Postgraduate certificate or PGCert is a degree awarded upon the completion of a higher education postgraduate program. Boys and girls graduated with bachelor's degree but also young professionals follow this postgraduate certificate or PGCert because it does not require them to invest as much time as a master 's degree or a PHD. When awarded for teaching it is known as a postgraduate certificate in education or PGCE.
These postgraduate programs with a duration longer than 18 months are usually master degrees and higher education courses designed for students, graduates and young professionals interested in a path that will lead them to a career in management or research. Not all boys and girls who have a bachelor 's or master's degree, are in fact willing to spend more than a year and a half - in some cases up to two years and beyond - for further specialization. These are therefore paths and courses for future managers or researchers who are often required specific skills that can only be acquired with training master programs of long duration.