Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education

at Victoria University

Course structure and units
 

• Early Childhood Development, Learning and Teaching 1
• Early Childhood Curriculum and Pedagogy 1: the Sciences
• Contemporary Issues, Social Contexts of Learning and Social Justice
• Languages and Literacy in Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Development, Learning and Teaching 2
• Early Childhood Curriculum and Pedagogy 2: the Arts
• Professional Issues
• Inclusive Practice in Education

Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent).

Applicants with a Bachelor's degree from countries other than Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America,

Canada or the Republic of Ireland will be required to complete IELTS: Overall 7.0 with Listening 7.5, Reading 6.5, Writing 6.5, Speaking 7.5.

OR the following scores that serve as equivalent scores for the IELTS:
 

• ISPLR: Overall (3+) L (4), R (3+), W (3+), S (4)
• TOEFL: Overall (94), L (27), R (21), W (24), S (24)
• PTE: Overall (65-72), L (73), R (58), W (58), S (73)

Applicants with a minimum of a 3 year Bachelor's degree from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada or the Republic of Ireland will not be required to complete IELTS.

International Fees
 

• AU$27400

Childcare job openings are expecting massive growth .

Thanks to the essential experience you’ll get from teaching early-childhood settings during your placement, you’ll be work-ready when you graduate.

With an ACECQA approved early-childhood teacher qualification, our graduates can find employment in:
 

• public or private kindergartens (preschool)
• long-day-care centres
• early-childhood centres in the state of Victoria, Australia.

Interstate applicants should check with their state’s relevant teaching registration board or authority to see if their state requires early-childhood teacher registration and accepts this qualification.