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Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education is a course that responds to the need for teachers to be upskilled and ready to empower students in design and technologies.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Feb, Aug

About this course

The Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education is a course that responds to the need for teachers to be upskilled and ready to empower students in design and technologies. Graduates who successfully complete this course will be able to apply for recognition as a teacher in the following subject areas: Design and Technologies, Industrial Technology (Timber) and Industrial Technology (Engineering), in addition to their current teaching areas.

This flexible course allows for all units to be delivered online, whilst the practical components are undertaken at either an ACU campus or in a school where the student works under supervision of an accredited technologies teacher (and/or technical staff). Units are run in professional terms for approximately four weeks each. This includes online study and a week of practical intensive.

Student will explore units in:

  • Timber design
  • Product design
  • Electromechanical and engineering technologies
  • Design and technologies curriculum, pedagogy and assessment

Entry requirements

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

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education course, an applicant must have completed a Bachelor degree in Education or a Bachelor degree with a recognised teaching qualification.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.

Study locations

Strathfield

Online

Career pathways

Registered teachers who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Design and Technologies Education will be eligible to apply for accreditation to teach Design and Technologies in Secondary Education Technologies programs in Australian schools. There is a high demand for Technologies teachers.

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