Common Award

Common Awards are qualifications for ordinands and lay ministers within the Church of England and its partners in the Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed churches.^[1] 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.^[2] The intention behind the move to Common Award was to offer greater coherence and consistency across training institutions.

The programmes developed offer a range of courses from introductory-level undergraduate (Certificate of Higher Education in Theology, Ministry and Mission) through undergraduate degrees (BA in Theology, Ministry and Mission). to postgraduate studies (MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission).^[3]

The TEIs delivering the Common Award program are:^[1]

All Saints Centre for Ministry and Mission, Warrington
Cambridge Theological Federation (Eastern Region Ministry Course, Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Margaret Beaufort Institute for Theology, Ridley Hall, Westcott House and Westminster College)
Cranmer Hall, Durham
Lancashire & Cumbria Training Partners, Carlisle
Lincoln School of Theology
Lindisfarne Regional Training Partnership, North Shields
Oak Hill College, London
The Queen's Foundation, Birmingham
Ripon College, Cuddesdon
St Mellitus College, London
St John's College, Nottingham
St Stephen's House, Oxford
South Central Regional Training Partnership (Dioceses of Guildford, Oxford, Salisbury and Winchester)
South East Institute for Theological Education, Canterbury
Sarum College, Salisbury
South West Ministry Training Course, Exeter
Trinity College Bristol and Bristol Baptist College
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
Yorkshire Ministry Course and Yorkshire Regional Training Partnership, Mirfield

References

1 2 "The Common Awards in Theology and Ministry" (PDF). University of Durham.
↑ "About the Common Awards". The Church of England.
↑ "Common Awards Programmes". University of Durham.

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