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Welcome to PRESTige

PRESTige, the University of Westminster’s Professional Recognition and Enhancement Scheme for Teaching. Whether you are new to teaching in Higher Education or have years of experience, PRESTige offers you opportunities to develop your teaching practice and gain recognition for your expertise.
Accreditation and Recognition
Accredited by Advance HE’s Higher Education Academy (HEA), PRESTige offers teaching and support staff at Westminster the opportunity to:
- Recognise and record their talents against the national benchmark of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF).
- Gain formal recognition through the following HEA fellowships:
- Associate Fellowship
- Fellowship
- Senior Fellowship
Enhance Your Teaching Practice
PRESTige also provides various ways for you to enhance your teaching practice, including:
- Completing a teaching qualification
- Enrolling in University Certificates of Special Study
- Obtaining the Postgraduate Certificate: Higher Education
Whether you are looking to start teaching, gain recognition for your existing experience or enhance your practice through specialist study, PRESTige has a path for you.
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A semester-long module for those new to teaching at University level or with less than 3 years consecutive teaching experience in Higher Education. It’s also open to any staff with learning and teaching-related responsibilities as part of their role. This includes PhD students, academic and professional services staff, and part-time visiting lecturers.
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Consisting of three modules taken over 12-18 months, with two core modules and a choice of option modules to allow you to specialize in an area of learning and teaching in HE that most interests you. The PGCertHE is a probation requirement for new academic staff with less than 3 years’ teaching experience employed on certain contracts, and is also open to permanent/long-term staff looking to gain a teaching qualification and FHEA.
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PRESTige offers staff with more than 3 consecutive years of experience teaching and/or supporting learning in Higher Education the opportunity to apply for Fellowship or Senior Fellowship of the HEA by completing an e-portfolio. This includes both academic and professional services staff who have the kinds of experience and responsibilities outlined in the UKPSF’s Descriptor 2 and 3.
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The University Certificates of Special Study allow for experienced staff with learning and teaching-related responsibilities to continue to develop their professional practices and enhance their understanding of pedagogy in Higher Education.
- University Certificate in Special Study: Leading in learning and teaching
- University Certificate in Special Study: Developing researchers: Doctoral supervision and academic practice
- University Certificate in Special Study: Innovating learning and teaching: Experimental pedagogies
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To register for any of the PRESTige routes, simply complete our registration form.
Applying for the Postgraduate Certificate: Higher Education but already have some teaching experience or AFHEA? You may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) or Recognition of Certificated Prior Learning (RCPL).
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Got a question? Ask the PRESTige team via CETI@westminster.ac.uk.
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