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Graduate Certificate of Specialist Education
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Certificate of Specialist Education at Charles Darwin University develops knowledge and skills in a specialist field of education, with options in Digital Learning Futures, Inclusive Education, Indigenous Knowledges Education, International Education, Managing and Leading Education, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. It meets the professional development needs of teachers, practitioners, policymakers and principals working in the Northern Territory, Australia and the Asia Pacific, enhancing analytical thinking, collaborative learning and transformative practice in localised, national and international settings.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
Specialist Electives (4 units)
- Education
- Apps and Mobile Devices
- Digital Technologies in Education Aid and Development
- Digital Cultures
- Curricula and Assessment
- Digital Literacies and Data Literacy
- Inclusive Education
- Policies and Practice
- Promoting Positive Behaviour
- Special Education
- Language and Literacy
- Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Creative Ways of Working with Children and Young People
- Indigenous Knowledges and Epistemology
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Indigenous Research Methodologies
- Neocolonialism
- Advocacy and Critique of Development
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Contemporary Issues in Education
- Research Methodologies in Education
- Assessment and Quality Assurance in Learning and Teaching
- Leadership in Education
- Indigenous Knowledges
- Property Rights and Economic Participation
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Leadership in Education
- Challenging Educational Paradigm
- Global Human Resources (replaces BUS506 Global Megatrends from 2026) (not equivalent)
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship (replaces ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship from 2026) (not equivalent)
- Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics
- Language
- Meaning and Learning (unit title change 2023)
- Applied Language Teaching Methodologies
- Understanding Language Acquisition
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Secondary School TeacherANZSCO 241411
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Needs an AITSL skills assessment and registration with a state teacher regulatory authority (such as VIT or NESA) to work.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) TeacherANZSCO 241111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186, via AITSL assessment and state registration.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Primary School TeacherANZSCO 241213
On STSOL and CSOL, so it supports the 190, 491, and the employer-sponsored 482/494/186, but not the 189 on its own. AITSL assesses at least one year of full-time equivalent primary-education study within the qualification.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Special Needs TeacherANZSCO 241511
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via AITSL assessment and state registration. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field; relevant professional experience (five+ years) may also be considered
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