Professional Certificate in Education Policy & Planning (PCEPP)

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into the Professional Certificate in Education Policy & Planning, a person shall have:
i) Obtained a first degree and a teaching qualification; and
ii) Experienced as heads of a primary and secondary schools, educational administrators at the systems level or experienced educational officers at district/provincial-level, educational planners and policy writers at departmental and ministerial levels, directors/deans of education systems, experienced heads of schools; or
iii) Met the mature student admission criteria.

Courses

Courses for Professional Certificate In Education Policy & Planning: EDP01, EDP02, EDP03, EDP04

Programme Requirements

This programme will only be offered as special In-Country project. The Regional Executive Cohort will be offered from Laucala. The primary purpose of the award programme is to improve the skills of educational administrators working in Pacific national ministries of education and schools.
The programme will focus on specific skills in educational leadership, policy and planning development in education and financing education
The programme is focused on three key learning outcomes:
1. Examine elements of educational policy and planning with a sensitivity to the contextual realities of Pacific countries;
2. Design effective and appropriate education policy and planning activities for Pacific context; and
3. Evaluate current practices of education policy and planning activities in Pacific context.

The Professional Certificate in Education Policy & Planning consists of four courses taught as three weeks intensive face-to-face workshops followed by an eight week practicum.
A total of fifteen weeks is needed for the completion of the Professional Certificate. All courses will be taught face to face on campus per cohort.