Course options
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Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate
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Location
Paisley Campus
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Study mode
Distance / Online
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Overview
Our Postgraduate Certificate in Child Protection recognises the continued high-profile of protecting children in Scotland and the importance and value of an integrated approach to recognising and responding to the needs of children and young people.
This programme has been designed to create an opportunity for inter-professional learning for those working in health, police, social work, education, the third sector and other related settings to enhance their knowledge of contemporary child protection theory that informs best practice.
This programme delivers three modules focusing on current policy themes and practice requirements relating to children鈥檚 protection and wellbeing in Scotland:
- Child Protection in Context
- Protecting Children
- Child Protection Practice
There will be four compulsory study days for each module, which will consist of a mixture of lectures and seminars thus facilitating integrated multi-disciplinary approaches to child protection teaching and learning.
Students will also use the Virtual Learning Environment where lecture material, links to relevant websites and communication with staff and fellow students can be accessed.
Course Highlights
This programme will facilitate the enhancement of your existing knowledge and skills in safeguarding and protecting children and, where desired, prepare you for a senior or specialist post.
You鈥檒l critically explore children鈥檚 rights, legislation, policy, theoretical frameworks and research and practice issues across professional and disciplinary boundaries, in a multi-professional learning environment.
You鈥檒l develop a child-centred perspective in addressing the protection of children and young people.
This programme is delivered on a part-time basis over one year and utilises online learning which is supported by twelve study days at UWS Paisley Campus.
Assessment
- Written assignments/essays- 1 per module
Learning outcomes will be assessed by a variety of written assignments including:
- Essays
- Critical application of the legislation to a case from practice
- Critical reflection on a case from practice
Career Prospects
Graduates from this programme are equipped to take on specialist child protection roles or be promoted to senior child protection roles, such as:
- Nurse Consultant
- Social Work Team Leader/Manager
- Specialist Child Protection Posts in Education
- Child Protection Committee Lead Officer
- Child Protection Advisor
- Child Protection Training Posts/Roles
Modules
Tuition fees
- Hong Kong
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea DPR (North Korea)
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Authority
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Vincent
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
拢 23,130per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
University of the West of Scotland
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University League Table
128th
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Campus address
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus, High Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 2BE, Scotland
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Subject ranking
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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