Certificate in Education - School of Education and Languages

About the programme

Certificate in Education (CEDU) is designed to develop the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes required for a professionally qualified English/Chinese secondary/primary school teacher.

This is a conversion programme specially designed for locally qualified teachers who wish to be ‘retrained’ for teaching English or Chinese.

Programme requirements

Entry requirements

A student shall normally:

hold a local PGDE/PCEd/BEd or equivalent;
be currently employed or about to be employed as a teacher on a full-time and entire academic year basis by a secondary or primary school; and
be teaching English or Chinese in a secondary or primary school in Hong Kong for a minimum of five periods per week/cycle.

You should have the consent of the principal of your school for classroom visits by University staff (your application must be accompanied by the completed consent letter).

Eligibility for the award

To be eligible for the award of the Certificate in Education (CEDU), a student shall:

obtain 12 credit-units from the courses specified for the chosen strand labelled SE, SC, PE or PC from Table 1.

For details, please view the Programme Requirements.

Table 1: Courses for CEDU

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Course Code	Course Title	Credit Unit	Course Label
Secondary English Strand
EDU 8363EED	English Language Education in Secondary Schools: Learning, Curriculum and Assessment	6	SE
EDU 8865EED^	Professional Skills: Teaching English Language in Secondary Schools (Practicum)	6	SE
Secondary Chinese Strand
EDU 8362ECD	中學中國語文：課程與評估	6	SC
EDU 8862ECD^	專業技巧：中學中國語文教學（教學實習）	6	SC
Primary English Strand
EDU 8332EED	English Language Education in Primary Schools: Learning, Curriculum and Assessment	6	PE
EDU 8847EED^	Professional Skills: Teaching English Language in Primary Schools (Practicum)	6	PE
Primary Chinese Strand
EDU 8331ECD	小學教學：中國語文課程與評估	6	PC
EDU 8846ECD^	專業技巧：小學中國語文教學（教學實習）	6	PC

^ These courses include teaching practicum as an integral part of the assessment.

Recognition

CEDU graduates will be considered to have a qualification equivalent to the HKMU’s PGDE majoring in the relevant teaching subject.
The four language strands of the CEDU are recognized by the EDB as language major teacher training programmes.

Enquiries

About application procedures, fees, or results, please contact:

Admissions & Enrolment Team (Distance Learning), Registry

Email: regadm@hkmu.edu.hk
Tel: 2768 6601 / 2768 6602

About the programme information, please contact:

School of Education and Languages

Email: el_pgde@hkmu.edu.hk
Tel: 2768 5891