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James Cook University (JCU)

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Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education

  • Graduate Certificate

Enhance your existing health qualifications and provide effective self-management education to people with or at risk of diabetes. Deliver diabetes-oriented services and engage with high-risk communities.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
8 months part-time
Course Code
113011
Study Mode
Online, In person
Intake Months
May
Domestic Fees
$2,773 per year

About this course

Enhance your existing health qualifications and provide effective self-management education to people with or at risk of diabetes. Deliver diabetes-oriented services and engage with high-risk communities. Gain real-world experience with clinical placements that equip you to work in rural and remote communities. Upon graduating, you'll be eligible to gain accreditation with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA).

Entry requirements

AQF Level 7 bachelor degree or equivalent in clinical-based health, allied health or relevant field; and at least 12 months post-graduation experience in that field.

Study locations

Online

Online

Career pathways

JCU Diabetes Education graduates have specialised skills and are employed in a variety of rural, remote, and urban health settings.

Graduates pursue careers in private and public hospitals, rural and remote health clinics, pharmacies, education settings, and public health.

You could find employment as a diabetes educator both in the public and private health care settings.

This course is a pathway to gain accreditation as a diabetes educator with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA).

How to apply

Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.

You are eligible for the course if you have:

  • Completed of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree (or qualifications recognised by the Division as equivalent) in a relevant clinical based health, allied health or other relevant field, and
  • At least 12 months experience working in your chosen field since undergraduate course completion.

Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education applicants must also complete and upload the following forms and documentary evidence with their application:

  • Student Registration Form
  • Current AHPRA Registration (if applicable)
  • Degree Testamur
  • Curriculum Vitae.

Applicants are required to have read the Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education Handbook prior to application.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at James Cook University (JCU).
87.4%
Overall satisfaction
74.8%
Skill scale
74.8%
Teaching scale
93.4%
Employed full-time
$110.4k
Average salary