Graduate Certificate of Adult, Vocational Education and Training
2021 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2021 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Adult, Vocational Education and Training |
| Government subsidised short course | In 2021, the Australian Government's Job-ready Graduates package is providing a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) in this course. |
| Course Map | Government subsidised short course – Trimester 1 2021 course map |
| Campus |
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| Cloud Campus | No |
| Duration | 1 year part time |
| Deakin course code | E506J |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
Offered to continuing students only who commenced this course under the Australian Government's Job-ready Graduates package in Trimester 1 2021 | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Adult, Vocational Education and Training is a 4 credit point, AQF level 8 qualification. Graduates will have advanced skills, knowledge and expertise in teaching in TAFE, and the Vocational Education and Training system including Adult, Community Education providers. The course equips graduates with knowledge to critically evaluate the contexts of the Australian Vocational Education and Training systems. It prepares graduates with highly developed skills and knowledge of designing, teaching and assessment in TAFE/VET. This qualification meets the requirements for an AQF level 6 or above teaching qualification in the Victorian TAFE Teaching Staff Agreement. This enables teachers to proceed beyond the fifth incremental salary point.
Career opportunities
Graduates will have advanced skills, knowledge and expertise in teaching in TAFE and the Vocational Education and Training system including Adult, Community Education. The course equips graduates with knowledge to critically evaluate the contexts of the Australian Vocational Education and training system. It prepares graduates with highly developed skills and knowledge of designing, teaching and assessment in TAFE/VET.
Graduates will be eligible for incremental progression in the AEU enterprise agreement, 2017.
Participation requirements
Compulsory learning experiences
A total of 200 hours of teaching practice, teacher observation and teacher professional development and professional activities, including:
- 15 days (120 hours) in which the teaching practice of the teacher candidate is observed and evaluated by a qualified teacher educator of the institution conferring the teaching qualification or, by other fully qualified teachers who agree to act as supervisor/s of the teacher candidate.
- 50 hours in which the teacher candidate participates in activities such as
- attendance at meetings of teachers,
- Development of course materials,
- student interviews,
- industry liaison and consultation with external authorities and enterprises; and
- 50 hours of other teaching-related activities which may involve further directly supervised teaching practice or further teaching observations or participation in other professional teaching activities (25 hours each embedded in EEE735 & EEE736.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements may be made for students with a disability or further needs. Click here for more information.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.
The Australian Government's Job-ready Graduates package provided a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for this course.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Critically analyse and apply advanced and specialised knowledge of the principles of contemporary vocational education research, curriculum design, pedagogy and evidence-based assessment and their application for teaching and learning in adult, vocational education and training |
| Communication | Employ expert oral and written communication skills and standards required of the adult, vocational education and training teaching and scholarship to be able to transmit complex knowledge to a variety of audiences |
| Digital literacy | Apply a range of digital technologies and data sources to create, search, analyse, report, evaluate and communicate within the practice and scholarship of teaching of adult, vocational education and training |
| Critical thinking | Critically review, analyse and synthesise complex ideas and make informed judgements to improve teaching and learning methodologies, pedagogy and practices in adult, vocational education and training |
| Problem solving | Apply specialist knowledge of theories of learning and teaching, to identify, evaluate and resolve problems and challenges impacting on adult and vocational education and training, including addressing implications for teaching and scholarship |
| Self-management | Apply an evidence-based approach to critical self-reflection in relation to teaching and learning, and evidence of a commitment to ongoing, self-directed lifelong learning and professional development |
| Global citizenship | Analyse and apply ethical and professional standards in engaging with key challenges in teaching and learning globally, and within diverse socioeconomic, cultural and religious contexts |
| Approved by Faculty Board September 2019 | |
Course rules
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Adult, Vocational Education and Training, students must successfully complete 4 credit points of core units and AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Course structure
Core units
| EEE735 | Designing, Teaching and Assessment in Adult, Vocational Education and Training |
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
| EDX707 | Independent Research Project for Professional Practice |
| EEE736 | Contextualising Learning and Teaching in Adult, Vocational Education and Training |
Further information
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