Global Education Program (GEP) and International Initial Teacher Discovery (IITD)

Global Education Program

The Global Education Program provides an experience of living and teaching in a regional town and remote community in Australia. There are many highlights of this program including engaging with local communities and experiencing their generosity in sharing their community and the opportunity to teach indigenous students and learn from them.

This experience equips pre-service teachers with strategies to teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and to develop respect and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

International Initial Teacher Discovery

The International Initial Teacher Discovery program offers an exciting opportunity for you to experience teaching amongst alternative cultures via immersive and supported learning experiences. The IITD allows you to complete a third-year placement unit in an international setting.

This international teaching placement involves both cultural negotiation and understanding, the development of new, and refinement of existing, pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions. This results in the development of a broader range of teaching and learning approaches and a more global perspective on education.

This immersive program will allow you to grow your capabilities through cultural immersion, allowing you to develop powerful teaching strategies, refine your existing skills and unlock career opportunities.

IITD program information sessions

Do you wish to undertake a global placement as part of your learning to teach program? Would you like to develop the crucial skills for teaching in diverse and global contexts, fostering intercultural competence and addressing educational inequities that contribute positively to a global community? If so, a Deakin IITD program may be ideal for you.

Applying for the Global Education Program or International Initial Teacher Discovery Program

Expressions of interest are now open for 2026 programs.

Please complete the expression of interest form through the link below to register your interest in a 2026 program. Once applications open in week 1 of Trimester 1 2026, you will be given the first opportunity to apply for the programs available.

Submit your expression of interest

Eligibility

Refer to the information below for a guideline of approved units for each eligible degree.

Program	Degree	Unit
IITD	Bachelor of Education (Primary) E359	ETP300 or ETP303
IITD	Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching (Secondary) D303	EPR782
IITD	Bachelor of Health and Physical Education E377	EPP204 (HPE METHOD/ EPP303 Alternate Method)
IITD	Master of Teaching Primary E762	EPR782
IITD	Master of Teaching Secondary E763	EPR782
GEP	Master of Applied Learning and Teaching (Secondary) E737	ECN723 or ECN725

Degrees/units not included in the above table cannot be considered for the programs due to course progression complications and accreditation purposes.

Dates

T2 and T3 placements only. 2026 Placement programs will take place in November 2026 and January 2027.

3-week programs are linked to Bachelor Placements (Primary and BHPE 3^rd years).

5-week programs are linked to MTeach programs for primary and secondary cohorts undertaking EPR782 in Tri 2 2026.

Locations

Location	South Korea - Seoul	Germany - Bamberg	Canada - Vancouver	Singapore	Vietnam
Time	October/ November	October/ November	January	January	TBC
Duration	3 weeks	5 weeks	3 weeks	5 weeks	3 weeks
Course	Bachelor program	Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary)	Bachelor program	Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) and Master of Teaching (Primary)	Bachelor program
Specific Requirements		English discipline only
Other Specific Requirements - WAM 70 +, successful completion of placement.

Costs

The below prices are indicative only:

Remote Australian placement: $1,000 – $1,500.
International Placement: $3,000 – $8,000 (cost is dependant on program location).

Program costs may vary year to year, please use this as a guide only. Specific cost information will be provided for each program once applications are open.

Funding your experience

You may be eligible for assistance from an OS-HELP Loan or other funding, to help with the cost of travel, accommodation and program costs. See Funding your WIL experience for more information.

New Colombo Plan (NCP) Grants may be available for a selected program in 2026 for students who meet the eligibility requirements. Eligible programs will be advertised with funding availability at the time of application.

Insurance

As a Deakin student travelling on a Deakin program, your travel insurance is free of charge for the duration of your IITD. The insurance provided will even cover you for up to 10 days of leisure travel. There is an exception for GEP students who are automatically insured for the duration of their Australian placement.

Download the information sheet.