Postgraduate Handbook 2007

Faculty of Education

Coursework programs

Graduate Diploma in Technology Education – Melbourne (Bundoora) (EDGTE), Bendigo (RGTE), Albury-Wodonga (EDGTEW), Mildura (EDGTEM)

Course brochure

The course is offered through a cooperative arrangement between TAFE and RTO institutions and La Trobe University. It is primarily designed to train teachers for secondary schools in the Technology learning areas. For years 7–10 Design, Creativity and Technology is integrated into VELS with subjects in Wood, Metal, Plastics, Food, Textiles, Mechanical and Electronic systems. At VCE level, the Technology curriculum becomes more specialised and includes: (i) Systems Engineering, (ii) Design and Technology, (iii) Food Technology, (iv) Information Technology, and (v) Agriculture and Horticulture subjects. Graduates will teach in one or more of these areas in a VCE Vocational Education and Training subject area and also in VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) depending on their prior qualifications and industry experience.

Duration

The course is two years full-time or three years part-time.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for entry to the course, applicants must satisfy one or more of the following requirements:

1. Certificate of Proficiency of the Victorian Industrial Training Commission or equivalent, and substantial relevant work experience such that the period of apprenticeship and work experience totals not less than eight years.
2. A Certificate of Technology or other approved two-year, full-time, post-Year 11 TAFE certificate or equivalent, plus at least six years of relevant work experience.
3. Diploma or other approved two-year, full-time, post-Year 12 diploma or equivalent, plus at least two years of relevant work experience.
4. Other such vocational qualifications and occupational experience as may be deemed by the university and the Victorian Institute of Teaching to be at least equivalent to one of the above.

Literacy assessment test

Candidates who have not completed Year 12 English or equivalent will be required to undertake a Numeracy and Literacy Test. The test will be conducted in early December at the relevant campus prior to the close of applications.

Special requirements

The Victorian Department of Education and Training requires a satisfactory criminal record check for all teacher education students undertaking practicum requirements in Victorian Department of Education and Training schools. It is expected that equivalent requirements will exist for all other Victorian schools. Students upon first enrolling in this course will be required to complete a ‘Working With Children Check’ form available at Australia Post offices. Students must provide a certified copy of their valid Working With Children card prior to undertaking teaching placements. Confirmation of a criminal record may jeopardise a student’s ability to gain access to a suitable, or any, practicum placement(s) and may therefore delay or prevent completion of the course.

Course structure

The course consists of 240 credit points of study normally taken in the following sequence.

First year, La Trobe University units:

Second year, La Trobe University units:

First or second year, TAFE units:

Key:
1 There is an option to take this unit at either TAFE an RTO or La Trobe University.
2 Can be undertaken prior to commencement at La Trobe University.

Note: If a unit is under-enrolled (fewer than 10), students may be required to attend university units at another campus.

A full description of units, including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, appears at the end of this chapter. For the most recent descriptions of units students should access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.

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