Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching

If you hold a diploma in early childhood education, you can complete this specialised Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching in just two years, graduating ready to work as an early-childhood teacher.

Evening classes are held online through Zoom, which means you can work and study at the same time.

The course complements our three-year Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, which caters to applicants without a diploma in the discipline.

Throughout the course, you'll develop expertise in working with children from birth to 5 years, deepening your understanding of:

• teaching methods for kindergarten, childcare, and other early-childhood settings
• early-childhood learning theories
• cultural competency, including Aboriginal perspectives.

Assessments are designed to draw on and develop your current knowledge. You'll complete exercises that relate to your early-childhood education and childcare work, such as creating art-based responses, designing learning opportunities, and reflecting on workplace documentation.

With funded 3-year-old kinder rolling out across Victoria, kindergarten teachers are in great demand. On graduation, you will be well placed to find a rewarding early-childhood teaching role in the sector.

Early childhood education job openings are expecting massive growth (ACECQA).

Thanks to the essential experience you'll get from reflecting on your practice while working in early childhood settings, you'll be ready to register as a teacher as soon as you graduate.

Typically, our students find work in kindergartens, childcare centres and other early childhood settings, in jobs such as:

• kindergarten teacher
• early childhood teacher.

Check the salary for early-childhood teachers in Australia on the government site, Labour Market Insights.

To attain the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education students will be required to complete:

• 288 credit points of Core studies

Students also undertake practical placements that include 80 days supervised professional experience.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.