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 | James Cook University |
| Program title | Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) |
| Program type | Undergraduate |
| Program duration in equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) | 4 years |
| Minimum program duration | 4 Years |
| Stage of schooling | Early Childhood / Primary |
| Mode(s) of delivery | Online |
| Campus location(s) | JCU Online |
| Date of current accreditation | 1/1/2024 |
| Accreditation outcome* | Five-year accreditation period was approved. |
| Accreditation expiry date (optional) | 31/12/2028 |
| Quality assurance processes in place | · Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment results · Final Professional Experience Report results · Student achievement and retention data · Student feedback and evaluation focus groups · Stakeholder feedback · Course performance data · National collections such as QILT- graduate employments outcomes, student experience and employer satisfaction data. |
Program description and rationale
The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) prepares graduates to work in early childhood centres and schools with children from birth to eight years of age. Students are required to complete 96 credit points of study, as per the course structure, including discipline specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience.
The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) includes 120 days of supervised professional experience in a range of early childhood and primary school settings: 80 days in schools (Prep to Year 3), 30 days in 3–5-year-old settings, and 10 days in birth-2-year-old settings. Students undertake a further 50 hours of service learning.
The program provides a subject specialisation in the following curriculum area:
• English/Literacy
For further information, including entry requirements and career opportunities, please visit: Study a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) in QLD - JCU Australia
James Cook University Education graduates have successfully completed the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students(LANTITE), and have demonstrated achievement of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at Graduate level by way of 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: