Common Awards are qualifications for ordinands and lay ministers within the Church of England and its partners in the Baptist, Methodist, and

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Description

Before 2014, Theological Education Institutions (TEIs) within the Church of England had used local universities to validate their qualifications but since September 2014 they have been offering awards common across all institutions, validated by

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

. The intention behind the move to Common Award was to offer greater coherence and consistency across training institutions. A wide variety of courses are offered at various levels of the

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(FHEQ): * Foundation Award in Theology, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 4; 60 credits) * Certificate of Higher Education in Theology, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 4; 120 credits) * Certificate of Higher Education in Christian, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 5; 180 credits) * Diploma of Higher Education in Theology, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 5; 240 credits) * BA in Theology, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 6; 360 credits) * Graduate Certificate in Theology, Ministry and Mission to postgraduate studies (FHEQ level 6; 60 credits) * Graduate Diploma in Theology, Ministry and Mission to postgraduate studies (FHEQ level 6; 120 credits) * Postgraduate Certificate in Theology, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 7; 60 credits) * Postgraduate Certificate in Chaplaincy Studies (FHEQ level 7; 60 credits) * Postgraduate Diploma in Theology, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 7; 120 credits) * Postgraduate Diploma in Chaplaincy Studies (FHEQ level 7; 120 credits) * MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission (FHEQ level 7; 180 credits) * MA in Chaplaincy Studies (FHEQ level 7; 180 credits) * MA in Contemporary Christian Leadership (FHEQ level 7; 180 credits)

Participating institutions

The Theological Education Institutes validated by Durham University on the Common Awards are: * All Saints Centre for Ministry and Mission, Warrington * Cambridge Theological Federation *

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* Cumbria Christian Learning, Cumbria * Lincoln School of Theology, Lincoln * Lindisfarne College of Theology, North Shields *

The Queen's Foundation The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education (also called the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham and formerly the Queen's College, Birmingham) is an ecumenical theological college which, with the West Midlands Ministerial Training Cou ...

, Birmingham * Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire * St Mellitus College, London * St Stephen's House, Oxford * St Augustine's College of Theology, West Malling, Kent * South West Ministry Training Course,

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with Bristol Baptist College, Bristol *

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(until 2022) * Yorkshire Theological Education Partnership * South Central Theological Education Institution, Guildford, Oxford, Salisbury and Winchester * Scottish Episcopal Institute * The Eastern Region Ministry Course, Cambridge * Luther King Centre, Manchester * St Padarn's Institute, Llandaff * Emmanuel Theological College, Liverpool and the north west

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External links

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Ministry Division
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