Graduate Certificate in Adult Education/ Higher Education/ Vocational Education and Training

Overview

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

The program incorporates 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 Graduate Certificate is offered in the three streams of Adult Education, Higher Education and VET and assessment tasks are focussed in the relevant group of learners.

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). Consideration will be given to candidates who can demonstrate a combination of training qualifications, eg Certificate IV and professional experience that are equivalent to a three year degree, but candidates should check whether this pathway meets the formal teaching accreditation requirements of their employers.

Entry into the Graduate Certificate assumes experience in teaching and a students must have a workplace context to satisfactorily complete these assessment tasks.

Credit Arrangements

Students who wish to continue onto the MEd program can transfer 24 credit points for subjects completed in a Graduate Certificate program, provided the candidate has not formally graduated with the Graduate Certificate award. If the candidate has formally received the Graduate Certificate, up to 12 credit points of credit will be granted towards the MEd.

Course Program

Subjects are chosen from the list below in consultation with the course co-ordinator, to total 24 credit points.

*EDGH951 is a compulsory subject in this program

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Education - ssc@uow.edu.au