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University of Portsmouth| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Diploma | Part-time, Distance | 2 years | September | - | - |
Overview
Take steps towards new levels of leadership in your public sector career with this distance learning PgDip Senior Leader Apprenticeship (Public Administration).
By studying online and applying your learning directly to your current role, you'll gain the skills and experience to pursue promotion into public sector strategic leadership and management. What's more, the Government or your employer pay your tuition fees – so it doesn’t cost you anything.
Learning from an expert team of practitioners and academics who work in the public sector, you'll learn how to lead and manage in specialised areas of public services, such as policing, healthcare, education, social services and environmental matters.
Once you complete the course, you'll have new perspectives to bring to your public sector career, as well as the option to continue your studies and top-up your qualification to a full Master's in Public Administration.
Course highlights
Career development
Public sector professionals are facing a new set of challenges, not least from the advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the dark web.
On this course, you'll develop knowledge and skills that will help you protect and enhance life for our citizens through public services, as well as examining the complex issues of technology, funding and exponential service demand. It's essential learning for those seeking a higher level of management or leadership within all aspects of the public sector.
After this course, you can also choose to top up your PgDip with a dissertation module to achieve a full MPA in Public Administration.
Graduates of this course could go on to work in areas such as:
A honours degree or equivalent experience at managerial or leadership level. All applicants will be required to complete a Skills Gap Analysis before completing an application form. All applicants will be invited to attend an interview.
Applicants aged 16-18 must have acceptable Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths, such as GCSE with grade C/4 or above or Functional Skills. If you do not have acceptable qualifications, you will be required to obtain this. Those aged 19 and over are only subject to these requirements if you or your employer choose for you to study towards English and Maths qualifications, which will be funded. Please note that you may still be required to evidence accepted Level 2 qualifications for the course, as part of academic assessment.
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