Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)
10 months (Full-time) / n/a (Part-time) / n/a (Distance / E-Learning)
Course Aims
The Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) is a mandatory professional qualification prior to a Pupillage and becoming a barrister.
Cardiff Law School has delivered a high quality and highly regarded Bar Professional Training Course/ Bar Vocational Course since the course was first introduced by the Bar Council in 1997.
Our BPTC will bridge the gap between your academic study of law and your practice as a pupil. It will also provide you with a solid foundation in knowledge and skills for your early years of tenancy. The course aims to foster a professional and ethical approach to practice as a barrister, whilst
giving you an informed view of a barrister’s working life.
Special Features
- A guaranteed period of two weeks' placements (offering mini-pupillage with a local Chambers or other placement with the employed Bar, and a marshalling with a local Circuit Judge and District Judge).
- A high staff/student ratio ensures a high level of individual feedback and support on performance in the oral and written skills.
- A course strongly supported by the local employed Bar, the independent Bar and the Judiciary.
- A student’s opportunity to practise all skills exceeds the Bar Standards Board’s minimum recommended number.
Course Description
The BPTC programme is a skills-based intensive full-time 10-month course to prepare a prospective Barrister for pupillage.
Students will experience a carefully designed course in a highly supportive learning environment. Learning will mostly take place in small groups of 12 or 6 students and will focus on practical knowledge and written and oral skills. The Course focuses on the development of Advocacy skills, by providing you with 2 hour classes in groups of 6 or less almost every week across all three terms. Students will be expected to develop practitioner skills and copies of practitioners’ texts will be provided.
Entry Requirements
The BPTC course is suitable for graduates in Law or any other subject with CPE/GDL. Applicants should show a commitment to the profession (e.g. via placements, mooting competitions, public speaking).
Applications must be made via BPTC online. More information about the course and application procedure is also available on the School's website. The closing date is early January each year.
Tuition Fees
UK/EU full-time course fees - £12,550, which comprises of:
- £11,750 - tuition fees
- £800 - deposit/materials fee, which is payable prior to starting
International full-time course fees - £13,500, which comprises of:
- £12,700 - tuition fees
- £800 - deposit/materials fee, which is payable prior to starting
These course fees do not include the Bar Standard's Board registration fee which is expected to be £400 for 2013-14. This is payable in respect of each student registered on the BPTC and which we collect on behalf of the BSB when you enrol in September
Next intake: September 2013
School Contact
Name: BPTC Administrator, Cardiff Law School
Telephone: +44 (0)29 2087 4964
Fax:
Email: law-bptc@cardiff.ac.uk
School Website:
http://www.law.cf.ac.uk/cpls/bvc/
