Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Education (Learning Difficulties)

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Learning Difficulties) is designed to equip students with the skills to better support the needs of students with specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia and dyscalculia. This course aims to improve professional knowledge and understanding of the nature and causes of specific learning difficulties in children. It enhances skills in classroom assessment, goal-setting, instructional choices, and responsiveness to learning difficulties, teaching students how to implement teaching that optimizes student learning.

Course Details

• Course code: GC-EDLD
• Duration: 2 years part-time
• Location: Online
• Intake: July
• Fees: Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are available

Flexible Study

This course is offered part-time and 100% online, allowing students to balance study with work and other commitments.

Internationally Recognised Lecturers

The Faculty of Education is home to a number of internationally recognised education experts and is at the cutting edge of teaching and research.

Pathways

Graduates of this course may be eligible for 50 credit points of advanced standing towards the Master of Learning Intervention.

Course Structure

The course is structured to provide a comprehensive understanding of learning difficulties, including dyslexia and dyscalculia, and how to support students with these difficulties in the classroom.

Acknowledgement

The University acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn, and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present, and future and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.