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Graduate Diploma of Education and Training

Overview
Course Objectives
Entry requirements
Course structure
Course outline
Contact hours
Workplace Learning Agreement
Subject descriptions

Overview

The Graduate Diploma of Education and Training is a new course of professional development for graduates who work, or wish to work, in the field of vocational education and training (VET). The aim of the course is to develop professional educators and trainers with the knowledge and skills to work effectively in vocational education and training (VET). Sound knowledge of the theory, practice and context of VET, will enable graduates to address the learning and program needs of individuals, groups and organisations in settings as diverse as business, industry, government, community, technical and further education (TAFE), post compulsory school settings, universities, the armed services and learning networks.

The course may be completed in a minimum of one year full-time study or a maximum of three years part-time study.

For further information about this course please contact the Office of the Academic Registrar at the Hawthorn Campus, telephone (03) 9810 3316.

Course Objectives

On completion of the Graduate Diploma of Education and Training graduates should be able to:

demonstrate appropriate professional qualities including self-management, leadership and organisational skills and an awareness of the ethical considerations affecting in VET;
apply and adapt key concepts and theories of education and training to the changing contexts of VET;
engage in ongoing critical reflection as a means of continuing their professional development;
develop and maintain professional relationships and collaborative work practices;
evaluate the contexts of VET using a range of theoretical perspectives;
analyse the interplay between group, individual and organisational needs and how these can be addressed through education and training; and

* apply research findings to VET and identify further areas for investigation.

Entry requirements

You may apply for the Graduate Diploma of Education and Training if you:

have successfully completed a three year degree or equivalent at an approved university or tertiary institution; and
have access to an educational or training placement in which the professional practice content of the course will be carried out.

Course structure

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Education and Training you must complete the four compulsory subjects as outlined in the course outline below.

Course outline

                                                                Points
468-801    Professional Practice I (First or second semester)   25
468-802    Professional Practice II (First or second semester)  25
468-803    Learning Principles and Practice(First semester)     25
468-804    Contexts of Education and Training (Second           25
           semester)
                                                                100.0

Contact hours

The delivery of subjects is flexible and involves a range of alternative modes. These include:-

(i) Weekly Sessions: A combination of lectures, tutorials, workshops and seminars.
(ii) Intensive seminars and workshops: These may be offered as intensive sessions of one or more day's duration. Weekend and vacation teaching may also be possible.
(iii) Computer mediated delivery: As most subjects in the course involve use of computer technology, where possible, students will be engaged in the use of Bulletin Boards, information networks and multimedia applications. Students will be encouraged to publish and communicate with colleagues and lecturers using this technology.
(iv) Combination: Subjects may be delivered in one or a combination of these modes. The only exception is the computer mediated delivery; this will not be the only form of delivery for any subject.

The contact hours listed in the following subject descriptions are, therefore, expressed in terms of the total contact for that subject. It should be noted that the type of delivery used will be determined, to some extent, by student demand.

Workplace Learning Agreement

Professional practice subjects within the Graduate Diploma of Education and Training include a Workplace Learning Agreement. These subjects include a special requirement statement which advises students of the need to be able to negotiate such an agreement.

This Agreement sets out students' personal learning goals within a particular work context, a plan for achieving these goals and indicators of attainment. Each student is required to collaborate with workplace mentors, supervisors or colleagues, as well as lecturers and fellow students, in designing and implementing the Agreement.

This Agreement is designed to enhance students' performance in the workplace through the integration of theory and practice.

To enable the completion of the Agreement, applicants for this course are required to have available access to an approved role in education and training. Such access is normally guaranteed by the employer in writing as a condition of entry to the course. Should access to this role become unavailable or restricted during the course, the student will be responsible for finding an alternative placement as approved by the Faculty. Failing this, in extenuating circumstances, the Faculty may assist a student to find a placement or approve a period of leave of absence for a reasonable period of time in which employment may be sought by the student.

Subject descriptions

468-801 Professional Practice I (First or second semester.)
468-802 Professional Practice II (First or second semester.)
468-803 Learning Principles and Practice (First semester.)
468-804 Contexts of Education and Training (Second semester.)

G.Dip.Educn&Trg(HIE) : Prev:G.Cert.Educ&Trg(Outdoor) | Search | Help Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Hawthorn Campus)

Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct 10 1995
Last modified:   Oct 10 1995
Authorised by:   Academic Registrar
Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au

Maintained by:   Faculty of Education (Hawthorn Campus)