The National Certificate in Educational Administration
This course is a one year, distance learning course for school administrators combining printed materials and an on-line virtual learning environment. It was developed by the School of Educational Administration and validated by the Institute of Administrative Management. The distance learning support is provided by Oxford Open Learning. For the cost of the course please click here.
Module 2 can now be taken as a short stand-alone course - see further information here
The Council for Administration (CfA) has confirmed that the IAM National Certificate in Educational Administration has been accepted as an Administration Technical Certificate for the Business and Administration Apprenticeship and Advanced Apprenticeships.
In the National Qualification Framework the course is equivalent to level 3. It is designed for people who are currently working as school administrator and who have at least a year's experience in that role.
The qualification has been validated by the Institute of Administrative Management (IAM), who are also the validating body for the National College for School Leadership's qualifications for school business managers. This validation has just been renewed for another 2 years to April 2009.
The Institute of Administrative Management is responsible for ensuring that the course is of a high quality and is at an appropriate level. As well as checking the course materials, the validating body will be moderating the marking of assessments and making certain that students receive appropriate support from tutors while studying.
All students on the course will have the opportunity to become student members of the IAM and will be sent information about this with the course materials. For more information about the IAM please see their website.
The Council for Administration (CfA) has confirmed that the IAM National Certificate in Educational Administration has been accepted as an Administration Technical Certificate for the Business and Administration Apprenticeship and Advanced Apprenticeships. The course also has QCA accreditation.
Although the course is partly vocational and will encourage students to evaluate their own working environment, it is not an NVQ. It includes learning materials to read through with links to interesting web pages or journals. It also includes mini tests so that students can test themselves, as well as projects where students take what they have learned and apply it to their workplace. It is very interactive and students are given book lists so that they can build on their reading and look into areas of interest in more detail.
The course looks at both theory and practice and covers topics and modules split into three areas:
1. Educational Environment - This area looks at past and present Government policies and the effects that they have on the administrator's role. This is particularly topical at the moment with schools changing faster than ever before. It also looks at where schools work well and where they don't and the effect that culture can have on this.
2. Business Theory - Due to the Government policies of the 1980s, schools are very much market orientated and, like private organisations, they have to compete for "customers." This section looks at more practical business initiatives that schools are beginning to use such as marketing and HRM. It aims to ensure that school administrators are knowledgeable in each of these areas because it is likely that as their roles expand, they will need to take on these tasks.
3. Office Management - This section looks at practical aspects of running an office including things such as facilities management, budgeting and dealing with irate parents.
The modules for the IAM National Certificate in Educational Administration are:
1. Work-based modules: School Efficiency; Reflecting in the Workplace; Personal and Professional Development.
2. Work Management: Time Management; Stress Management; Dealing with School Visitors.
3. Government Policies: Current Policies and Practice; Leadership; Change Management.
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Education and the Law: Employment Law; Health and Safety; Rights of Children and Parents.
5. Office Administration: Facilities Management; ICT; Budgeting.
6. Business Management: Organisational Behaviour; Educational Marketing; Human Resource Management.
The work-based modules involve taking learning from the course and applying it to the workplace.
The duration of the course is one year during which students will work through all six modules. On completion you will receive a certificate from the Institute of Administrative Management. We recommend that students allow themselve 4 hours a week study time.
In order to make the qualification accessible to everyone, the course has been designed as a distance-learning qualification. Rather than attending classes, students communicate with their tutor and other students on-line. Course materials will be sent through the post for students to work through.
The qualification is being delivered by Oxford Open Learning who are distance-learning specialists. All students will have access to a qualified teacher who will support them throughout the programme. Students will also be provided with a virtual learning environment which is an on-line medium containing information about the programme and a forum for communicating with other students on the course.
To find out more about Oxford Open Learning please visit their website
2009 dates:
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23 January |
2 February |
6 March |
16 March |
1 May |
11 May |
19 June |
29 June |
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5 October |
For an application form please click here
The course costs £850 plus VAT (£998.75) if payment is made in instalments or discounted to £800 plus VAT (£940) if entire payment is made at booking. If your school pays for the course it will be able to claim back the VAT.
In certain circumstances there can be financial assistance for students.
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