Postgraduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching

The PG Cert is open to Imperial College staff who have responsibilities for teaching and/or supporting the learning of Imperial College students. The cohort is typically made up of teaching fellows, lecturers, educational technologists/developers, library staff and clinicians with appropriate Imperial teaching responsibilities. 

A PG Cert student would be expected to be involved in one or more of the following educational activities including, but not limited to, teaching small groups, lecturing, supervising research students, designing and supporting digitally-enhanced learning, module organisation and personal tutoring.  This will enable them to meet the assessment and observation requirements, as well as to fully benefit from and contribute to the programme. 

Those with a light teaching load, undertaking one-off lectures or a small number of tutorials are unlikely to have enough teaching to fulfil the practice aspect of the PG Cert and are therefore unlikely to be accepted onto the course. In this case, choosing from our range of stand-alone workshops or investigating the Imperial STAR Framework may be a good alternative pathway.

If you are interested in the PG Cert, but unsure if your teaching fulfils the requirements, please contact us (pgcertult@imperial.ac.uk) for a preliminary discussion.

College regulations mean that it is not possible to be registered simultaneously for two programmes of study, whether at Imperial or at another university. If you are already a student, then you will need to complete your studies before applying to the PG Cert, regardless of whether your course of study is part-time or if you are a member of staff.

If you are a Clinical Teaching Fellow with responsibility for teaching Imperial medical school undergraduates and / or will be joining the University on a one-year contract from August, the PG Cert in Clinical Education (planned for 2025-26) may be more appropriate for you. Please contact j.jensen-martin@imperial.ac.uk to express your interest.

Yes, the PG Cert is a recognised part of the Imperial STAR Framework, which incorporates HEA Fellowship at D1, D2 and D3.

The normal timescale for completion of the PG Cert is one year.

Applications for 2025-26 entry are now open. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 6th May 2025. Applications to the PG Cert University Learning and Teaching programme are via the Imperial online application system. Apply now.

Please see the PG Cert ULT application guidance 2025 for step-by-step instructions on completing your application.

Please note that entry to the programme is competitive and due to the high volume of applicants we will be unable to accept applications after the closing date.

The programme is offered to staff as part of centrally funded provision and there is no direct cost to individual students or their departments.

No. New lecturers are required by College to attend the three Introduction to... workshops but the PG Cert itself is entirely optional.

The PG Cert and the LTDP are separate programmes, though with some elements in common. Application to the PG Cert is independent of your participation in any other programme. Questions about the LTDP should be directed to the FoNS LTDP Coordinator

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