Students are out in the school environment on a regular basis, to enable them to become fully prepared for entry into workforce upon completion of their course. The School offers pre-service education programs for primary and secondary teaching as well as a range of post initial courses in specialised areas such as Educational Administration, Computers in Education and Curriculum and Policy Studies. Applicants who have not undertaken Year 12 or tertiary study in the previous three years may be required to sit a Mathematics or English or general aptitude test. A satisfactory interview may be required. It has a strong orientation towards providing graduates with vocationally relevant knowledge and skills and encourages the blending of theory and practice.
Graduates are eligible for professional accreditation throughout Australia and overseas.
Applicants must have fulfilled the requirements for an approved three years in primary teaching education, and preferably have some teaching or other school related professional experience. This is not a direct entry course. Conceptual knowledge, skills, professional techniques and affective elements of experience will be interwoven. This is not a direct entry course.