Graduate Certificate of Education. (GCED)

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Graduate Certificate of Education. (GCED) - GradCertEd

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the GCEF Graduate Certificate of Educationwhich will be offered from Semester 2, 2016

	On-campus	Online
Semester intake:	No new admissions	No new admissions
Campus:	Toowoomba	-
Fees:	Domestic full fee paying place	Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place
Standard duration:	1 semester full-time (student-led pathway only), up to 2 years part-time
Program articulation:	To: Graduate Diploma of Education (Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)) or Graduate Diploma of Education (Full Fee Paying (FFP)) or ; Master of Education (Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)) or Master of Education (Full Fee Paying (FFP))

Notes

This program does not qualify students for teacher registration in Queensland. To qualify for teacher registration in Queensland, please refer to the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching and Master of Learning and Teaching.
Not all courses are available in every mode in every semester or year. Students are advised to check the course and mode offer listings for each semester/year.
All modes of study are supported with the USQ ��ýappDesk. It is possible to complete the program via a combination of delivery modes.
Minimum enrolment numbers apply to all courses. Should enrolments not meet the minimum number required, students may be transferred to a different mode or offering and advised of this change prior to semester start.

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: study@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

Professional accreditation

The Career Development specialisation meets the professional learning needs of professionals working in teaching, counselling, training, employment, community development, or information management roles who support the career planning and development of students, clients, and organisations. The Career Development specialisation addresses core and selected specialist competencies from the Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners, and it has been officially endorsed by the as a qualification for the status of professional career development practitioner under the Professional Standards.

Program objectives

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate of Education will have acquired advanced knowledge and understanding of key issues and trends within contemporary education and/or of a specialised area of education. Graduates will be able to demonstrate:

advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in one or more disciplines or areas of practice
the ability to analyse critically, evaluate and transform information to complete a range of activities
the ability to analyse, generate and transmit solutions to complex problems
the ability to transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others
the ability to apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner or learner.

Program aims

The aim of this program is to provide professionals in education, training and development with graduate-certificate level coursework that will engage with educational issues that are relevant and meaningful to them and help to sustain their communities and fulfil their lives. The program aims to:

facilitate the development and consolidation of knowledge and skills in teaching and learning in community, professional and workplace learning settings that are informed by contemporary learning theory and futures-oriented approaches
support the application of these knowledges and skills through learner-centred design, flexible delivery and individualise an authentic assessment to enhance quality of services for their learners.

Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 08. Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

Admission requirements

A tertiary qualification at bachelor degree or equivalent (AQF level 7) from a recognised institution.

For applicants who have a Bachelor degree or equivalent (AQF level 7) in a non-related discipline from a recognised institution, the Graduate Certificate of Education provides a pathway into the Master of Education. Upon completion and achievement of a minimum GPA of 4.0, students will be eligible for entry into the Master of Education.

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate of Education and maintain satisfactory academic standing (GPA 3.5) but do not achieve a GPA of 4.0 can articulate into the Graduate Diploma of Education. On successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Education, students can articulate into the Master of Education provided other program entry requirements are met.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ��ýapp-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, you may be admitted to an award program.

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The Graduate Certificate of Education consists of 4 units of postgraduate study in an education-related field.

Specialisations

The following specialisations are available in the Graduate Certificate of Education:

Adult, Professional and Workplace Learning
Applied Linguistics
Career Development
Digital Learning Environments
Early Childhood
Educational Leadership
Guidance and Counselling
Special Education
Tertiary Teaching
TESOL.

A Student-Led Pathway is also available.

Program completion requirements

To be awarded a Graduate Certificate of Education, a student must have completed four approved units at postgraduate level. To be awarded a named specialisation, a student must have completed the four courses in the required enrolment pattern.

Students will enrol in the Graduate Certificate of Education on either a full-time or a part-time basis. International on-campus students must be enrolled full-time.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of two years to complete this program.

Electives/Approved courses

Education Postgraduate Elective Courses*	GDED Specialisation	MEd Specialisation	Projected Semester Offers
			1,2,3
			1,2,3
	TESOL	TESOL	1,2
			2
			3
			2
			1,3
	Special Education	Special Education	1,3
			1
	Special Education	Special Education	2
*			1
			2
			3
			1
			1,3
^	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	1,2,3
			1
			2
			3
			1
			2
			1
	Curriculum and Pedagogical Leadership	Curriculum and Pedagogical Leadership	1
			1,3
	Special Education	Special Education	1
			2
	Leading and Managing Education Organisations	Leading and Managing Education Organisations	3
			2
			1
			2
	Guidance and Counselling	Guidance and Counselling	2
			1
			2
			2
	Leading and Managing Educational Organisations	Leading and Managing Educational Organisations	2
	Curriculum and Pedagogical Leadership	Curriculum and Pedagogical Leadership	2
			1
EDU8500 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Education and Issues			1
			2
EDU8502 Cultural Diversity Challenges in the Classroom			1
			2
	Guidance and Counselling	Guidance and Counselling	2
	Special Education	Special Education	2
			3
	Special Education	Special Education	1
	Leading and Managing Educational Organisations	Leading and Managing Educational Organisations	2
	Special Education	Special Education	1
			1
	Special Education	Special Education	3
			1
			1
			1
			2
EDU8705 Personal Pedagogy in Context			1
	Curriculum and Pedagogical Leadership	Curriculum and Pedagogical Leadership	3
			2
			2
			1,3
	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	2
			1,2
	Applied Linguistics	Applied Linguistics	2
	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	2
	TESOL	TESOL	1,2
	Applied Linguistics	Applied Linguistics	1,3
	TESOL	TESOL	2,3
	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	2
LIN8020	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	TESOL; Applied Linguistics	1
			1

Footnotes
*	Subject to approval of the Program Coordinator and provided necessary pre-requisites are met.
^	Students taking Adult Professional and Workplace Learning or Early Childhood specialisations must be available for a prescribed period of time (50 hours for the Adult Professional and Workplace Learning specialisation and 45 days for the Early Childhood specialisation) to undertake a supervised teaching placement in an approved education site during their enrolment in this course.

Professional experience

Professional experience is required in the Early Childhood and the Adult, Professional and Workplace Learning specialisations.

IT requirements

Students must have reliable and ready access to e-mail and the Internet. See for more information.

Articulation

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Education with a minimum GPA of 4.0, a student may articulate into the Master of Education (Commonwealth Supported)., Master of Education (Full Fee Paying)., Master of Learning and Development (Commonwealth Supported), Master of Learning and Development (Full Fee Paying) and Master of Applied Linguistics.

Credit

The maximum credit granted will be no more than half of the program units (two units). Within this limit, credit will be granted for relevant studies successfully completed at postgraduate level in the last five years and may be considered for studies successfully completed in the last 10 years. In consideration of these guidelines, the following points warrant particular consideration:

transfer of credit from other incomplete USQ award programs may be permitted where there is similar or appropriate content
advanced standing for other formal awards from recognised educational institutions will be assessed using the Recognition of Prior Learning principles
other completed and assessed professional development and workplace learning may credit into the program when assessed by the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts as equivalent to a full USQ course.

Students should contact the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts before applying for credit, and follow the guidelines for .