Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation

This course provides you with the essential teaching and learning skills required to pathway into an undergraduate teacher education program. You will develop fundamental knowledge of the education environment, inclusive education, the teaching profession and approaches to learning in the context of early childhood, primary and secondary schooling.

You will develop the skills to:

• examine approaches to learning and the ways in which contemporary issues in education impact on teaching and teachers
• collaborate with and lead others
• use language, literacy and numeracy at a level required to enter undergraduate level teaching qualifications
• develop self-management strategies
• source and select relevant information
• read, summarise and paraphrase academic literature
• communicate using academic language and structure
• use academic referencing systems.

You will also learn:

• the education environment through participation in a practice stream
• the teaching profession and approaches to learning in the context of early childhood, primary and secondary schooling
• legislative and policy contexts for education systems and sectors in Victoria
• contemporary issues and challenges in the teaching environment.

You will graduate with knowledge of twenty-first century learning and teaching practices and have the confidence to pursue further study in the field.

This preparation course will help to prepare you for further learning and a rewarding future career in education. Upon completion of this qualification you will have developed the skills and knowledge to pathway into an undergraduate teacher education program.

Possible career opportunities after completion of this course include education support worker.

Please note: completion of this qualification will not result in registration as a teacher.

The course structure comprises the following core and elective units. These electives have been selected based on industry needs, graduate pathways and/or student and teacher feedback.
To be awarded the 22602VIC Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation, a student must successfully complete a total of twelve (12) units of competency, comprising of:
* nine (9) core units, and;
* one (1) unit from the education practice stream, and;
* two (2) elective units, selected from:

• the electives listed within the 22602VIC Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation qualification;
• the units listed within the education practice stream of 22602VIC Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation that have not previously been selected, and/or;
• any other accredited course or endorsed training package where the unit is first packaged at AQF level 4 or above in the source training product.

Elective units must be relevant to the work environment and the qualification, maintain the integrity of the AQF alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

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

You may be able to complete your qualification sooner through formal recognition of your existing skills. This is known as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

To receive RPL, we assess your previous work, education and life experiences against recognised qualifications. Applications for RPL can be made prior to enrolling.

Call us on 1300 TAFE VP (1300 823 387) to discuss RPL options with the course manager.

Before starting your application, please read through the step-by-step VU Polytechnic application process to make sure you have all the necessary documents and information ready to successfully complete your application.

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

• Credit transfer/Recognition of prior learning (RPL): 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.