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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.

The Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BECE) degree provides graduates with qualifications for registration to teach in primary schools and accreditation for employment in a range of preschool services. Graduates will be able to pursue careers as teachers and administrators in kindergartens, child-care 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).

TheBachelor of Early Childhood Studies (BECS) educates students in early childhood studies and provides professional training for students to work in a range of settings including child-care and kindergarten. Students are not qualified to teach in primary schools. The final year of intake into the on-campus course was 2001. Continuing intakes are available for the TAFE Pathways (external) program.

TheBachelor of Education (Primary) qualifies graduates to teach as primary teachers in all areas of the primary school curriculum in governemnt, independent and Catholic schools. 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 gain employment as primary or secondary teachers (depending on whether the primary or secondary strand was completed) in government, independent and Catholic school systems.

The Graduate Diploma in Education enables graduates to be employed as secondary teachers in government (excluding Queensland), independent and Catholic school systems.

The Diploma and Bachelor of 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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