Microcredential
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An online programme aimed at future education professionals looking for a course in teaching skills to improve their communication, collaboration and teamwork within educational institutions. This micro-credential helps you to participate with greater confidence in teaching teams, integrate into the teaching staff and apply approaches to inclusion and continuous improvement in real-world educational contexts.
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Students wishing to undertake this micro-credential may apply for a Santander scholarship and receive up to 100 per cent of the course fee (€300).
In this teaching skills course, you will develop practical skills to enable you to function more effectively within educational teams, collaborate with other professionals and play an active role in joint projects within the school. The course focuses on professional communication, agile teamwork, inclusion and continuous improvement.
Upon completion of the micro-credential, students will be able to:
| Development of teaching skills: participation and collaboration amongst teaching staff | ||||
| Module | Module title | ECTS | Total Hours | Type |
| 1 | Teamwork skills. The teacher within the teaching staff | 1 | 25 | COMPULSORY |
| 2 | Effective communication within work teams | 1 | 25 | COMPULSORY |
| 3 | Agile teamwork | 1 | 25 | COMPULSORY |
| 4 | Diversity and inclusion as core values for teachers | 1 | 25 | COMPULSORY |
| 5 | Continuous improvement as a result of collaborative work | 1 | 25 | COMPULSORY |
| 6 | Evaluation of work teams’ results | 1 | 25 | COMPULSORY |
At the end of the micro-credential, you will obtain a university micro-credential certificate issued by the Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio (UAX).
Micro-credentials are training courses:
The micro-credential is delivered via a 100 % online, self-guided and individualised methodology, designed to make it easier to combine the training with professional teaching activities.
An active and applied methodology based on:
This methodological approach facilitates the immediate transfer of learning into educational practice, enabling teachers to apply the knowledge they have acquired right from the start of the course.
The content of the micro-credential is directly linked to an understanding of learning, with a clear focus on its application in real educational contexts.
A teaching skills course is a training programme designed to develop practical skills to improve communication, teamwork, professional collaboration and teachers’ involvement in schools.
It is aimed at students, graduates and future education professionals who wish to strengthen their ability to integrate into teaching teams, participate in staff meetings and collaborate on shared educational projects.
Yes. This micro-credential is delivered online, with academic supervision and teaching support via the online platform.
You will learn how to work as part of a team within a school setting, improve your professional communication skills, apply agile collaborative approaches, integrate inclusion into your teaching practice and drive processes of continuous improvement.
Yes. Collaboration amongst teaching staff is one of the programme’s main pillars, particularly in terms of participation in teaching teams, coordination with other professionals and working within the teaching staff.
The course focuses on skills such as assertive communication, active listening, collaborative working, constructive conflict resolution, participation in educational teams, inclusion and continuous improvement.
The micro-credential lasts one year and is worth 6 ECTS credits.
No. The entry requirement is to be of legal age. No prior university qualification is required.
On completion of the course, you will receive a university micro-credential certificate issued by Alfonso X el Sabio University.
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