EDECE4005 Transition to the Early Childhood Profession
This course prepares Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) for their final extended professional experience placement and for entering the profession as an Early Childhood Educator. Drawing on the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST), PSTs will examine their professional responsibilities, associated with planning, and creating learning experiences. PSTs will draw on constructive feedback from previous professional experience placements to reflect on and improve their professional practice, making connections to research and theory to support their understandings. A Curriculum Vitae and teaching philosophy will be developed and PSTs will draw on the APST to address key selection criteria. The course supports a detailed analysis of a portfolio of selected artefacts and reflections on professional practice. Students will use the artefacts and reflections, drawn from their professional experience placements, to demonstrate evidence of professional readiness. A professional conversation will complement the written task demonstrating this evidence.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $578
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $578
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.