Graduate Certificate in Special Needs Education

Program Overview

This program provides evidence-based knowledge and skills to support students with special needs in school settings. It equips individuals to engage with school staff and parents to enhance learning and behavior. Graduates can pursue careers as inclusion teachers, support teachers, or special education teachers, with opportunities for advancement to leadership positions.

Program Outline

Outline:

This program offers an evidence-based approach to equip you with the essential specialist knowledge and skills to engage with school staff and parents to better support the learning and behaviour of students with special needs. Although this program does not qualify you as a teacher, it will be attractive to those already working with, or who wish to work with, students with special needs within a school setting. An evidence-based approach will equip you with essential specialist knowledge and skills to engage with school staff and parents in order to better support the learning and behavior of a diverse range of students with special needs.

Teaching:

You'll learn from experienced education academics in collaborative, online learning environments. Seminars, forums and groupwork assignments offer you opportunities to make connections with your student peers.

Careers:

You will find employment opportunities as an inclusion teacher, support teacher or special education teacher working in a range of educational settings. You will be able to advance your professional career to senior leadership positions in special and inclusive education.