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Graduate Certificate in Vocational Education and Training

Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GCVET
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Duration: 1 semester minimum full-time, 2 semesters maximum part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places
Total courses: 3
Mode of study: on campus
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2 (available from Summer Semester 2006)
Program code: ED504
CRICOS code: TBA

Program overview

Students will be asked to complete three courses. Each course will investigate the confluence of educational research, university teaching and workplace learning. Courses will be offered in face-to-face intensive mode enhanced by a series of online learning modules. Assessment and teaching will be built around the specific learning outcomes, using a flexible approach to cater for the diversity of student needs. Winter and Summer Schools and Intensive Teaching Weekends may be adopted to respond to client needs.

Admission requirements

Students will need to hold a successful undergraduate degree in education, a graduate diploma in education, or equivalent (Nursing, Social Work, Justice Studies) to gain entry into this postgraduate qualification. Applicants may require workplace experience of up to five years.

Students from a non-English speaking background will be required to attain an IELTS level of seven in each category of the test. Equivalent scores from other forms of English language testing will also be considered.

Program structure

EDU607 Vocational and Enterprise Education
EDU613 Workplace Learning 5
EDU629 TAFE program (Cross Institutional) (24 units)

Program requirements

Students are required to successfully complete three courses as specified in the Graduate Certificate in Vocational Education and Training program structure. Refer to the Academic Rules for further information.

Enquiries

Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: scienceinfo@usc.edu.au

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