Graduate Certificate in Higher Education

Overview

This program is available to all existing and newly appointed academic staff of the University. The course will allow staff to develop their teaching capabilities and obtain a formal award as evidence of appropriate teaching skills.

This program will seek to explore adult education in a broad cross-sectoral response and will also aim to have significant links with other programs in the faculty of education.

The program will seek to capitalise on an environment of innovation and change in:

• Higher Education
• TAFE and VET in Schools programs
• Health and Community Services
• Military, Police and Security Services
• Corrective Services

The courses will provide opportunity for students, who are most often mid-career professionals, to develop work-based projects to sustain innovation and change in their own organizations in their post graduate courses.

The program will incorporate a learning framework and a modular structure that provides opportunities for:

• Flexible entry and exit
• Customisation
• Multiple client groups to access the course in fee paying market

The program will be offered in online mode and will have options for total online and mixed mode delivery depending on student and client needs

Staff who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Higher Education would be eligible to enrol in the Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training with Advanced Standing for three subjects on condition that the applicant surrender the Graduate Certificate.

Entry Requirements

Entry is available to candidates who satisfy the University's entry requirements for Graduate Certificates (i.e. a three year degree or equivalent).

Advanced Standing

Students who wish to continue onto the MEd program will receive 24 credit points of advanced standing for subjects completed in a Graduate Certificate program, provided the candidate has not formally graduated with the Graduate Certificate award and meets the normal Masters entry requirements. If the candidate has formally received the Graduate Certificate, up to 16 credit points of advanced standing will be granted towards the MEd.

Course Program