Graduate Certificate in Education (Trauma-Aware Education)

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Graduate Certificate in Education (Trauma-Aware Education)

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Queensland University of Technology

Australia , Brisbane

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Certificate

Study Type

Part Time

Delivery

Online

Campuses

Online

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines28-Feb-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 18,900 / per year

Next Intake 28-Feb-2026

Graduate Certificate in Education (Trauma-Aware Education)

About

Highlights

Build your capability to support learners who are living with the outcomes of complex trauma.
Ideal for teachers in schools or early childhood education and care services, or other professionals.
Flexible delivery with online, part-time study.
Equips graduates to lead a trauma-aware response in a range of workplace settings.
Learn today, use tomorrow with our real-world courses.
You can choose to specialise in this area or choose option units across a range of topics.

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Trauma-Aware Education) equips graduates to support learners in schools and early childhood settings who are living with the outcomes of complex developmental trauma.

This course is the first of its kind in Australia and is designed to align with a growing national and global movement in trauma-aware education.

If you are a school or early childhood educator, or other professional, you can deepen your knowledge and skills in trauma-aware education and your capacity to lead a trauma-aware response in a range of work settings.

Be inspired by postgraduate students putting their learnings into action. Read their stories on our Education insights blog.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum academic requirements

Entry requirement

You must have a recognised completed bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline.

Minimum English language requirements

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

English Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake	6.5	6	6	6	6
Cambridge English Score You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.	176	169	169	169	169
PTE Academic	58	50	50	50	50
TOEFL iBT	79	16	16	21	18

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Career

Careers and outcomes

Graduates will be able to put their capabilities into practice in many ways, including:

School or early childhood practitioners can develop their capacities to lead a trauma-aware education response at their sites.
Education leaders in districts, regions, dioceses, or other entities can develop their capacities to lead a systemic response in trauma-aware education.
Other practitioners from support organisations or government agencies can develop their capacity to work from a trauma-aware focus with schools, early childhood services and education systems.