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Numeracy:
Good passes at Year 12 / Matriculation including Mathematics or the overseas equivalent (eg. A Level). Applicants without the Mathematics subject prerequisites are required to complete the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) Multiple Choice test in Numeracy and achieve a median score of 150 to meet the course numeracy entry requirement. *
*Applicants will be required to complete the STAT prior to entry if they do not meet the Mathematics prerequisites, as above.
Prior to the first scheduled practicum students are required to provide:
- A current Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- A current Victoria Police Records Check
Should a student fail to obtain a WWCC, practicum placement in an early childhood setting or primary school will not be provided.
Eligibility to progress to Year 4
To be eligible to graduate with the BECT qualification, all students must meet the Federal Government requirement of completing the LANTITE by the end of Year 3, which enables them to progress to Year 4. This is in addition to IELTS.
Advanced standing:
You may be able to shorten the length of your studies by measuring skills acquired through work, life experiences or qualifications obtained from formal studies or training, or work and life experience.
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching prepares students as specialists in the teaching of children from birth to 12 years. Graduates will be qualified to teach in primary schools and in early childhood settings, and will be eligible to apply for Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) registration.
Our students learn through a combination of on-campus theory and well supported practicum experiences. Students attend practicum within every semester of the course and across a range of early childhood education areas including pre-schools/kindergartens and primary schools.
Lecturers teaching in the Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching have significant and extensive experience across a range of early childhood and primary settings, and extensive higher education teaching expertise.
CRICOS 089716F
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Course structure
Mode of study: Full-time, on-campus, face-to-face delivery.
All new students commencing a Higher Education course must attend their faculty course orientation and Holmesglen's Higher Education orientation.
Major studies
Teacher Education Early Childhood and Primary (birth to 12 year old).
Work placements
This course consists of 40 core subjects, comprising 33 theory subjects (one wiht a practical placement embedded ) and 7 practicum subjects (practical placements) that provide 140 days of supervised placement in early childhood and primary schools settings.
Units
The child in focus
Communication to support children's learning and wellbeing
Observation and assessment
Introduction to professional practice
Practicum 1
Child development
Learning Through Play
Children's art
Child health and safety
Practicum 2
Australian Families: Past and Present
Literacy 1: Developing Literacy
Curriculum theory
Early childhood learning and teaching 1
Practicum 3
Indigenous perspectives
Mathematics 1: Developing Mathematical Understanding
Early childhood learning and teaching 2
Contemporary Issues in Prior to School and Primary School Teaching
Practicum 4
Multicultural and multilingual perspectives
Performing arts
Curriculum in action
Community and professional partnerships
Practicum 5
Design, creativity and technology
Mathematics 2
Physical development and movement
Literacy 2
Practicum 6
Abilities-based learning and teaching
Science
Leadership and Management
Practice-based research
Mathematics specialisation
Literacy specialisation
Disability and Additional Needs
Mathematics 3
Curriculum design
Literacy 3
Practicum: Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment
Career opportunities, include:
Teaching in early childhood early childhood eduction programs including kindergarten, pre-schools and childcare settings.
Teaching in primary school (prep/foundation to Year 6) .
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
