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3. Careers for Education graduates

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 3. Careers for Education graduates

Employment opportunities exist in school education, both primary and secondary, and in areas such as early childhood and industry training in both government and non-government sectors.

Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies (BECS) graduates' career opportunities include professional roles as teachers, directors, coordinators and administrators in kindergartens and child care centres, as children's services advisers, as well as a diversity of other specialised roles in the rapidly developing field of early childhood services. Completion of the BECS course does not qualify graduates to teach in primary schools.

Bachelor of Education (Primary) graduates are employed by the Department of Education and in Independent and Catholic schools as primary teachers to work across levels Prep to Grade 6 in all areas of the primary school curriculum. Alternatives to classroom teaching exist in child and education-related areas in both the government and private sectors, including the media and service industries.

The Bachelor of Teaching enables graduates to be registered as primary or secondary teachers and to gain employment in the Department of Education, Catholic and Independent school systems.

The Graduate Diploma in Education enables graduates to be registered as secondary teachers and to gain employment in the Department of Education, Catholic and Independent school systems.

Courses in Education and Training prepare graduates for roles as industry trainers, consultants to a wide range of organisations, TAFE teachers, adult and community educators, vocational teachers and higher education teachers.

There are postgraduate certificate and diploma courses which provide avenues for teachers to develop further qualifications (in, for example, administration, computer science, mathematics and technology studies) or to meet particular requirements for specialist or consultant positions in schools (such as special education teacher, curriculum coordinator, student welfare officer).

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