Bachelor
Become a secondary teacher and share your knowledge with the next generation. This accredited program builds on your professional skills, offering credit for prior experience and enabling flexible online study.
Become a secondary teacher and share your knowledge with the next generation. Our fully accredited Bachelor of Education (Secondary) − Industry Entry builds on (and gives credit for) the skills you've acquired in your professional life and reshapes them into a new career inspiring high school students. Also, because we value that experience, you could receive credit for up to a third of the degree - meaning you graduate sooner.
You'll specialise in a secondary school discipline related to your experience in your trade - and put your skills into action on professional placements (we have a dedicated team who will aim to find you a placement in your preferred location). Plus, you're in the driver's seat: you can study online, anywhere in Australia, full-time or part-time, so you can qualify as a teacher while working. Please note that some teaching areas require attending intensive schools located in Wagga Wagga.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
**Supplementary application forms**
You must submit the following questionnaire and Additional Selection Criteria when you apply to study this course.
Teaching Questionnaire
Additional Selection Criteria Form - Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Industry Entry
##### Selection rank:
TBA
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Each applicant is assessed on a range of factors including academic readiness, previous study, work and life experience, motivation to succeed, and awareness of the demands of tertiary study.
Admission requirements vary depending on prior study/industry experience and the teaching area to be completed.
The entry requirements below relate to the specific first teaching areas.
**First teaching area - Technology and Applied Studies**
**Information Technology**
An accredited Associate Diploma / Diploma in Information Technology / Computing completed through a Registered Training Organisation; and five years (post training) recent industry experience in field of qualification (minimum total of seven years full time work including period of training); and demonstrated ability to design and implement solutions to problems and needs in their technology specialisation evidenced by satisfactory responses to a questionnaire.
OR
**Food Technology**
An accredited Associate Diploma / Diploma in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) / Food Science, completed through a Registered Training Organisation; and five years (post training) recent industry experience in field of qualification (minimum total of seven years full time work including period of training); and demonstrated ability to design and implement solutions to problems and needs in their technology specialisation that will require submission of a questionnaire. or full chef qualifications (Apprenticeship and Trade Certificate III in Commercial Cookery); and three to five years (post training) recent industry experience in field of qualification (minimum total of seven years full time work including period of training); and demonstrated ability to design and implement solutions to problems and needs in their technology specialisation evidenced by satisfactory responses to a questionnaire.
OR
**Industrial Technology**
Trade qualified (Apprenticeship and Trade Certificate III) in Fitting and Turning/Machining; Metals Engineering; Carpentry; Joinery; or related areas; or Trade qualified (Apprenticeship and Trade Certificate III) in Automotive Mechanic; Diesel/Plant Mechanic; Electrical Mechanic; Electrician/Electronics; Plumbing; or related area; and three to five years (post training) recent industry experience in field of qualification (minimum total of seven years full time work including period of training); and demonstrated ability to design and implement solutions to problems and needs in their technology specialisation evidenced by satisfactory responses to a questionnaire.
OR
**Agricultural Technology**
Accredited Associate Diploma Agricultural College (National or International) - two-year full time program or equivalent, completed through a Registered Training Organisation; and five years (post training) recent industry experience in field of qualification (minimum total of seven years full time work including period of training); and demonstrated ability to design and implement solutions to problems and needs in their technology specialisation evidenced by satisfactory responses to a questionnaire.
OR
**Textiles Technology**
An accredited Associate Diploma / Diploma in Fashion and Design completed through a Registered Training Organisation; and five years (post training) recent industry experience in field of qualification (minimum total of seven years full time work including period of training); and demonstrated ability to design and implement solutions to problems and needs in their technology specialisation evidenced by satisfactory responses to a questionnaire.
OR
**Graphics and Multimedia Technology**
Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Building Design with a minimum of five years industry experience (Graphics); or Draftsperson trade and Certificate IV Residential Drafting with a minimum of seven years in industry including the period of training (Graphics) ; or Advanced Diploma of Multimedia with a minimum of five years industry experience (Multimedia); or Certificate III in Animation with a minimum of seven years in industry including the period of training (Multimedia); or Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology (multimedia electives) with a minimum of seven years in industry including the period of training (Multimedia); or Cert IV in Information Technology specialising in multimedia with a minimum of seven years in industry including the period of training (multimedia); AND five years (post training) recent industry experience in field of qualification (minimum total of seven years full time work including period of training); AND demonstrated ability to design and implement solutions to problems and needs in their technology specialisation evidenced by satisfactory responses to a questionnaire.
**First teaching area - Mathematics**
Two years or more of a relevant degree e.g. Mathematics / Engineering / Econometrics / Economics / Actuarial Studies, where Mathematics and Applied Mathematics are inclusive within the program (with one Mathematics subject at level 1 and one at level 2 and no more than one Statistics subject);and one year of recent employment/industry experience aligned to course content.or A minimum of two years university study towards a degree including a sequence of at least two Mathematics subjects (one at level 1 and one at level 2 and no more than one Statistics subject);and one year of recent employment/industry experience aligned to course content.
**First teaching area - English**
Two years or more of a degree with a minimum of two years university study including a sequence of at least two subjects from one or more of the following areas: literature, communications, media studies, creative writing and linguistics (one subject must be at level 1 and one at level 2 or higher);and one year of recent employment/industry experience aligned to course content.
**First teaching area** \- Science
Two years or more of a degree with a minimum of two years university study including a sequence of at least two subjects from one or more of the following areas: biology; chemistry; physics (one subject must be at level 1 and one at level 2 or higher);and one year of recent employment/industry experience aligned to course content.
**First teaching area - Human Society and Environment (HSIE)**
One of: Geography or Modern History or Business Studies Two years or more of a degree with a minimum of two years university study including a sequence of at least two subjects from at least one the following areas: geography; modern history; business studies (one subject must be at level 1 and one at level 2 or higher);and one year of recent employment/industry experience aligned to course content.
English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements Students must meet one of the following criteria:
Born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, or United Kingdom, and have completed at least one senior secondary or tertiary qualification in one of these countries. This qualification must have been taught and assessed in English; OR Not born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, USA, or United Kingdom, but have completed senior secondary study or at least three years of full-time university study (or equivalent) in one of these countries, and the language in which the qualification was taught and assessed was English; OR Completed a minimum overall Academic IELTS score of 7.5 (with no score below 7 in reading and writing, and a score of no less than 8 in speaking and listening) or a qualification deemed equivalent. Testing results must be obtained within two years from the date of your application for admission; OR International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) with a score of Level 4 in all four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, undertaken at approved testing sites where the assessment is teacher focused. Testing results must be within two years from the date of your application for admission.
Note: Please refer to relevant National or State employing bodies for their English language proficiency requirements when seeking employment.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
This course consists of 32 subjects (264 points). Students entering with a credit package equivalent to 72 or 88 points complete the course as per the credit package on entry.
Essential set (264 pts)Core subjects96 Credit Points
Education studies64 Credit Points
Subject CodeSubject NameCredit PointsEEE315Aligning Learning, Teaching and Assessment8EEA311Managing the Learning Environment8EED215Child and Adolescent Learning and Development8EED408Successful Teaching8EEP306Pedagogy in Diverse Classrooms8ELN402Literacy Strategies for Learning8ESC407Classroom Technologies8ESS206Foundations of Inclusive Education8Indigenous Studies8 Credit Points
Subject CodeSubject NameCredit PointsIKC101First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country8Professional Experience24 Credit Points
Subject CodeSubject NameCredit PointsEPT241Professional Experience - Introduction to the Secondary Context8EPT329Working Within The Community8EPT462Final Professional Experience: Consolidating practice in the Secondary Context8