Learning contracts are designed to provide participants with an understanding of the ways in which they learn and how they can best manage that learning process. Participants develop a learning contract for each of the Lecture and Competency workshop subjects and for most of the field subjects. Learning contracts are the major form of assessment within the Graduate Diploma. Contracts are assessed by the Professional Development Team and the Team Consultant. Term-based learning promotes collaboration in the learning process.
Participants select themselves into PDTs during the first competency workshop.
A PDT consists of five or six members and remains intact for the full two-year duration of the course. Participation in PDTs is an integral part of the course and will be demanding of participant's time. Academic Consultants Academic consultants are members of staff who design and facilitate Lecture Workshop subjects. In addition, they provide academic support and assessment for Lecture Workshop learning contracts. Workshops Subjects are delivered in the form of three-day intensive workshops which occur every five to six weeks.