Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate started the final stage in his coaching progression at Warwick University this week.
Southgate said: "It's good for what I want to do at Middlesbrough this summer and this season and it's great for us with three of us starting it.
"It's great because it gives everybody the bigger picture. It's great for everyone's development and hopefully it will be great for the players who will ultimately benefit from it.
"Coaching wasn't something I considered until towards the end of my career. I wanted to try to help other people have the experiences that I had really. It's only really the last couple of years playing that it became an aim.
"I was involved with the national team most summers, so that's why I'm a little behind on my qualifications but I'm pleased that in the last three or four summers I have taken the time to do them, because I feel it has given me a lot to think about."