Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Teaching
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
The Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Teaching prepares you to follow your passions in nurturing children’s learning and development in their early years (birth to 5 years).
As a pre-service teacher, you’ll learn how to create engaging and supportive learning environments.
You’ll deepen your knowledge of the early childhood curriculum and develop essential communication skills to collaborate effectively with children, their families and community across a diverse range of early childhood settings.
Get paid professional experience
At Swinburne, you’ll have the opportunity to get real industry experience with every core unit comes an embedded placement. You may also choose to work casually at childcare centres or preschools outside of your placements.
You’ll also have opportunities to go on paid internships, and enlist in paid casual relief teaching pools.
Once you graduate
Graduate as a confident and effective early childhood educator, ready for a rewarding career positively impacting children beginning their learning journey.
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Duration
One year full-time or equivalent part-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (Quarter 1, Quarter 2, Quarter 3, Quarter 4) - View application and start dates
Study modes
- Full-time,
- Part-time
2023 Start Dates
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Course structure
To qualify for the award of Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Teaching, students must complete 100 credit points comprising:
- Four core units (25 credit points each for a total of 100 credit points)
- 60 days of supervised professional experience
Maximum Academic Credit
Units of study
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
- Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning within a range of early childhood contexts, with a comprehensive knowledge of early childhood curriculum and frameworks within the Australian context.
- Monitor and assess children's learning and development outcomes and use clear communication to report outcomes to families and communities through critically analysing, consolidating and synthesising assessment information.
- Implement a range of pedagogical approaches to support the learning and development of children aged birth to 5 years.
- Apply knowledge and skills to create supportive, safe and engaging learning environments with an ability to critically analyse information in diverse early childhood settings.
- Apply a deep knowledge of the early childhood profession that is informed by critical thinking and synthesis of theoretical and practical knowledge, and informed by ongoing professional learning.
- Collaborate respectfully with families and children, colleagues and other professionals to achieve high outcomes for all children aged birth to 5 years.
Professional recognition
This course is fully accredited with the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority ACECQA
Course fees and requirements
- Entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.