Certificates
EPICT- The International CPD qualification for education and training professionals.
EPICT allows you to prove your competency with teaching and technology and attain a recognised qualification while you work. Hundreds of organisations throughout the United Kingdom and beyond are using EPICT to improve staff performance and enhance learning.
How does it work?
EPICT candidates study, gather and present evidence of their use of technology in order to attain EPICT modules. The modules in turn build towards their EPICT certificates.
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EPICT Certificates |
Requirements |
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EPICT Esafety Certificate |
Esafety Awareness (single module) |
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Bronze EPICT Certificate |
3 modules:-
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Silver EPICT Certificate |
Bronze Certificate plus
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Gold EPICT Certificate |
Silver Certificate plus
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EPICT School/College Certificate |
Set percentage of staff attaining EPICT Certificates |
Option Modules:-
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ESafety Awareness |
Locating and Incorporating Online Resources |
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Creating Learning Materials |
Electronic Communication and Collaboration |
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Spreadsheet Models |
Numeracy and ICT |
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Literacy and ICT |
ICT and SEN |
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Creativity and ICT |
EAssessment |
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Games and Simulation |
Effective Use of VLEs |
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Digital Images |
Duration:-
Each module is 15 hours maximum duration (except esafety awareness @ 20 hours). Actual study time varies according to the previous knowledge/experience of the individual.
Support and Assessment
Candidates undertake their EPICT Certificates with support from an experienced EPICT Facilitator. Their EPICT Facilitator mentors them and assesses their portfolio. EPICT is an in-service, evidence based qualification - there are no examinations - participants submit short, work-based reports to their assigned Facilitator.
Schools can choose to have one or more key member of staffs trained as EPICT Facilitator/s or alternatively can engage the services of an approved EPICT Provider. For more information on becoming an EPICT Facilitator - click here To view a list of approved EPICT Providers - click here
“The skills I have developed during the course have allowed ICT to have a significant impact on the work I do in my classroom. I have since completed the Facilitator training and am beginning to work with other staff to support their training.” Vicky Bain – EPICT Licence Holder
“As a staff we have all worked together on the esafety aspect of our EPICT. It has pulled the whole staff together and given us a shared understanding of how to help the children stay safe”
Linda Sams, HeadTeacher
Case Study - "I use Qwizdom ...."
Mrs Muggoch is a Senior Years teacher at Helensburgh Primary School. She has been using interactive voting technology and presentations with the pupils since the school purchased Qwizdom sets 18 months ago. Her evidence of use within several lessons, enabled Mrs Muggoch to achieve EPICT Silver Award by satisfying the criteria for the following modules:
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ESafety Awareness |
Locating and Incorporating Online Resources |
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Creating Learning Materials |
Presentation Technology, IWBs and Interactivity |
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EAssessment |
Literacy and ICT |
She is now working on evidence for her final two modules in order to achieve EPICT Gold.
Undertaking EPICT
Individuals are assigned an experienced EPICT Faciliator. An organisation may choose to train one or more key members of staff as EPICT Facilitators enabling in-house assessment. Facilitators are required to undertake a training and receive on-going support. (contact us for more details).
