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Graduate Diploma in Education (Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning)

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences | School of Education

Program Code: LGVW Program Level: Postgraduate SATAC code: 4GD010 Home Campus: Mawson Lakes Program Length (in EFTSL): 1

Program director/s

• Dr Tom Stehlik (LGVW - Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning)

HOW TO APPLY

DOMESTIC STUDENTS ONLY
Applications to this program are online via SATAC's Gradstart portal.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY
Applications to this program are via UniSA's Apply Online portal.

 

Aim

To provide a flexible, comprehensive and highly relevant in-service education for practitioners at graduate level working as professional educators and trainers in the broad field of adult, community, vocational, workplace and work-related education.

Entry requirements

A completed Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; and at least two years of experience in facilitating learning with adults in a setting relevant to students' current and/or future career aspirations.

Content/structure

The program requires the completion of courses totalling 36 units, studied over one year of full-time study or the part-time equivalent. Students complete 36 units within the Adult, Vocational and Workplace (AVWL) study area.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Program requirements

Course name	Area + Cat. No.	Units	EFTSL
FIRST YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Assessment and Recognition of Learning in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning Contexts	EDUC 1061	4.5	0.125
Facilitating Learning with Adults	EDUC 1062	4.5	0.125
Program Development in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Contexts	EDUC 2045	4.5	0.125
Theorists and Theories of Adult Learning and Development	EDUC 3046	4.5	0.125
or
Curriculum Development for Second Language Learning (see Notes 1 and 4)	EDUC 4159	4.5	0.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Workplaces as Learning Sites	EDUC 4135	4.5	0.125
Specialist Study 1 (see Note 1)		4.5
Specialist Study 2 (see Note 1)		4.5
Students select one of the following four courses:
Critical Perspectives on Flexible and e-Learning Pedagogies	EDUC 3041	4.5	0.125
Critically Reflective Practice in Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning	EDUC 3042	4.5	0.125
The Educator as Counsellor	EDUC 3045	4.5	0.125
Critically Reflective Practice in TESOL (see Notes 1 and 4)	EDUC 5114	4.5	0.125

Credit transfer

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Education in either the Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning Specialisation or the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Specialisation will normally be granted 18 units of credit in the Graduate Diploma of Education (Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning).

Rules

1. In general, students should complete courses in the yearly sequence outlined above.
2. Graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Education (Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning) are eligible to apply for entry to Adult, Vocational and Workplace Learning specialisation of the Master of Education.

Notes

1. Students select two of the following courses as their AVWL Specialist Studies:
   EDUC 4121 Futures in Education and Work
   EDUC 4128 Popular Education, Social Movements and Activism
   EDUC 4130 Spirituality, Wisdom and the Aesthetic
   EDUC 4131 Transformation in Adult Learning and Research
   EDUC 4132 Vocational Learning in Schools
   EDUC 3044 Organisational Cultures and Learning Communities
   EDUC 3047 Work, Self and Society
   EDUC 3043 Learning Cultures: Education and Whiteness
   Students wishing to specialise in TESOL select the following two courses as their AVWL Specialist Studies:
   EDUC 4168 Second Language Learning
   EDUC 4115 Approaches and Strategies in TESOL
   Not all of these courses will be available every year. Students may negotiate to study other available university wide elective courses.
2. The award can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis.
3. Normally, all successful applicants to the program will have access to an adult education or training situation (in a voluntary or paid capacity) in which to practice, reflect on and demonstrate skills and competence. Should students have difficulty meeting this requirement, assistance to gain access to an adult education or training situation can be obtained through the Practicum Office in the School of Education.
4. Students wishing to undertake the program with a TESOL focus will need to select EDUC 4159 Curriculum Development for Second Language Learning and EDUC 5114 Critically Reflective Practice in TESOL as part of their program of study.

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