Program summary
Program title: Graduate Certificate in Vocational Education and Training
Award abbreviation: GCVET
Degree type: coursework
Duration: 1–2 years part-time
Fee type 2010: Commonwealth supported places, postgraduate coursework places
Total courses: 4
Mode of study: on campus (intensive)
Commence: Summer Semester
USC program code: ED504
CRICOS code: Not available to international students on a Student Visa.
Highlights
- Upgrade your qualifications and increase your employment flexibility
- Help meet the growing demand for VET-accredited trainers in schools, TAFE or RTOs
- Flexible learning approach caters for a diverse range of training needs
Expand your skills and become a VET-accredited trainer.
This program creates leaders in VET practice who can design and deliver quality vocational education and training to retain learners, build workplace learning success, and establish pathways to further education, training and employment.
Changing work roles of VET practitioners requires shifting mindsets, new models and workforce re-newal. Vocational education and training is immersed in an evolving environment in which system-wide radical reforms aim to produce a more industry-focused and responsive sector. This challenges the nature of vocational learning and the way in which it is delivered to a market with new and changing expectations.
Many teachers now facilitate learning in a range of blended delivery modes—“they are learning man-agers requiring effective communication skills, relevant and up to date content and the knowledge and skills to deliver and assess in a wide range of contexts” (The Vocational Education and Training Workforce – new roles and ways of working 2004:2).
Build your capacity to deliver a learner-centred, industry-focused product that is responsive to the challenges of change at an individual, organisational and systemic level. You complete four courses to develop the learning frameworks, build learning engagement, grow connectedness with product and process development, and recognise and facilitate the achievement of current industry competencies.
Courses are delivered using face-to-face interaction, on-line learning engagement, and support and peer learning groups which are focused on an enquiry-based learning experience built on industry exposure and critical reflections on practice. This learning approach uses real and relevant assess-ment strategies that are authentic to the VET context and provides a rich learning experience that allows you to develop your skills, from observation and critical analysis to product design, delivery and review.
Admission requirements
To teach in schools, applicants will need to be a registered teacher, and hold a degree in education, or a graduate diploma in education.
For those working in non-school contexts, in areas such as nursing, social work or business and office practices, for example, applicants require possession of a degree to gain entry into the postgraduate qualification, and they may require workplace experience of up to five years. These applicants need to be aware that the award of a Certificate is not a qualification for teacher registration.
Applicants from a non-English speaking background will be required to attain an IELTS level of 6.5 in each category of the test. Equivalent scores from other forms of English language testing may also be considered.
Program structure
EDU301 Vocational Education and Training: Philosophy and Practice
EDU314 Vocational Education and Training: Learning Engagement
EDU315 Vocational Education and Training: Research and Development
EDU329 Building a Professional Learning Portfolio
Program requirements
- Students are required to successfully complete four courses as specified in the Graduate Certificate in Vocational Education and Training program structure.
- Refer to related policies, rules, plans and procedures.
Requirements for placements
The Commission for Children and Young People Act (2000 and 2005) applies to all pre-service teachers who will be working with children/students under the age of 18 in Queensland settings as a component of their program of pre-service education. The Commission issues Blue Cards once it has carried out the Working with Children Check to see if a person is eligible. A positive notice and a Blue Card will be issued to those deemed eligible.
To avoid processing delays, you are encouraged to apply for a Blue Card as soon as you have accepted your offer. Blue Cards are free-of-charge for Education students when you apply through USC’s Professional Workplace Learning office (Level 2, C Building). Note: If you do not possess a current Blue Card, you will be unable to complete the professional experience component of your program and you will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
Visit the Commission's website for information on Blue Cards and how to apply.
Enquiries
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5456 5124
Email: education@usc.edu.au