Apply using the Applicant Portal
The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.
An application is only complete when:
- you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
- you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
- your referees have provided their references.
Please note, there is no application fee for this course. The application fee will appear on the first log in page of the application system however you will not be asked for payment when you submit your application.
Please note also that although the online form asks for academic transcripts, evidence of competence in English (if appropriate), two references and a CV/resume, for the purpose of your application for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, you are asked only to confirm that you are a current employee of the University of Cambridge or of a College. As such, you are not required to provide academic transcripts, etc.
Students admitted to the programme must have teaching commitments at Cambridge and should normally expect to have at least three years’ full-time experience (or equivalent) of teaching / supporting learning in higher education, in order to have an appropriate level of experience on which to draw in developing a research-informed proposal for an evaluation of practice and practical activities. This programme is not normally open to PhD students.
Selection Process
All applications are evaluated as part of a gathered field after the closing date.
Things You'll Need
You should start preparing the things that you'll need when you apply. These will be mandatory, unless specifically flagged as optional.
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Two referees willing to give you a reference
Either academic or professional – please see our References guidance for more information about which type you need. Your referees will need to have submitted their reference by the course deadline. - Transcript
- CV/resume
- Evidence of competence in English
If required - please see our Competence in English guidance for more information. - ICE - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
To be eligible for this programme, you must teach or support learning of students who are studying at the University of Cambridge. - ICE - TLHE - Responsibilities
- ICE - TLHE - Declarations
Declarations
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
If you wish to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:
See Gates Cambridge for more information.
How to Find a Supervisor
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