NSW uni's new Grad Diploma to fast-track high school teaching path

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 11, 2023

The University of Newcastle has launched a new Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) to help provide at least one solution to the state’s chronic teacher shortage.

Delivered online with intensive face-to-face on campus experiences, the new Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) will be open to anyone who has a bachelor degree aligned to an area of secondary teaching and is thinking of starting their high school teaching journey.

The graduate diploma provides a 12-month program for people who are looking to transition their careers and fast track their ...

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