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Graduate Certificate of Education

Effective from 01-JAN-2024 : Code I96

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Leading Education) is for current and aspiring educational leaders who value the importance of effective leadership and its impact on organisational success and student learning. The advanced coursework provides the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to lead and support the evolving needs of educational settings. Engaging in this advanced coursework will enable students to gain a real-world understanding of educational leadership and develop their ability to provide effective educational leadership.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Transmit specialised knowledge, skills and ideas to audiences engaged in education.
  2. Analyse complex problems to generate ceative solutions within a chosen specialisation or discipline.
  3. Critically analyse professional approaches, knowledge abd skills within a diverse range of educative contexts.
  4. Manage own learning within a collaborative learning environment.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 8)

  • Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to have a Bachelor degree in Education or equivalent or a Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline or, where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience. One or more of the specialisations in this course has admission requirements. Refer to the specialisation for more information.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate Award.

Course Duration

  • Part Time: 1 Year

Course Delivery

  • Online: Part Time

Non standard timetable requirements

Students undertake one unit at a time in the fully online, accelerated delivery mode (7 weeks).

Course Coordinator

A/Prof Sundrakanthi SINGH

Course Structure

Students will complete the Leading Education specialisation consisting of four units totalling 60 credit points.

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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