The Certificate in Higher Education is a one year full-time course validated by the Open University. It is worth 120 CATs points which means that when you finish the course your knowledge and skills are judged to be equivalent to those of a student at the end of the first year of a university degree course.
Plater looks for students with few formal qualifications who left school some time ago.
The College provides a range of study supports to enable you to make rapid progress. This is a small residential college with a strong emphasis on pastoral care. Students are able to make use of the facilities of the Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University . All students are introduced to the social teaching of the Catholic Church. This pathway is for those interested in current affairs who wish to proceed to further studies or to return to employment.