The Diploma of Education is offered on both a full time and part time basis awarded by Cambridge Institute and recognized by Edith Cowan University. The course prepares participants to teach in schools. Course participants will be given opportunities to engage in planning educational experiences, critical reflection, evaluation and assessment strategies together with access to recent research. Students who successfully complete this programme can enroll in the ECU’s Degree programme in Australia or Singapore.

Objectives

• Facilitate student learning: Engage students in purposeful and appropriate learning experiences

  Undertake planning to support student learning

  Apply a professional knowledge base to design of learning experiences

  Promote student learning

  Cater for individual student learning styles and needs.

  Manage teaching and learning processes

  Select and use instructional resources and learning techniques

• Assessing student learning outcomes: Monitor, assess and record student learning outcomes.

  Monitor and assess student learning outcomes to provide the basis for ongoing planning and reporting.

  Record student learning outcomes.

• Engaging in professional learning : Reflect critically on professional experiences in order to enhance professional effectiveness

  Reflect on professional experiences

  Initiate action to promote ongoing professional growth

  Explain own developing approach to teaching and learning.

Career Opportunities

It prepares student teachers to become primary school teachers . it is the first qualification towards a meaningful teaching career.

Structure and Design

The course comprises of 16 fully taught modules conducted on both full time (day classes) and part time (Evening classes)

The duration for each module is 36hours