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National summary statement about the accreditation process

The accreditation process involves a rigorous assessment of an initial teacher education (ITE) program against a set of nationally agreed standards. Accreditation standards and procedures are designed to ensure that all graduates of ITE meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate career stage. This ensures the program is of high quality and prepares pre-service teachers for the teaching profession. The process also includes an assessment of a provider’s quality assurance and continuous improvement mechanisms, as well as ensuring that the provider has a nationally endorsed teaching performance assessment which all graduates must successfully complete.

In Queensland, each program is assessed by a panel of nationally trained assessors that includes school leaders, employers, practising teachers and higher education representatives. A mandatory site visit involving forums with school partners, graduates, ITE students and the teaching staff of the ITE program is embedded in Queensland reaccreditation processes. Panels make a recommendation to the QCT’s Professional Standards Committee, which holds responsibility for granting accreditation and determines the length of the accreditation period. A maximum of five years accreditation may be granted.

More information on the accreditation process may be found at: www.aitsl.edu.au/deliver-ite-programs/standards-and-procedures.

Jurisdiction QLD
Provider Central Queensland University
Program title Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
Program type Postgraduate
Program duration in equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) 2 years
Minimum program duration 1.5 years
Stage of schooling Early Childhood
Mode(s) of delivery Online
Campus location(s)
Date of current accreditation 1/1/2022
Accreditation outcome* A five year period of Accreditation
Accreditation expiry date (optional) 31/12/2026
Quality assurance processes in place Quality assurance data collection processes include, but are not limited to: 1. Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment data 2. Final Professional Experience Report 3. Performance data for Critical Tasks 4. Student Evaluations 5. Retention and attrition data 6. QCT registration data 7. Destination survey of graduates 8. Course Reference Committee 9. Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT).

Program description and rationale

To graduate with a Master of Teaching (Early childhood) students are required to complete 16 units, including discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies and a primary specialisation. Students have the option to fast-track their Master’s program and graduate within 1.5 years. The learning areas available for primary specialisation/s are: · English The Master of Teaching (Early childhood) includes 65 days of supervised professional experience in primary schools and kindergarten settings and 10 days wider field experience with children aged birth to 35 months. For further information including entry requirements and career opportunities, please visit: https://handbook.cqu.edu.au/he/courses/view/CC45/HT1/2022 CQU Master of Teaching (Early childhood) graduates have successfully passed the national literacy and numeracy test (LANTITE), the final Queensland Professional Experience Reporting Framework (QPERF) and the Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment (GTPA).

* Nationally accredited ITE programs delivered in Queensland are subject to ongoing monitoring, including:

  • submission of an annual report on the operation of the program
  • prior approval of any significant changes to the program
  • employment of only registered teachers to supervise or assess the work of a preservice teacher in a prescribed school.