Professional education for teachers and education professionals falls conveniently into two categories - initial and post-initial education. In the initial category, the university provides for students aspiring to become early childhood, primary, secondary or work and learning studies teachers, while, for those who are already teachers or working in the broader education sector, the faculty offers a variety of programs suited to their further professional development.
The Faculty of Education offers a variety of pathways into teaching at all levels. In addition to its established four-year courses leading to degrees in early childhood, primary and secondary education, the faculty offers a range of double degrees which are currently taught in conjunction with the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Information Technology, Law and Science. These double degrees qualify graduates to teach at the primary, secondary, or adult levels and present students with a variety of employment opportunities both within education and in areas such as journalism, commerce, music, law, information management, science and sport and outdoor recreation. The double degrees also enable students to diversify their experience of tertiary education by undertaking a significant proportion of their studies in conjunction with students from other faculties.
These traditional initial teacher education pathways are supplemented by the innovative Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development, which is designed to provide training in education for people working in vocational education and training, industry and community settings.
A third pathway into teaching caters for graduates in other
faculties who wish to enter early childhood, primary or secondary teaching.
Provided that their degrees include studies appropriate for teaching, these
students can undertake a one-year full-time (or two-year part-time) course
leading to a graduate diploma of education. The Graduate Diploma of Education
(Early Childhood) and the Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) are offered
at the Peninsula campus. The Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) is
available at both the Clayton and Gippsland campuses and can be undertaken
on-campus, off-campus or via multi-mode.
Students wishing to enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) need
to ensure that their initial degree contains at least two methods and practice
of teaching units.
The faculty also provides many opportunities for the further professional education of teachers who have completed their preservice education, whether at Monash or at another university or tertiary institution. The faculty offers a BEd (Honours) program, graduate and postgraduate certificates and diplomas, coursework masters and research-based degrees on each of its three campuses. In addition, the faculty has a long history of involvement with the professional education of teachers through the provision of short courses and other non-award courses, seminars and programs, which are constantly revised to maintain relevance and currency for practising professionals. Increasingly the faculty is also shaping programs for professionals in related fields of expertise.
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