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Graduate Diploma of Teaching (GDTO) - GradDipT

 Online
Semester intake:Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:1 year full-time, up to 4 years part-time 

Notes

This program is only available to International or Australian off-shore students.
Compulsory Induction: A compulsory induction must be undertaken prior to your first semester of study. This is held in February for semester 1 commencement or June for semester 2 commencement. The induction is offered in online mode for both semesters.

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students  Future International students  Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315
Email: studyedu@usq.edu.au  

Phone: +61 7 4631 5543
Email: international@usq.edu.au 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

Program focus

The Graduate Diploma in Teaching is focused on allowing its graduates to complete a pre-service teacher education qualification which may satisfy the requirements for qualified teacher status, or equivalent, in a range of jurisdictions around the world. Importantly, however, this program’s graduates will not be required to undertake a professional experience placement in an Australian school and hence will not be eligible for registration as a teacher with the Queensland College of Teachers. The focus of this program is on graduating global educators for contemporary learning communities. Thus the program’s purpose relates to working with its students to develop a global perspective, a futures orientation and a commitment to contributing to communities of learning. In this sense, pre-service education is only one stage in on-going professional learning. The program is also focused on graduating students who demonstrate a number of attributes critical for success in the work of contemporary educators:

  • A commitment to critical reflection on changing teaching and learning contexts (and the willingness and capacity to act and respond in professionally appropriate ways);

  • A solid foundation of knowledge and understanding of contemporary pedagogy and curriculum (and the willingness and capacity to adapt this to particular educational contexts);

  • Skills in a range of approaches to the management of complex learning environments (and the willingness and capacity to adapt this to particular educational contexts);

  • A willingness and commitment to establish and maintain positive relationships with other participants in the educational process (and the awareness and sensitivity to engage in such relationships in culturally-appropriate ways); and

  • A commitment to ethical practice (and to professional self-renewal through purposeful, continual professional learning).


Students in the Graduate Diploma in Teaching prepare for work as a teacher in one of three sectors: Primary Schooling, Middle Years of School, and Secondary Schooling.

Career opportunities

Completion of this program does not satisfy the academic requirements for registration as a teacher in Queensland. However, students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Teaching program will be eligible to apply for registration for employment as teachers in schools in many jurisdictions, as well as in a range of alternative education settings.

Other career opportunities exist in the many emerging fields where the teaching-related skills of communication and educational management are critical, in conjunction with the appropriate specific discipline knowledge. Examples of such careers include sport and leisure centre management, personal training, life coaching and human services.

There are further career opportunities available in industry, particularly in the roles and functions related to training.