Course adviser: Dr T Taylor
Entry requirements
Admission to the courses will be open to applicants who possess a degree or diploma and who are educators or trainers.
Course structure
The qualifications are designed to be very flexible and will permit a wide range of studies and activities in professional development to be drawn together including credit for non-award programs, classroom research, formal subjects of study, supervised independent study and so on, as part of a Recognition of Prior Learning Program. Programs of study are to be developed as contracts approved by the School Board of Education for individuals, or groups: from a school, a network, an area of responsibility across schools, or other organisational subject. Individual students, schools, districts, networks or groups may plan contracts as `study pathways' with the assistance of tutors.
It should be noted that professional development pathways may be contracted by educators in industry or professionals other than school teachers. Study modes will vary according to the needs of program components and may include, for example, a variety of forms of distance education; lectures, seminars, workshops or tutorials at a nominated centre; teleconferences or video conferences; residential schools, research and/or development; and direct experience through innovation.
Length of courses
The graduate certificate course is equivalent to four subjects of study and the graduate diploma is equivalent to eight subjects of study.