Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to identify, describe and manage students' challenging behaviours in schools.

Develop your knowledge and skills in:

• contemporary, evidence-based practices in behaviour support
• assessment and understanding of the functions of challenging behaviours
• developing and implementing strategies for behaviour interventions across a range of environments
• monitoring and evaluating behaviour support strategies.

This field of study enhances the skills and knowledge of teachers and other professionals in supporting children and young people with challenging behaviours.

See the Behaviour Support field of study

The Curriculum field of study will give you in-depth knowledge of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment issues that is responsive to the introduction of the Australian Curriculum.

It explores contemporary issues associated with curriculum in schooling and education. The field considers priority areas in the Australian curriculum and also offers students the opportunity to study in a core learning area.

See the Curriculum field of study

This field provides the knowledge, understanding and skills that are essential for today's professional guidance counsellors and career development practitioners.

This specially designed program of study allows you to develop competencies as a professional guidance counsellor and/or career practitioner for employment in schools, TAFE colleges, agencies, or as a private practitioner. The program focuses on:

• Developing counselling competencies.
• Understanding career development and education across the lifespan.
• Linking assessment practices to instructional interventions.
• Understanding ethical behaviour and practices.
• Developing comprehensive guidance programs.

See the Guidance, Counselling and Careers field of study

This field of study develops the skills, knowledge and values required to teach students with diverse abilities and needs.

Inclusive education is recognised as a global imperative for improving the education for all learners, however, the implementation of best practice can be challenging.

You will gain a thorough understanding of inclusion, such as how to implement effective inclusive practices, and how to lead change to enhance inclusion in classrooms, schools and systems.

This field of study offers experienced classroom teachers the opportunity to develop their expertise in inclusive education practices and principles, as well as their leadership skills in the area.

This can lead to career advancement to positions such as learning support leadership roles, or school leadership positions. Principals and other school leaders are known to have a critical role in the effectiveness of inclusive education, and this field of study offers the opportunity for school leaders to build their capacity.

Inclusion acknowledges human diversity, and you will gain expertise in understanding learner diversity and ways to help all learners thrive in education environments.

See the Inclusive Education field of study

In a 21st century knowledge society, leadership has emerged as a critical contributor to positive outcomes, overall success and sustainability to organisations and institutions in education and education-related fields.

In such an increasingly complex and uncertain future, transformative leadership competencies encompassing distributive and collaborative domains have become essential.

This field of study is designed for individuals committed to undertaking transformative leadership roles to improve their respective workplaces and make an impact through your professional practice informed by research. It provides leading-edge knowledge and understandings about leadership and management that inform your practice within educational institutions (including schools, colleges and TAFEs), government departments and other organisations.

The field focuses on the skills, knowledge and attitudes required by leaders in our discontinuously changing world, and challenges students to develop as critically reflective, flexible and ethically collaborative change leaders of learners and thinkers.

See the Leadership field of study

This program prepares current teachers to teach the subject titled "Psychology" in the senior phase of schooling.

You'll be provided with opportunities to develop the appropriate content and pedagogical content knowledge and teaching strategies for a professional learning pathway into senior secondary psychology teaching.

Students with backgrounds other than teaching will develop skills to prepare them for potential employment opportunities and/or subsequent studies aligned with the field of psychology education.

See the Psychology Education field of study

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the neurological, psychological, physical, cognitive, social and emotional processes involved in learning.

With a focus on school-aged learning, this field of study will strengthen your understanding of the principles of cognitive science across the learning lifespan.

This field is designed for teachers and educators at all stages of their career. You will develop capabilities to critically engage with both research and practice-based evidence to understand effective teaching and learning practices.

Graduates are equipped to consider, translate, apply and evaluate the impact of this science to develop meaningful learning experiences for their students inside the classroom and in other educational contexts.

See the Science of Learning field of study

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to identify, describe and manage students' challenging behaviours in schools.

Develop your knowledge and skills in:

• contemporary, evidence-based practices in behaviour support
• assessment and understanding of the functions of challenging behaviours
• developing and implementing strategies for behaviour interventions across a range of environments
• monitoring and evaluating behaviour support strategies.

This field of study enhances the skills and knowledge of teachers and other professionals in supporting children and young people with challenging behaviours.

See the Behaviour Support field of study

The Curriculum field of study will give you in-depth knowledge of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment issues that is responsive to the introduction of the Australian Curriculum.

It explores contemporary issues associated with curriculum in schooling and education. The field considers priority areas in the Australian curriculum and also offers students the opportunity to study in a core learning area.

See the Curriculum field of study

This field provides the knowledge, understanding and skills that are essential for today's professional guidance counsellors and career development practitioners.

This specially designed program of study allows you to develop competencies as a professional guidance counsellor and/or career practitioner for employment in schools, TAFE colleges, agencies, or as a private practitioner. The program focuses on:

• Developing counselling competencies.
• Understanding career development and education across the lifespan.
• Linking assessment practices to instructional interventions.
• Understanding ethical behaviour and practices.
• Developing comprehensive guidance programs.

See the Guidance, Counselling and Careers field of study

This field of study develops the skills, knowledge and values required to teach students with diverse abilities and needs.

Inclusive education is recognised as a global imperative for improving the education for all learners, however, the implementation of best practice can be challenging.

You will gain a thorough understanding of inclusion, such as how to implement effective inclusive practices, and how to lead change to enhance inclusion in classrooms, schools and systems.

This field of study offers experienced classroom teachers the opportunity to develop their expertise in inclusive education practices and principles, as well as their leadership skills in the area.

This can lead to career advancement to positions such as learning support leadership roles, or school leadership positions. Principals and other school leaders are known to have a critical role in the effectiveness of inclusive education, and this field of study offers the opportunity for school leaders to build their capacity.

Inclusion acknowledges human diversity, and you will gain expertise in understanding learner diversity and ways to help all learners thrive in education environments.

See the Inclusive Education field of study

In a 21st century knowledge society, leadership has emerged as a critical contributor to positive outcomes, overall success and sustainability to organisations and institutions in education and education-related fields.

In such an increasingly complex and uncertain future, transformative leadership competencies encompassing distributive and collaborative domains have become essential.

This field of study is designed for individuals committed to undertaking transformative leadership roles to improve their respective workplaces and make an impact through your professional practice informed by research. It provides leading-edge knowledge and understandings about leadership and management that inform your practice within educational institutions (including schools, colleges and TAFEs), government departments and other organisations.

The field focuses on the skills, knowledge and attitudes required by leaders in our discontinuously changing world, and challenges students to develop as critically reflective, flexible and ethically collaborative change leaders of learners and thinkers.

See the Leadership field of study

This program prepares current teachers to teach the subject titled "Psychology" in the senior phase of schooling.

You'll be provided with opportunities to develop the appropriate content and pedagogical content knowledge and teaching strategies for a professional learning pathway into senior secondary psychology teaching.

Students with backgrounds other than teaching will develop skills to prepare them for potential employment opportunities and/or subsequent studies aligned with the field of psychology education.

See the Psychology Education field of study

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the neurological, psychological, physical, cognitive, social and emotional processes involved in learning.

With a focus on school-aged learning, this field of study will strengthen your understanding of the principles of cognitive science across the learning lifespan.

This field is designed for teachers and educators at all stages of their career. You will develop capabilities to critically engage with both research and practice-based evidence to understand effective teaching and learning practices.

Graduates are equipped to consider, translate, apply and evaluate the impact of this science to develop meaningful learning experiences for their students inside the classroom and in other educational contexts.

See the Science of Learning field of study