Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching

The course can be completed in 1 year full time or 2 years part time. There is also flexibility to study over nine months, one year, or two years depending on your pace.

Yes, financial support is available from the Victorian government for existing educators seeking to upskill, eligible people commencing study, and for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people seeking employment in early childhood education. Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are also available.

You will complete 60 days of placement in multiple early childhood education settings as part of the Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching.

Yes, the course is delivered in Mixed Attendance Mode and you can learn from anywhere in Australia, balancing study with work, family, and other responsibilities. The online learning environment has been carefully devised by expert academics, alongside learning designers and technology specialists, to facilitate an interactive and flexible student experience.

Students receive support from enquiry to graduation, including small group learning following the Collective Model with a Collective Mentor, a student support team available to answer questions covering enrolment, fees, online learning skills, workload management, and technical issues, as well as a state-of-the-art online learning environment.