EPR787 - Transition to the Profession 2
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Warrnambool, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D303, D304, E334, E359.[4-6], E377, E737, E761.2, E762, E763, E764, E765 |
| Prerequisite: | E334, E359.5, E359.6 and E377 students: EPR786 E359.7 students: ETP305 E764 and E765 students: EPR782 and EPR784 E762, E778, E763, E779, D303, D304 students: EPR782 E737 students: must have completed 12 credit points including either EPR781 and ECN723 or ECN734 and ECN723 |
| Corequisite: | E359.7, E778 and E779 students: EPR786 |
| Incompatible with: | ECN732, EPP405, EPR785, ETP403 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus practical experience (laboratory) in Orientation Week (on-campus at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) or Warrnambool (as per your enrolment). Dates to be advised. 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminars per week in non-placement week for 6 weeks in week TBA 1 x 1-hour on-campus placement preparation (briefing) per week in week TBA NIKERI (CBD): 1 x 1-hour online seminars per week for 8-weeks |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 3-hour online practical experience (laboratory) in Orientation Week (on-campus at Waurn Ponds (Geelong), dates to be advised. 1 x 3-hour online seminars per week in non-placement week for 6 weeks in week TBA 1 x 1-hour on-campus placement preparation (briefing) per week in week TBA (recordings provided) |
| In-person attendance requirements: | In person attendance at the practical experience in Orientation Week (Waurn Ponds campus) is strongly encouraged for all online students (where practicable, online option will also be available). Professional Experience: For the most up-to-date advice regarding your professional experience (placement), policies and calendars please refer to the Professional Experience Office website Placements for this unit are scheduled across multiple placement blocks. Students will be assigned to one of these blocks and cannot choose their preferred placement window. It is the student's responsibility to ensure they are available for placement at any time within the designated placement periods, as scheduling may occur at any point within these timeframes. Flexibility and full availability during all placement windows is essential for successful allocation and completion of the professional experience. Please note: Placement periods may take place during or outside standard trimester teaching dates. |
| Note: | This unit has an indicative number of professional experience placement days. For the most up-to-date advice regarding your placement please see here. *Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) |
Content
Before graduation, all pre-service teachers in Australia, regardless of the program or mode of study, must reach the Graduate Career Stage of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. This capstone unit aims to deepen pre-service teachers' practice, skills and understandings of teaching as a profession and provide the opportunity to demonstrate these via the capstone assessment: the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment (DTPA) and the final Professional Experience Placement in which the DTPA is situated. The DTPA is an externally accredited task aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers. The key focus of the DTPA is the presentation of commentary and evidence that demonstrates your ability to implement the teaching and learning cycle with a specific group of learners during your final professional experience placement (in an early childhood setting or school). As such, the DTPA requires you to demonstrate and provide evidence of gathering, documenting, analysing, and reflecting on planning, teaching, and whole and individual class assessment and your teacher identity. Additionally, the DTPA requires you to critically examine legal and ethical codes, responsibilities, and professional standards in early years, primary, or secondary contexts. This unit supports pre-service teachers to be able to provide evidence of their professional readiness and the attributes of a Graduate Teacher.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current Students website.
Commonwealth Prac Payment
From 1 July 2025, the Australian Government is intending to introduce the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) to assist eligible students with costs related to mandatory placements in higher education courses for teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work.
Hurdle requirements
Professional experience is a requirement of the Victorian Institution of Teaching for the preparation of teachers. In this unit you will complete the required number of professional experience days as outlined below. Satisfactory completion of the professional experience is required in order to pass this unit.
• E330, E334, E359, E377: 20-days
• E762, E763, E764, E765, E778, E779, D303, D304: 25-days
| Brief summary of assessment tasks and hurdle requirement | Rationale | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
| Satisfactory completion of the professional experience placement and the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment Task is required in order to pass this unit. | Satisfactory completion of the specified number of professional experience days (see above) is compulsory for course completion and in order to meet AITSL accreditation requirements. Students must successfully complete* the Deakin *Successful completion of the DTPA is defined as the | GLO1: Discipline-specific GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |