BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD)

CQUniversity s Bachelor of Education Early Childhood is an initial teacher education course usually studied over a period of four years This course qualifies you for professional registration which is administered in Queensland by the Queensland College of Teachers You will demonstrate evidence of meeting the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Graduate Career Stage throughout the course of study On successful completion of the course you will be eligible for employment in primary schools from Prep to Year 6 and in early childhood settings long day care settings kindergartens pre-prep throughout Australia In addition to building the professional knowledge and skills required to teach effectively the course is designed to foster dispositions for engaging in and contributing to the teaching profession through a commitment to ongoing professional learning The Bachelor of Education Early Childhood includes 125 days of planned teaching practice in schools and other learning sites and an optional additional 20 days diploma practicum - 15 of which must be spent with children in the birth to 35 months group You MUST complete a 15-day placement with children in the birth to 35 months group This 15 day placement fulfils the requirements for Australian Children s Education Care Quality Authority ACECQA which stipulates that students must complete a minimum of 15 days with children in the birth to 35 months group Professional practice blocks are included in each year of the course structure and many opportunities for applying theoretical knowledge in practical ways have been embedded in each of the 32 units that make up the course A key feature of the Bachelor of Education Early Childhood is the embedded VET qualification The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care On successful completion of the 9 first-year units and the required diploma practicum and associated tasks you will receive the Diploma as an interim award The structure of the course also allows for recognition of prior learning Applicants who already hold a recent Diploma qualification may be eligible for up to 6 units The Bachelor of Education Early Childhood also includes a specialisation in English providing you with knowledge and skills in this specialisation area Students located in the Rockhampton Diocese if selected to be part of the program can undertake a specialisation in Catholic Education allowing you to be accredited to teach in a Catholic School As a graduate of the Bachelor of Education Early Childhood you can progress to postgraduate study courses that are available for registered teachers through CQUniversity To be eligible for teacher registration students in this course are required to undertake and pass the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students ITE prior to graduation This test referred to as LANTITE is administered Nationally by the Australian Council of Education Research ACER

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