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3. Careers for education graduates

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) degree provides graduates with qualifications for dual registration to teach and for accreditation for employment in a range of preschool services. Graduates will be able to pursue careers as teachers and administrators in kindergartens, childcare-centres, family day care, out-of-school-hours care and as teachers in the early years of primary schools. Graduates may also move into management and other specialised roles such as preschool advisors, children's services coordinators and children's services resources development officers (CSRDO's).

Students who commenced the BECS course prior to 2002 are not qualified to teach in primary schools.

Bachelor of Education (Primary) enables graduates to be registered to teach and to be employed by the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training 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 to teach and to gain employment as primary or secondary teachers (depending on whether the primary or secondary strand was completed) in the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training, Catholic and Independent school systems.

The Graduate Diploma in Education enables graduates to be registered to teach and to be employed as secondary teachers in the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training, 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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