Pre-service education of teachers is available at both undergraduate and graduate levels, offering qualifications in early childhood, primary, secondary and adult teaching. At the graduate level, the faculty offers one-year graduate diplomas of education*, building upon a three-year non-education degree.
* Most Australian states and territories (including Victoria) recognise a one-year Graduate Diploma of Education, which builds upon a three-year, non-education degree as providing a four-year teacher education qualification. However, in some states and territories at least two years of preparation specifically in education studies may be required. Registration boards and employing authorities across the world may, similarly, have particular local requirements. Students wishing to teach at a specific location or setting outside Victoria are urged to check that a one-year graduate diploma together with an undergraduate degree is recognised.
The Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) is offered on the Peninsula campus. This course is designed as a fourth year of study for those who hold a bachelors degree, generally in a field other than education, and provides a qualification to teach in the early childhood years. It also prepares students to work in preschools, childcare centres, mobile kindergartens and family day care centres and in hospitals as play specialists.
The Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) is offered on the Peninsula campus. This course is designed as a fourth year of study for those who hold a bachelors degree, generally in a field other than education, and provides a qualification to teach in the primary years.
The Graduate Diploma (Secondary) is offered on the Clayton (full-time) and Gippsland (part-time) campuses. The course is designed as a fourth year of study for those who hold a bachelors degree, generally in a field other than education, and provides a qualification to teach in the secondary years.
The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (HEDU) provides a teaching qualification for Monash staff members who hold teaching positions within the university. It is offered through the Higher Education Development Unit (HEDU).
* For postgraduate students, the work and learning studies programs are offered on the Clayton campus. It is designed to further knowledge of theory and practice in adult learning and development for education and training professionals working in TAFE, workplace and community settings.
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