EARLY CHILDHOOD - TEACHING STAFF MEMBER Children s Services Act 1996 Regulation 5 (1) of the Children s Services Regulations defines a teaching staff member as a staff member who - (a) holds an early childhood teaching qualification at degree level or above that has been approved by the Secretary under sub regulation (2)(b); or (b) holds a qualification the Secretary is satisfied is substantially equivalent or superior to a qualification referred to in paragraph (a); I, Prof. Peter Dawkins, Secretary of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, hereby approve each of the following early childhood teaching qualifications contained in the attached schedule (Schedule 2) under Regulation 5(2)(b) in respect of sub regulation (a) of the definition of teaching staff member in Regulation 5(1) of the Children s Service Regulations. Prof. Peter Dawkins Secretary
Schedule 2 CURRENTLY OFFERED VICTORIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS Qualification The name of the qualification on the certificate or academic transcript must be identical to the name of the qualification listed below Date Awarded If a date range is specified the qualification must have been awarded within the specified date range Name of Institution Bachelor of Arts (Early Childhood Education) **Victoria University of Technology Course code HBEC Bachelor of Early Childhood Education Deakin University Course code 1515 Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours) Deakin University Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies Course code 3708 **University of Melbourne Course codes 38141/38142/38143 Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies (Honours) **University of Melbourne Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies (Pathways) **University of Melbourne Bachelor of Education (major in Early Childhood **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Education) Course code BP046 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood/Primary) **Victoria University of Technology Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) **University of Ballarat Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching or **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Teaching Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) or Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Course code 3201 Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) **University of Melbourne Master of Teaching (Early Years) **University of Melbourne Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood) **University of Melbourne
PREVIOUSLY OFFERED VICTORIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS (approved if awarded within specified date range) Qualification The name of the qualification on the certificate or academic transcript must be identical to the name of the qualification listed below Date Awarded If a date range is specified the qualification must have been awarded within the specified date range Name of Institution Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) **University of Melbourne Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) Prior to 3 July 2003 **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) Prior to 3 July 2003 **University of Melbourne Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) with **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Advanced Standing Diploma of Kindergarten Training College **University of Melbourne Diploma of Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers College **University of Melbourne Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) **University of Melbourne Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Teaching **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood **Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Education) Diploma of Teaching Institute of Early Childhood Development, Melbourne, Vic.
INTERSTATE EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS BY STATE/TERRITORY (approved if awarded within specified date range) Qualification The name of the qualification on the certificate or academic transcript must be identical to the name of the qualification listed below Date Awarded If a date range is specified the qualification must have been awarded within the specified date range Name of Institution Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) **University of Canberra Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) **University of Canberra Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) 27 August 1998 to 25 May **Charles Sturt University 27 August 1998 to 25 May **Macquarie University Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to 5 Years)/Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Science This is a combined degree and is only approved if qualification is presented in this form Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) 27 August 1998 to 25 May **University of Newcastle 27 August 1998 to 25 May **University of Western Sydney 27 August 1998 to 25 May University of Wollongong 10 June 2004 to 25 May **Charles Sturt University 27 August 1998 to 25 May **Charles Sturt University 27 August 1998 to 25 May **Macquarie University 27 August 1998 to 25 May **University of Western Sydney 3 July 2003 to 25 May University of Wollongong Diploma of Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College **Macquarie University Diploma of Sydney Nursery School Teachers College **Macquarie University **Charles Sturt University **Macquarie University Newcastle College of Advanced Education Riverina College of Advanced Education Sydney Catholic Training College Sydney University **University of Newcastle **University of Technology Sydney **University of Western Sydney University of Wollongong Wollongong Training College Diploma of Teaching with Specialisation in Early Childhood **University of Technology Sydney Education Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) or **Macquarie University Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) 13 December 2001 to 25 May **University of Western Sydney
Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) **Charles Darwin University Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) Batchelor College **Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) 27 August 1998 to 25 May James Cook University: North Queensland Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) 13 December 2001 to 25 May **Central Queensland University Bachelor of Early Childhood **University of Southern Queensland Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) **University of Southern Queensland **Queensland University of Technology Bachelor of Education (Pre-service Early Childhood) ED52 or ED53 Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Studies) **Central Queensland University Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) 13 December 2001 to 25 May **Central Queensland University 13 December 2001 to 25 May **Griffith University: Nathan Campus **Queensland University of Technology 13 December 2001 to 25 May **University of Southern Queensland Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) with specialisation in Early Australian Catholic University: McAuley Campus Childhood Bachelor of Teaching with major/ specialisation in Early **University of Southern Queensland Childhood Education **Central Queensland University **Griffith University: Nathan Campus Diploma of the Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College **Queensland University of Technology Diploma of Nursery-Kindergarten Teaching 13 December 2001 to 25 May **Queensland University of Technology Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) 27 August 1998 to 25 May James Cook University: North Queensland Diploma of Teaching (Primary) with major in Early Childhood Education or Diploma of Teaching (Primary) with specialisation in Early Childhood Education 22 April 1999 to 25 May **Queensland University of Technology 13 December 2001 to 25 May 13 December 2001 to 25 May 13 December 2001 to 25 May **Central Queensland University James Cook University: North Queensland **University of Southern Queensland **Queensland University of Technology **Griffith University: Nathan Campus **University of Southern Queensland Diploma of Teaching with major in Early Childhood Education or **Central Queensland University
Diploma of Teaching with specialisation in Early Childhood Education Bachelor of Early Childhood Education University of South Australia Course codes 44051/44055 Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) 27 August 1998 to 25 May University of South Australia Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) 27 August 1998 to 25 May Hartley College of Advanced Education 27 August 1998 to 25 May South Australian College of Advanced Education Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) South Australian College of Advanced Education University of South Australia Hartley College of Advanced Education Kingston College of Advanced Education South Australian College of Advanced Education Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) Hartley College of Advanced Education Kingston College of Advanced Education South Australian College of Advanced Education Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) Mount Nelson College of Advanced Education Tasmanian College of Advanced Education Tasmanian State Institute of Technology Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) 13 December 2001 to 25 May University of Tasmania Hobart Teachers College Launceston Teachers College Mount Nelson College of Advanced Education Tasmanian College of Advanced Education Tasmanian State Institute of Technology University of Tasmania Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood) Tasmanian State Institute of Technology Diploma of Kindergarten Teaching Kindergarten Training College **Curtin University 5 July 2001 to 25 May **Edith Cowan University Meerilinga Teachers College Graduate Certificate in Education (Early Childhood) University of Notre Dame Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) University of Notre Dame
*Registered Training Organisation (RTO) means a training organisation registered on the State Register and National Register. **Denotes that this institution was formally known by a different name. Below is the list of the current and former names for these institutions. Current name of Training Institution Former name/s of Training Institution Alice Springs (Centralian) TAFE Alice Springs Community College Canberra Institute of Technology Canberra College of TAFE Central College Central College and NSW Business College Central Queensland University University of Central Queensland Charles Darwin University Centralian College Northern Territory University Charles Sturt University Mitchell College of Advanced Education Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education CMC - Training at Work Pty Ltd Childcare Management Concepts Pty Ltd Outside School Hours Childcare Management Concepts Pty Ltd Curtin University Western Australian Institute of Technology Edith Cowan University Churchlands Teachers College Mount Lawley Teachers College West Australian College of Advanced Education Gordon Institute of TAFE Gordon Technical College Griffith University: Nathan Campus Brisbane College of Advanced Education Mt Gravatt College of Advanced Education Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Holmesglen College of TAFE Institute of TAFE Tasmania TAFE Tasmania Macquarie University Institute of Early Childhood Studies Nursery School Teachers College Sydney College of Advanced Education Sydney Kindergarten Teachers College Monash University Chisholm Institute of Technology State College of Victoria at Frankston National Joblink Northern Joblink Inc Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE Preston College of TAFE Peninsula Institute of TAFE Frankston College of TAFE Queensland University of Technology Brisbane College of Advanced Education: Carseldine Campus/Kelvin Grove Campus/Kedron Park Campus Brisbane College of Advanced Education: School of Early Childhood Studies Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College: Carseldine Campus/Kelvin Grove Campus/Kedron Park Campus Kedron Park Teachers College North Brisbane College of Advanced Education Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Phillip Institute of Technology State College of Victoria at Coburg Swinburne University of Technology Prahran College of TAFE Outer Eastern College of TAFE University of Ballarat School of Mines and Industries
University of Canberra University of Melbourne University of Newcastle University of Southern Queensland University of Technology Sydney University of Western Sydney Victoria University of Technology Canberra College of Advanced Education Institute of Early Childhood Development Kindergarten Training College Melbourne College of Advanced Education Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers College State College of Victoria Hunter Institute of Higher Education Darling Downs Institute College of Advanced Education Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education Macarthur Institute of Higher Education Nepean College of Advanced Education Prahran College of TAFE