Educational Advanced Training

and CTA / MSc

(subject to validation by Middlesex University)


About the Course

The advanced TA Education programme at The Berne focuses on developing a deeper understanding of TA models and processes and how these can be used to support learning in whatever setting learning takes place. Three aspects of learning are at the core of the program: you as a teacher/trainer/facilitator of learning; the pupils/students/learners and how learning takes place for them; and how we (as educators) can support, nurture and encourage learning to take place through focusing on developing a supportive teacher/pupil or trainer/learner relationship. The program supports you to enhance and develop your skills and competences as a facilitator of learning, as well as supporting your own personal development and enhancing your communication and inter-personal skills.




  • Who is it for?

    Anyone who is involved in supporting learning, in any context, including (but not exclusively):

    • those teaching in schools, colleges, community education and universities,

    • trainers working in professional training institutions, organisations and youth work,

    • coaches,

    • leaders and managers in organisations and organisational development and change agents.

    • HR managers and professionals

    • those working in the health and caring professions, where their work involves supporting people to learn and change. eg. occupational health, public health and in the NHS as well as in private health care.


  • Qualification and Accreditation

    The programme is accredited by Middlesex University for the award of a PGDip or MSc in Educational TA. It can also lead to the award of a CTA (Certified Transactional Analyst) in the Educational field (which is recognised worldwide as qualification as a TA practitioner) and/or a Berne Institute Diploma in Educational TA. Of course, the programme mecan also be done for personal and/or professional development without the need for an end award.

  • Course Content

    The programme  comprises six modules, delivered over a two year rolling period. There are assignments associated with each module, which need to be completed if the aim is to achieve the PGDip, MSc or Berne Diploma and which are also designed to support development towards the award of a CTA.  Four of the modules, delivered concurrently with the Organisational TA programme (two each year), focus on the deepening of your understanding of TA models and processes and how they are applied in an educational setting, whilst two of the modules are focused specifically on Educational TA models and processes and how they are applied in practice.

  • Eligibility and Entry

    You will have completed a TA 101 and a foundation programme in TA (120 hours) either at the Berne or at another TA training institute (or have achieved the equivalent by other means) and have a Degree (or Degree equivalent qualification).  If your foundation programme wasn’t undertaken at the Berne, you will need to have a discussion with one of the course facilitators to ensure that you have the requisite background and that you still believe that the program is appropriate for you, following the discussion.

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Summary

Course Cost

Fees 2025/26

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Course Dates


Dates 2025/26

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Tutors

Tutor

Paul Robinson PTSTA(E)

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Our Core Philosophy

At The Berne Institute we recognise that people come into TA training with widely differing experiences of clinical practice, theoretical knowledge and formal academic learning, and that they differ widely also in their current personal resources and skills. Our courses therefore honour the uniqueness of each individual’s learning and experience and their different learning styles, pace and areas of competence.

The philosophy and practice of Homonomy that respects our mutuality and interconnectedness has been recently integrated into the Berne Institute philosophy. The aim is to expand the focus in our theory and practice from individual change to include a focus on the wider implications of our work on the whole community and our planet.