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Cambridge PDQs are provided at both Certificate and Diploma level.  \nCambridge PDQs, awarded by Cambridge Assessment International Education, can betaken globally through Cambridge-approved Professional Development Centres.  \nIn order to facilitate wider understanding and stakeholder recognition of Cambridge PDQs for  \nthe purpose of work or further study, UK NARIC was commissioned by Cambridge Assessment International Education to undertake an independent benchmarking of the Cambridge PDQ Certificate and Diploma to the UK, Australian and South African education systems to determine:  \n􀁸 The comparable academic level of the Cambridge PDQ Certificate and Diploma in the UK, Australia and South Africa  \n􀁸 The ways in and extent to which the Cambridge Teacher Standards reflect Teachers’Standards in each country.  \n􀁸 Academic credit evaluation for Cambridge PDQs.  \nOverview of Cambridge PDQs  \nCandidates have to be practising teachers and education leaders to be eligible for Cambridge PDQs.  \nCambridge PDQs are offered in four areas of education:  \n􀁸 Teaching and Learning  \n􀁸 Educational Leadership  \n􀁸 Teaching Bilingual Learners  \n􀁸 Teaching with Digital Technologies.  \nThe qualification is composed of three modules that must be completed sequentially to achieve the qualification. To achieve the Cambridge PDQ Certificate qualification, candidates have to pass the first module, while candidates who have passed all three modules achieve the Diploma qualification. The first module is further broken down to three units.  \nThe recommended minimum time duration for each module has been 120 preparatory learning hours with 40 hours of compulsory guided learning. A new syllabus was introduced in January 2018 and, in practice, programmes now normally involve at least 150 hours with 50 hours of guided learning and this will be the recommended minimum time set to acknowledge this.  \nThe qualification is taught through but not limited to:  \n􀁸 Guided learning-workshops, seminars, one to one sessions and tutorials  \n􀁸 Practical and work-based learning  \n􀁸 Independent and collaborative study.  \nLearning outcomes are prescribed under each module or unit. The learning outcomes of the Cambridge PDQ Certificate in all four areas expect candidates to develop broadly similar knowledge and skills: candidates at this level are expected to be able to understand and apply principles, evaluate and analyse information, plan lessons or actions, effectively communicate and reflect on own practice.  \nThe same is observed for the Diploma, with Diploma programmes in each of the four areas  \naiming to enable candidates to demonstrate higher order skills including the critical understanding of principles, the ability to analyse and evaluate information critically and plan and design lessons.  \nFor each module, candidates are assessed through a portfolio of evidence of practice, learning and reflection. In the portfolio, candidates provide evidence demonstrating how they have achieved the learning outcomes prescribed for each module.  \nExamples of evidence in Teaching and Learning include observing a colleague’s classroom practice, observation of own practice and feedback by their mentor, and the candidate’sown reflections on their learning and practice.  \nExamples in Education Leadership include evidence of inquiry into successful leadership, personal development planning with feedback from mentor and colleagues, and implementing and evaluating leadership initiatives concerning teaching and learning, change for improvement and staff development.  \nCandidates are assessed according to four criteria:  \n􀁸 Understanding  \n􀁸 Developing thinking and ","cbCaiqndGTvisml7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqndGTvisml7","pdf",374558,"English","# Context and scope\n## Overview of Cambridge PDQs\n## Overview of the Cambridge Teacher Standards\n## Key findings – International Comparability\n# UK\n## Overview","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the UK NARIC benchmarking report for Cambridge PDQs?\",\"answer\":\"It supports stakeholder understanding by providing an independent benchmarking of Cambridge PDQ Certificate and Diploma against the UK, Australian, and South African education systems to assess comparability, alignment with teacher standards, and credit evaluation.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is eligible to take Cambridge PDQs?\",\"answer\":\"Candidates must be practising teachers and education leaders.\"},{\"question\":\"How are Cambridge PDQs structured and assessed?\",\"answer\":\"The qualification is completed sequentially through three modules; the first leads to the Certificate and completing all three leads to the Diploma. 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