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Graduate Certificate in Education (Indigenous Education)

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Indigenous education in Australia is one of the Australian government's core education commitments, and is a vital part of its Close the Gap initiative. To achieve the aims of closing the gap in education, professionals who specialise in Indigenous education are essential.

If you are an existing teacher or educator working in diverse education contexts, this course will open a pathway to exploring your interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.

In this specialised area of study, you will learn to draw on your own knowledge foundations and apply your understanding of broader pedagogy to thinking about the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. As you do so you will deepen your understanding of the context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in Australia, while strengthening your knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, including parents/guardians, knowledge holders, school-community liaison workers. In doing so you will be able to lead and influence education partnerships that enhance outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners.

Upon graduation you will find yourself well-prepared for a role that strengthens the foundation of education for Reconciliation, while rethinking what is possible in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.

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Entry criteria

You can gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Education (Indigenous Education) with the following:

  • A completed recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline; or
  • A completed recognised diploma in a relevant area, with at least two years (full-time or equivalent) professional experience in a relevant area; or
  • Five years (full-time or equivalent) professional experience in a relevant area.

 

This course is not available to international students.

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What you will learn

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Education Strategies in Diverse Contexts

Gain professional insights into the effective design and delivery of education with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Engagement Strategies

Develop an understanding of the importance of kinship systems, and understand how the relationships between family, country and community are essential to developing strategies of engagement.

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Cultural Awareness

Interrogate the foundations of your own way of knowing and develop your ability to analyse the cultural contexts that underpin Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander education practices in Australia.

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Global Perspectives

Locate the role of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander education in the context of colonial history and education policy, understanding the ways policy has had, and continues to have, an impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their ways of knowing.

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Course units

Graduate Certificate in Education (Indigenous Education)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Societies

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Policy since 1788

Personal Journeys in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

Global Perspectives in Indigenous Education

Support

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Career opportunities

Teacher

If you are a qualified teacher, this course will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to teach Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students, and to do so with a strong cultural and historical awareness.

Indigenous Education Officer

Provide specialised support for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students within a tertiary education institution.

Public Service Worker

Work at state or federal level education departments, employing your expertise in Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander education to help the government chart a positive and effective direction for Indigenous education in Australia.

Community Facilitator

Work within Indigenous communities to support Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students and their families to remain engaged with education, leading to positive student outcomes.

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