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Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care

  • Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care is designed to provide qualified registered teachers the opportunity to teach in pre-school settings (1-5 years) as well as specialise in the early years of school (5-8 years) to enhance their development as a professional.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Course Code
3327
Study Mode
Online
Domestic Fees
$11,000 per year
International Fees
$15,250 per year

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care is designed to provide qualified registered teachers the opportunity to teach in pre-school settings (1-5 years) as well as specialise in the early years of school (5-8 years) to enhance their development as a professional.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care, applicants must have the following:

  • an undergraduate degree in primary or secondary education
  • OR a postgraduate primary or secondary education qualification which leads to teacher registration.

Study locations

Online

Career pathways

Graduates will be eligible to be employed as the registered early childhood teacher in prior-to-school settings including long day care and kindergartens.

Credit for prior study or work

Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website:

  • Credit transfer

Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect.

  • View credit precedents for this program

How to apply

To apply, add this program to your shortlist at the top of this page or apply for this program now (a maximum of three preferences is allowed).

Griffith will assess your first preference and will only assess subsequent preferences if you are not successful.

Once you have submitted your application, you will be sent an email about how to track your application.

For a full list of your incomplete or submitted applications, please view your application list.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Teacher Education courses at Griffith University.
82%
Overall satisfaction
72.2%
Skill scale
73.1%
Teaching scale
82.7%
Employed full-time
$80k
Average salary