3 Year Degree Question...
Apr 27th 2011, 9:43 pm
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3 Year Degree Question...
I am from the UK and looking to move to Perth. I have a 3 year teaching degree (BSc (Hons) in Secondary Education with QTS) and 2 years teaching experience. I have been advised by a migration agent that my qualification does not meet the requirements to teach in Perth. Is there any route available into teaching with a 3 year UK teaching degree in Australia (WA)? Like adding a year of a masters course, think it's a PCert or PDip not sure...
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Apr 28th 2011, 3:16 am
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Re: 3 Year Degree Question...
Yeah you need a Graduate Diploma of Education. It takes about 8 months in general unless you have very extensive experience teaching in Australia requires 4 years of Uni.
Apr 28th 2011, 3:41 am
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Re: 3 Year Degree Question...
I am from the UK and looking to move to Perth. I have a 3 year teaching degree (BSc (Hons) in Secondary Education with QTS) and 2 years teaching experience. I have been advised by a migration agent that my qualification does not meet the requirements to teach in Perth. Is there any route available into teaching with a 3 year UK teaching degree in Australia (WA)? Like adding a year of a masters course, think it's a PCert or PDip not sure...
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
What do you teach?
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Apr 28th 2011, 7:57 am
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Re: 3 Year Degree Question...
Hmm, PGCE? I am already a qualified teacher with QTS, I wouldn't be able to do a PGCE...
I was wondering is there another course I could do or certificate I could do whilst teaching to gain the correct award to teach in WA.
I teach ICT
I was wondering is there another course I could do or certificate I could do whilst teaching to gain the correct award to teach in WA.
I teach ICT
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Apr 28th 2011, 1:04 pm
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Re: 3 Year Degree Question...
Not sure on this as I thought the PGCE was the only recognised course in UK that Australia would recognise, but I have now heard of a chap who has a 3 year teaching degree in Maths who "topped" it up with a Masters in Education and was ultimatelyaccepted. As you appear to want to teach in WA, have you considered asking the question of the West Australia College of Teaching (WACOT) who are the teacher registration body for WA. I am sure they must be used to questions like these.
Apr 28th 2011, 1:49 pm
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Re: 3 Year Degree Question...
Good luck trying to get anything out of WACOT - I hate to say anything but WACOT are absolutely useless - they just take our money each year.
I think your best bet would be doing a masters or some sort of graduate dipolma.
Good luck
I think your best bet would be doing a masters or some sort of graduate dipolma.
Good luck
Apr 29th 2011, 4:09 am
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Re: 3 Year Degree Question...
http://courses.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/courses/c3/3140
ICT, the reason I ask is that I think secondary/high school is generally easier to get a job in - certainly in SA.
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