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What is the Special Purpose Certificate (SpCert)?
The SpCert in Teaching, Learning & Assessment is a level 9, non-major award. The 15 ECTS-credited ‘SpCert’ focuses on four interrelated facets of Academic Practice: teaching, learning, research and leadership.
Please browse below for more information on the cert. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the programme administrator Jade.Concannon@tcd.ie
Events
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Centre for Academic Practice - Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education (SpCert)
Registration opens on 8th January 2026. This module offered by the Centre for Academic Practice, explores the principles, purposes, opportunities and challenges of assessment and feedback processes in higher education and the impact of assessment and feedback on student learning.
Foster Place 3-4
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 10am - 1pm
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Centre for Academic Practice - Curriculum Design in Higher Education (SpCert)
Registration opens on 3rd February 2026. This module introduces the principles of curriculum design in higher education and examines how curriculum theory is put into practice at both programme and module level.
Foster Place 3-4
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 10am - 1pm