The Graduate Certificate in Tertiary and Adult Education (GCTAE) will develop your knowledge and skills required to be an effective adult educator across tertiary and other adult education and training organisations. All units are available online, modelling contemporary practice in learning and teaching. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will examine the role of the educator and develop the skills to provide authentic learning and assessment experiences in a range of delivery modes. Through reflective practice and the application of the scholarship of learning and teaching, you will develop your own approach to evidence based practice suitable for a variety of contexts.
The course is work-based and promotes a balance between theory and practice, which enables participants to enhance their learning and teaching practices and contribute to their ongoing professional development as adult and tertiary educators.
Duration | 2 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 24 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in postgraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
Course Type | Postgraduate Award |
Qualification (post nominal) | GradCert |
AQF Level | Level 8: Graduate Certificate |
Course Fees |
Indicative Year - 2025
Indicative Year - 2024
Indicative Year - 2023
Indicative Year - 2022
Indicative Year - 2021
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
Not Applicable |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Not Applicable |
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must demonstrate one of the following:
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Letter/s of employment must be presented on a company letterhead and be signed and dated by a delegated authority. Please ensure that the letter contains your position title, duties performed and length of service.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores :
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
Each student will be assessed individually.
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Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | Not applicable |
Accreditation |
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No Residential School for this course.
Not applicable |
Year | Number of Students |
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2024 | 69 |
2023 | 82 |
2022 | 77 |
2021 | 70 |
2020 | 53 |
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
Examples are:
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Course Learning Outcomes | |||||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | |||||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | |||||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | |||||
4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | |||||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | |||||
6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | |||||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | |||||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | |||||
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | |||||
10. FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
11. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of knowledge in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
12. FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS sufficient to undertake qualifications | |||||
13. ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION of skills in new or existing disciplines or professional areas drawn from higher education units | |||||
14. Course content drawn from higher education units |
Number of units: 4 | Total credit points: 24 |
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Students must complete four core units
Available units | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
OLTC20005 | Adult Learning in Practice | |
OLTC20001 | Design for Learning | |
OLTC20002 | Assessment for Learning | |
OLTC20004 | Scholarship of Learning and Teaching |