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RMIT University

Qualify to teach at an early childhood level, one of education’s most dynamic areas. The Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching provides a combination of courses addressing the specifics of early childhood teaching. The program is designed for primary teachers wanting to teach early childhood. You’ll gain the knowledge, skills and capabilities to teach in kindergartens, early learning centres and childcare settings. You’ll have current curricular, pedagogical and assessment knowledge. You’ll have the flexibility to teach in a range of early childhood settings and the skills to develop innovative learning environments for young children.
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In this course the major studies include early childhood teaching techniques. Also studies include development of knowledge, skills and capabilities to teach in kindergartens, early learning centres and childcare settings
Completion of an Australian bachelor degree in Teaching (Primary) or its equivalent.
Graduates will be recognised as 4-year qualified early childhood teachers by Early Childhood Australia Inc (ECA Inc), Department of Human Services (DHS) and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
Graduates work in a variety of traditional and non-traditional early childhood educational settings. As a graduate, you’ll have the skills, knowledge and capabilities to work effectively as a teacher in kindergartens and childcare settings as well as in private enterprise, government agencies and community service organisations. As a result of recent changes in Commonwealth and Victoria Government policies, as from 1 April 2012, unless you can provide evidence that your first or primary language is English, if you wish to register to teach in Australia, graduates from accredited postgraduate programs who have not completed their undergraduate degree in English in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland WILL be required to provide evidence of an IELTS test and demonstrate achievement of an average band score of 7.5 across all four skill areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing - where there is no score below 7 in any of the four skills areas and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening.
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.International student visa holders can only study full-time.