Postgraduate Diploma in Training and Management

Course details

Modules include four 15 ECTS modules in the Programme:

• Professional� Development and Reflective Practice
• Contemporary Developments in Adult Education and Training
• Curriculum/Programme Development and Evaluation
• Organisational and Management Processes

Research methods are critical to successful study at MA level and will incorporate problem-solving activities, action research in professional contexts and the opportunity to link theory and practice in general and in terms of the execution of coursework. Participants accepted onto the Masters stage of the programme will have achieved an increased level of competence and confidence within their chosen pathway.� They will also be looking forward to choosing the area of study for their MA dissertation and beginning to reflect on possible research methodologies for their dissertation. The Advanced Research and Dissertation Module (60 ECTS) will provide students with the opportunity to make and implement informed choices regarding professionally relevant areas of research for their dissertation and to do this with the guidance and support of tutors and peers. Lectures take place at weekends between September � December and students use the remainder of the year to carry out research and draft material for their MA Dissertation.

The final dissertation will be a maximum of 20,000 words and the topic chosen by the participant must be related to the specific pathway chosen by the participant.

The field of training and management is one of considerable complexity and variety and is currently undergoing major changes and challenges. In addition, there is an increased emphasis on management, quality assurance, accountability and transparency. The rapid pace of change in training, in management and in society requires professionals to be flexible, adaptable, innovative, proactive, reflective and analytical. This pathway aims to address the professional development needs of those working in training and management, by providing an opportunity to study, in an integrated way, professional development, reflective practice, current trends in training, the development and evaluation of curricula and programmes as well as organisational and management processes.

This part-time MA/P Dip (Level 9 university-accredited) programme addresses the professional development needs of those working in adult learning and related settings, offering students the opportunity to explore reflective practice, current trends in adult education and training, the development and evaluation of curricula and programmes as well as organisation and management processes.