Certificate in Education - School of Education and Languages

About the programme

Certificate in Education (CEDU) was 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 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:

Students are required to successfully complete 12 credit-units of courses from the courses specified for the chosen strand as indicated in Table 1.

For details, please view the Programme Regulations.

Table 1: Courses for CEDU

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Course Table

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Unit
Secondary English Strand
EDU 8363EED	English Language Education in Secondary Schools: Learning, Curriculum and Assessment	6
EDU 8865EED^	Professional Skills: Teaching English Language in Secondary Schools (Practicum)	6
Secondary Chinese Strand
EDU 8362ECD	Chinese Language Education in Secondary Schools: Curriculum and Assessment	6
EDU 8862ECD^	Professional Skills: Teaching Chinese Language in Secondary Schools (Practicum)	6
Primary English Strand
EDU 8332EED	English Language Education in Primary Schools: Learning, Curriculum and Assessment	6
EDU 8847EED^	Professional Skills: Teaching English Language in Primary Schools (Practicum)	6
Primary Chinese Strand
EDU 8331ECD	Primary School Teaching: Chinese Language Curriculum and Assessment	6
EDU 8846ECD^	Professional Skills: Teaching Chinese Language in Primary Schools (Practicum)	6

^ 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

Registry

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

About the programme information, please contact

School of Education and Languages

Email: el_pgde@hkmu.edu.hk
Tel: 2768 5807