Graduate Certificate in Tertiary and Adult Education

This course could suit you if you’re interested in transitioning to education from another discipline or already working in an adult learning context and wanting to expand your skills. For example, you might be working or aspiring to work as a lecturer, adult educator, facilitator, professional development facilitator, instructor or professional trainer.

You’ll explore the concepts, theories and practice of adult education and build on your own areas of interest through your choice of electives, such as Cultural Diversity in the Workplace and the Community, Curriculum Development for Practitioners and Practical Methods of Instruction.

3 reasons to study a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary and Adult Education at Murdoch

1. Be mentored by our experienced teaching professionals who are here to support you in becoming a confident, creative and flexible educator.
2. Choose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life. If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements.
3. Most of our classes take place after work hours during the week, starting after 4.30pm.

What you'll learn

• Facilitating lifelong learning
• Dynamics of cultural diversity in the workplace and the community
• Curriculum development for practitioners
• Practical methods of instruction

Your future career

Graduates of this course have gone on to become:

• University Lecturers
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) Teachers
• Nurse Educators
• Adult Literacy Teachers
• Community Adult Educators
• Human Resources and Industrial Training Officers
• Professional Development Personnel

Professional accreditation

Professional recognition

IELTS: Score: 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL: Score: 79+, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.

PEARSON: Score: 64+, with no communicative skill below 60.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 176+, with no skill less than 169.