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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) (Accelerated)
If you're in Queensland, looking to establish a career as an Early Childhood teacher and have a diploma in early childhood education and care, our Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) (Accelerated) is the perfect option to advance your career. You'll graduate in 18 months with the equivalent of a four-year bachelor's degree. Financial support is available to cover part of the cost of your studies, and you can complete the degree while you continue to work.
This course has been developed in response to the growing need for qualified Kindergarten teacher to meet the demands of the introduction of free Kindy for Queensland children attending a government approved kindergarten program from early 2024. As a graduate from this degree, you will be helping give children the best start in life.
This program provides financial assistance through an ACU Executive Dean’s grant to reduce the cost of course units:
Designed to work for you, course units will be delivered fully online and will be complimented with two-day intensive symposiums each term. These can be attended face to face in either Brisbane or Townsville, or online. Our course innovatively blends contemporary pedagogies with Virtual Reality (VR) immersive technology that provides students with a realistic, highly contextualised, and immersive experience.
Please join us for one of our information sessions about the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five Years) (Accelerated) program.
Tuesday 9 April
1 - 1.30pm
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/7804564561?omn=89080660687
Wednesday 17 April
12.00 - 13.30pm
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/7804564561?omn=82082458386
Wednesday 17 April
6.30 - 7.00pm
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/7804564561?omn=85923919433
Monday 22 April
12 - 12.30pm
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/7804564561?omn=86895709634
Monday 29 April
6.30 - 7pm
Zoom link: https://acu.zoom.us/j/7804564561?omn=86895709634
The course is approved by the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, (ACECQA) as a four-year Early Childhood Teacher qualification.
As a graduate of this course, you will have a strong grounding in early childhood curriculum and pedagogy and will have the confidence and practical experience to teach across all year levels from birth to five years. You will build your skills and practice through 80 days of supervised professional experience. Undertaken as block placements you will complete: Year 1: 15 days, 15 days, 15 days and Year 2: 15 days, 20 days.
If you have completed an ACECQA approved Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care you will receive advanced standing of one year of credit towards the four-year degree. The remaining course units will be completed over 18 months.
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