Graduate Certificate in Education

If you are looking to rapidly upskill and stay up-to-date with educational best practice, La Trobe's Graduate Certificate in Education is the perfect opportunity to extend your leadership credentials and advance your understanding of key learning principles.

Through four core subjects, you'll develop your skills in learning design, digital technologies and educational leadership. You'll also explore education for social justice and design educational programs for diverse audiences.

This flexible course is designed for people who're working. Many subjects are delivered in intensive or blended modes, making it easier to fit study into your life. If you choose to study part-time, you can also pace your learning over one to two years.

If you'd also like the option to further extend your skills, the Graduate Certificate in Education can also provide a fully credited pathway to the Graduate Diploma in Education and the Master of Education.

You'll learn:

• Motivations
  • Understand different ways of thinking and acting in education.
• Diversity
  • Explore diversity in educational contexts and plan for socially just and inclusive education.
• Leadership and team building
  • Learn how to evaluate current practice and manage diversity in educational organisations.
• Key issues in education
  
  • Explore the issues affecting how, why, where and for whom educational programs are designed.
  
  

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Certificate.

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.