Entry into undergraduate courses (for example a bachelor degree) generally requires you to have completed a secondary school qualification equivalent to an Australian Year 12 certificate.
IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score or 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking).
OR:
Completion of a Foundation course or equivalent.
Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English (or equivalent).
OR:
Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).
Become an in-demand early-childhood teacher, equipped with effective skills and practical experience, with a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education from VU.
In our early-childhood degree you'll participate in units focused on children from birth to five years. You'll come to understand how early-childhood and kindergarten teaching can include children and families as contributors to the learning process.
You'll graduate with expertise built on a strong sense of social justice, learnt through hands-on experience and critical perspectives on theory.
Gain insight into the early years by studying these fascinating areas:
child development
teaching practice that includes Aboriginal perspectives
education and curriculum studies focused on relationships and meaning
advocacy and activism in early-childhood settings
history and philosophy of early childhood
ethical early-childhood professional practice.
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Childcare job openings are expecting massive growth (ACECQA(external link)).
Thanks to the essential experience you’ll get from working in childcare and teaching in a kindergartens during your placement, you’ll be work-ready before you even graduate.
Typically, our students find work in kindergartens and childcare centres, in jobs such as:
kindergarten teacher
early childhood teacher.
OSHC: =623AUD per year
