School of Education

The short answer is yes! This will depend upon the availability of places as Department of Education teachers are given priority. There are four domestic fee-paying units in the Graduate Certificate (Industry)—Design and Technology program, each currently costing $2960, plus minor incidental fees associated with the workshop-based units. The program follows a non-standard delivery pattern to accommodate in-service teachers, which involves several units being delivered during the July, October and January school holidays. To commence the application process, please email julie.boston@ecu.edu.au

Whilst DoE cover most costs relating to the Leap program you are personally liable for the ‘SSAF’ fee. This fee is payable each semester.

Please take careful note of the Census and Academic penalty dates for each teaching period. If withdrawal occurs after these dates, you may be personally liable for payment of the unit and an academic penalty may be applied to your student record.

Relief days are sent to your school for the time you need to be out of the classroom for study, course work, revision sessions and exams for your Leap course. Each DoE teacher may have a different amount of relief based on the course and your work fraction, so please check this with DoE when you first commence the Leap@ECU sponsored program.

When using relief days, line manager approval is always required. Whilst some relief days are fixed for exams and revision sessions, study days are flexible. Please negotiate with your school to minimise disruption wherever possible. Please also discuss with your line manager that you are completing your study at ECU. You do not need to submit leave on HRMIS as you do not use any of your leave credits.

DoE teachers are not paid to undertake sponsored Leap postgraduate courses. Fixed term and permanent DoE teachers continue to be paid by their school as per their normal contract conditions.

DoE supports teachers to participate in the Leap program by paying for course fees and essential course materials. DoE determines who is Leap sponsored, typically DoE sponsors teachers for one attempt at each unit within the nominated Leap course at ECU.

The Leap program refers to a post-graduate qualification for DoE sponsored teachers typically consisting of a Graduate Certificate. A graduate certificate is made up of four tertiary academic units (AQF level 8).

The Design & Technology curriculum unit TEF6600 is delivered online during Semester 1. The remaining three content units have mandatory on campus units using ECU’s workshops. The teaching of these units follows a non-standard delivery schedule to accommodate DoE sponsored participants. These on campus units will be delivered in 2-week intensive blocks during the school holiday periods. See
delivery schedule.

If you are a fixed term or permanent DoE teacher whose work location is 50 kilometres or more from the place of study, you may be eligible for assistance. Please contact DoE team by emailing leap@education.wa.edu.au to discuss travel and accommodation arrangements. It is your responsibility to contact DoE well in advance of your travel dates to ensure there is enough time to make arrangements.

There is no guarantee that DoE can support you to re-attempt a unit if you fail. This will require a discussion with DoE Leap Coordinator about what occurred and what sort of plan can be put in place to support successful completion of the course at ECU. There may also be other factors that need to be considered.

Please also refer to the Academic Progression webpage

There may be instances that are unexpected and out of your control that may adversely impact on your ability to submit an assessment item by the due date. For details on how to apply for an extension please visit: https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386

You can get your student ID card from any of our eLab counters on campus, where your photo will be taken, and your card will be produced while you wait. If you are off campus you need to complete the application for a student ID card and submit it with a passport size photo of yourself as directed on the form.