility and meet the needs of individuals who wish to engage with the programme as well as organisations, we offer two alternative delivery modes:

Online blended delivery

  • Involves a combination of anytime accessible online sessions and activities, as well as live online support sessions via an online platform.
  • Ideal for individuals who wish to engage with the programme at a time convenient to their personal circumstances and commitments.
  • Includes independent tasks and activities that will facilitate the exploration of how to apply key concepts, approaches and frameworks to teaching and training practice.

Bespoke delivered programme

  • Involves formulating a bespoke package to deliver the programme to meet an organisations specific need, in their workplace. 
  • Ideal for an organisation that wants several staff to engage with the programme and potentially apply the principles to specific aspects of their business.

Structure

Content

The course syllabus typically covers:

  • introduction to teaching and training
  • learning theories
  • learning, teaching and assessment design
  • effective learning environments
  • digital education approaches.

Learning and Teaching

For the online blended delivery approach, each of the anytime accessible online (asynchronous) study sessions will be a structured learning journey and will comprise of a variety of videos outlining the key concepts and principles, that will be supported by independent tasks and activities allowing you to understand, apply and reinforce your learning of the concepts covered. 

Live online support study sessions (synchronous x 2 per programme run) will provide opportunities to discuss key concepts and principles with fellow participants and lecturers and reflect on how to implement them in your own practice.

For the bespoke delivered programme, a combination of asynchronous, synchronous online and in-person sessions will be delivered, as required by the organisation, in agreement with the programme leader.

Features

Study facilities

The School of Education and Childhood at UWE Bristol runs a variety of courses in early childhood and education studies, and is one of the largest providers of initial teacher training and continuing professional development in the region. Experienced tutors and leading researchers and practitioners in their fields teach in the department. We have excellent facilities and a range of flexible study areas and online learning tools for our students.

Take a personalised virtual tour of the Education and Teaching facilities and experience what a typical day could look like here for you.

Prices and dates

Supplementary fee information

  • Online blended delivery: £600 per learner.
  • Bespoke delivered programme - to be confirmed based on requirements. Please email the Professional Development team (pd@uwe.ac.uk) for more information about fees.

How to apply

To apply for the online blended delivery of this module, please click on the Apply Now button. The application screen will indicate a date of the next run of the programme which you can apply for. 

If there is no date displayed, then click the ‘Enquire’ button to register your interest, and we will be in contact to discuss your requirements and provide details of the next programme date.

To apply for the bespoke delivered programme, please email our Professional Development team (pd@uwe.ac.uk).

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