Postgraduate courses in Professional Education and Training

Your career

Education and training are key factors assisting organisations and businesses achieve greater productivity, competitiveness, marketability and quality. At the same time, trainers and educators have a strong involvement in the implementation of social policy to assist individuals to access education and training in a relevant and meaningful way.

Deakin’s Professional Education and Training courses are the right choice, if you:
» are involved in the professional development needs of educators with diverse adult learner groups, learner skills, and contexts for learning and assessment
» are involved in the management of a training establishment and are looking to build organisational capacity and business opportunities
» are working in higher education and want to develop your skills in flexible, online and distance education
» are a teacher who wants to gain a specialist PET qualification in the expanding area of enterprise education and VET in schools
» want to become involved in research into some aspect of education and training to be eligible to enrol in a higher degree by research.

Employment opportunities

The Professional Education and Training (PET) courses are relevant to people working in business, government, military, health services, higher education, the training sector, or VET in schools. Deakin University’s PET program is designed to enable you to customise your course to suit your professional requirements and enhance your career opportunities.

Course Structure

The program is offered at graduate certificate and master levels. You can choose your units of study to cover a broad range of topics or to enable you to develop a particular focus of study in an area that will best suit your career and employment needs. For example, you can choose units that focus on learning and development, flexible and online learning, workplace and vocational education and training, training for diverse clienteles, or applied learning and VET in schools.
The masters degree comprises 8 credit points of study and normally involves two or more years of part-time, off-campus study. For students who feel they are not yet ready for masters study, or would prefer a shorter course, the University also offers graduate certificate courses in professional education and training which comprise 4 credit points of study. The graduate certificate can be
completed in one year of part-time, off-campus study. Successful completion of a graduate certificate will provide entry to the masters program with the possibility of up to 4 credit points of advanced standing. The number of credits will depend on your previous tertiary qualifications and work experience.

Course duration and delivery

The Professional Education and Training courses are offered off campus by part-time or full-time study. The Master of Professional Education and Training is normally completed within four or five semesters of part-time study or the full-time equivalent. The Graduate Certificate of Professional Education and Training course is normally completed in two semesters of part-time study.

How to apply

To apply for postgraduate study simply submit an online application by visiting www.deakin.edu.au/apply. Please ensure that you are aware of closing dates and further application requirements, follow all the application steps and provide all relevant information regarding previous study and work experience. For more information about how to apply and closing dates visit www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/postgrad-students/. You can begin your course in semester 1 or semester 2. Semester 1 begins in late February and semester 2 in July. Applications for semester 1 should be submitted to the University by mid-December at the latest and applications for semester 2 by early June. Early applications are advisable.

Why Choose Deakin University?

Knowledge
Professional education and training courses cover key issues, concepts and knowledge required by professional trainers and educators. We consult vocational training and industry personnel about the development of the course content and assessment tasks to ensure our courses are relevant to human resource development specialists, corporate and industry training staff, higher education staff, and Australian and international vocational teachers.

Flexibility
Deakin’s postgraduate program is genuinely flexible to help you fit your studies in with workplace and personal commitments. Additionally, we provide flexibility with assessment to ensure the work is directly relevant to your circumstances.

Quality
At Deakin we pride ourselves on providing quality postgraduate courses for people working or aspiring to work in professional education and training. Quality is evident in all aspects of our courses from the standard of study materials to teaching staff who are leaders in their field. Ranked among the best in the world, our library service has set a benchmark for Australian universities. Regardless of where you live, resources can be posted to off-campus students or accessed from our comprehensive electronic collection.

Technology
As a Deakin student you will have access to the best new technologies. Email, chat groups, podcasts and the internet are widely used and Deakin’s lecture streaming service gives you online access to recorded lectures for many units. The University has also produced its own Deakin Learning Toolkit software to support online communication. All units also offer a dedicated discussion site on Deakin Studies Online.

Networks
As a Deakin postgraduate student you will become part of a network of researchers, academics and practitioners. You will have access to specialist knowledge and will establish new contacts with people who are shaping and influencing all levels of professional education and training.

 

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