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Applications to the UCD Teaching and Learning Level 9 programmes starting in January 2025 are now open and will close on Monday 25th November 2024.

The programmes are designed for UCD Faculty and academic-related teaching staff.

• Professional Certificate University Teaching & Learning (U011) - 15 ECTS
• Certificate of Continuing Professional Development University Teaching and Learning (U007) - 7.5 ECTS

The programme fees are waived for eligible UCD staff. Applications must be made online at www.ucd.ie/courses/apply and entering the relevant code; U011 for the Professional Cert or U007 for the Cert of CPD, into the keyword filter bar. Please note that one cannot log into the system with one's staff credentials, so one must either (a) use previous student credentials if one was a student at UCD previously or (b) if new to studying at UCD, create a new student account.

A suite of modules will be offered in each academic session, facilitating participants to choose in accordance with their interests and development needs. Participants typically undertake changes in their teaching resulting from what they have learnt and have reported noticeable improvements in their own students’ learning.

The modules available on the programmes for the January start programmes are Active Learning with Technology, Assessment & Feedback in Higher Education and Teaching Across Cultures (Spring trimester 2025) and Becoming a Better University Teacher, Designing Curricula and Leading in University Teaching & Learning (Autumn trimester 2025).

One can apply to either the Certificate of CPD which requires the completion of a single module (7.5 ECTS) in the Spring trimester, or the Professional Certificate which requires the completion of two modules (15 ECTS), one in the Spring trimester and one the following Autumn trimester.

Upon completion of the Professional Certificate, two further modules can be undertaken for the award of a Professional Diploma, University Teaching and Learning, which carries a credit volume of 30 ECTS.

The programmes are designed to be flexible, research-informed and practice-based and provide a professional qualification for academic staff at different stages of their careers. They offer the opportunity to review and develop teaching skills by addressing the contemporary challenges of teaching in higher education. Research-informed and experiential approaches are used to assist staff in widening their repertoire of teaching, learning and assessment strategies.

Hear what colleagues who have completed the programmes have said about their experience on the Programmes. Further information is also available on our website.