INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Certificate of Education requires one semester of full-time study or its part-time equivalent, and is designed to allow students to develop or enhance their skills and understandings in particular areas of specialised study.  Applicants are usually expected to hold an appropriate degree or approved diploma.

Fee paying course.

The Graduate Certificate of Education (Early Childhood Studies) is designed for primary teachers who wish to have a recognised qualification to teach in Kindergarten and Pre-primary settings.

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

This course is available by part-time study.  Units may also be available in Summer School.  Units will be offered on the Mount Lawley campus.  A six week practicum in a Kindergarten or Pre-primary setting will be undertaken by students enrolled in this course. Within this stream teachers will develop the knowledge and skills for working with a range of socio-cultural contexts in Kindergarten/Pre-primary, and to critically construct a view of teaching and learning in the early childhood phase of schooling.

SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to this course requires the completion of a four year primary teaching qualification or its equivalent. Three year trained teachers with a minimum of five years primary experience may apply for special entry.