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Australian Catholic University (ACU)

  • 12% international / 88% domestic

Graduate Certificate in Education

  • Graduate Certificate

Advance your career and become a specialist in your discipline area. The Graduate Certificate in Education will enable you to deepen your knowledge and expertise in a specialisation area and empower you to extend your understanding of educational disciplines.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 - 6 years full-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Apr, Jul

About this course

Advance your career and become a specialist in your discipline area. The Graduate Certificate in Education will enable you to deepen your knowledge and expertise in a specialisation area and empower you to extend your understanding of educational disciplines.

The Graduate Certificate in Education specialisations are:

  • Career Development
  • Highly Accomplished/Lead Educational Practice *Cohort only
  • Inclusive Practice
  • Integrated STEM
  • Literacy Intervention *Not offered 2023
  • Mathematics
  • Safeguarding Children and Young People *Cohort only
  • Student Wellbeing.
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

The course is open to teachers and other professionals engaged in lead educational roles, such as education administrators, researchers, policymakers, career counsellors, psychologists, members of the defence forces, youth ministers and family/parish educators.

You are able to complete the Graduate Certificate in Education with or without a named specialisation. Named specialisations are only available in part-time mode and the duration is one year.

For more information about cohort application email to FEAPG@acu.edu.au

The Graduate Certificate in Education is not an initial teaching qualification.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International applicants must also meet the English language proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.

Study locations

Online

Career pathways

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

  • teaching and leadership
  • education administration
  • research studies
  • policy making
  • curriculum leader
  • career counselling
  • learning support

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
79.7%
Overall satisfaction
72%
Skill scale
63.8%
Teaching scale
93.3%
Employed full-time
$94.8k
Average salary