During August Peter Knight published two reports on the Open University's Knowledge Network which bear on the current discussion about the value and equivalence of the Post-Graduate Certificate. They also relate to Prosser et al's "Formative Evaluation of Accredited Programmes" published by the HEA in May 2006.

They are

"Enhancing part-time teaching in higher education: a challenge for institutional policy and practice"  by Peter Knight, David Baume, Jo Tait & Mantz Yorke

which can be found at http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/document.cfm?documentid=8574

and

"The Effects of Post-graduate Certificates" by Peter Knight

which can be found at http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/document.cfm?docid=8640



With best wishes

James Wisdom