Graduate Careers Australia
Teaching
Careers for Teaching Graduates – More Information
WHAT DOES IT TAKE? – EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Useful websites:
For a list of Australian universities that offered courses leading to a Bachelor of Education in 2008 see ‘Education Links’.
Scholarships
RECRUITMENT PROCESSES AND ACCREDITATION
For further details please go to:
Casual Teaching
For more information go to:
Casual and temporary teaching opportunities are advertised online at a number of sites. These include http://mycareer.com.au
and www.seek.com.au
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FURTHER INFORMATION
State/Territory Contacts
ACT
ACT Department of Education and Training
220 Northbourne Avenue
Braddon ACT 2612 (GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601)
Telephone: +61 2 6207 5111 Canberra Connect: 13 22 81 Facsimile: +61 2 6205 9333
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.det.act.gov.au
Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Catholic Education Office
52-54 Franklin Street
Manuka ACT 2603 (PO Box 3317)
Telephone: +61 2 6234 5455 Facsimile: +61 2 6234 5493
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ceo.cg.catholic.edu.au
Association of Independent Schools of the ACT Inc (AISACT)
12 Thesiger Court
Deakin ACT 2600 (PO Box 225 Deakin West ACT 2600)
Telephone: +61 2 6162 0834 Facsimile: +61 2 6162 0837
Web: www.ais.act.edu.au
NSW
Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales
Level 4
99 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone: +61 2 9299 2845 Facsimile: +61 2 9290 2274
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.aisnsw.edu.au
Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney
38 Renwick Street
Leichhardt NSW 2040 (PO Box 217)
Telephone: +61 2 9569 6111 Facsimile: +61 2 9550 0052
Web: www.ceo.syd.catholic.edu.au
NSW Department of Education and Training
35 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000 (GPO Box 33 Sydney NSW 2001)
Telephone: +61 2 9561 8000 or 1300 300 498
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.det.nsw.edu.au
or www.det.nsw.edu.au/employment/teachnsw
NT
Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory Inc (AISNT)
Darwin Central City
Level 5 Central Hotel Office Suites
21 Knuckey Street
Darwin NT 0800 (GPO Box 2085 Darwin NT 0801)
Telephone: +61 8 8981 8668 Facsimile: +61 8 8941 3061
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.aisnt.asn.au
Catholic Education Office
Cnr Hidden Valley and Beatons Roads
Berrimah NT 0828
Telephone: +61 8 8984 1400 Facsimile: +61 8 8984 1444
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ceo.nt.catholic.edu.au
Department of Employment, Education and Training
PO Box 4821
Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: +61 8 8999 5659
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.deet.nt.gov.au
QLD
Teachers in Queensland schools must hold current registration with the Queensland College of Teachers.
Queensland College of Teachers
Level 10 Sherwood House
39 Sherwood Road
Toowong QLD 4066 (PO Box 389)
Telephone: +61 7 3377 4777 Toll Free: 1300 720 944 (For callers outside the Brisbane Metropolitan area) Facsimile: +61 7 3870 5006 or +61 7 3876 7248
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.qct.edu.au
Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Brisbane
243 Gladstone Road
Dutton Park QLD 4102 (GPO Box 1201 Brisbane QLD 4001)
Telephone: +61 7 3033 7000 Facsimile: +61 7 3844 5101
Web: www.bne.catholic.edu.au
Department of Education, Training and the Arts
30 Mary Street
Brisbane QLD 4000 (PO Box 15033 City East QLD 4002)
Telephone: +61 7 3237 0111
Web: http://education.qld.gov.au
Independent Schools Queensland
First Floor
96 Warren Street
Spring Hill QLD 4000 (PO Box 957 Spring Hill Qld 4004)
Telephone: +61 7 3228 1515 Facsimile: +61 7 3228 1575
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.aisq.qld.edu.au
SA
Association of Independent Schools of South Australia
301 Unley Road
Malvern SA 5061
Telephone: +61 8 8179 1400 Facsimile: +61 8 8373 1116
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ais.sa.edu.au
Catholic Education Office of South Australia
39 Wakefield Street
Adelaide SA 5000 (GPO Box 1364 Adelaide SA 5001)
Telephone: +61 8 8210 8108 Facsimile: +61 8 8223 2307
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/sites/CatholicEducationOfficesSA
Department of Education and Children’s Services
31 Flinders Street
Adelaide SA 5000 (GPO Box 1152 Adelaide SA 5001)
Telephone: +61 8 8226 1000 Free Call: 1800 088 158
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.decs.sa.gov.au
Teachers Registration Board of South Australia
Level 6
70 Pirie Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Telephone: +61 8 8226 2666 Facsimile: +61 8 8226 2667
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.trb.sa.edu.au
TAS
All Teachers intending to work in Tasmanian schools must be registered with the Teachers Registration Board.
Teachers Registration Board
Level 4
Kirksway House
2 Kirksway Place
Battery Point TAS 7004 (GPO Box 539 Hobart TAS 7001)
Telephone: +61 3 6233 5992 Facsimile: +61 3 6233 2549
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://trb.tas.gov.au
Association of Independent Schools of Tasmania
Suite 14 and 15/Level 3
‘The Galleria’
33 Salamanca Place
Hobart TAS 7000 (PO Box 616 Sandy Bay TAS 7006)
Telephone: +61 3 6224 0125 Facsimile: +61 3 6224 0174
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.aist.tas.edu.au
Catholic Education Office
5 Emmett Place
New Town TAS 7008 (PO Box 102 North Hobart TAS 7002)
Telephone: +61 3 6210 8888 Facsimile: +61 3 6210 8844
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ceo.hobart.catholic.edu.au
Department of Education
116 Bathurst Street
Hobart TAS 7000 (GPO Box 169 Hobart TAS 7001)
Telephone: 1800 816 057 Facsimile: +61 3 6233 6520
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.education.tas.gov.au
VIC
To teach in any school in Victoria (government, Catholic or independent) you must be registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Victorian Institute of Teaching
Level 24
570 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000 (PO Box 531 Collins Street West VIC 8007)
Telephone: +61 3 8601 5800 Teacher’s Hotline: 1300 888 067 Facsimile: +61 3 8601 5801
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.vit.vic.edu.au
Recruitment for Victorian government schools is now done directly through Careers and Recruitment ( www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/careers/vacs
), a service made available through the Victorian Department of Education.
Association of Independent Schools of Victoria
20 Garden Street
South Yarra VIC 3141 (PO Box 2138 Prahan VIC 3181)
Telephone: +61 3 9825 7200 Facsimile: +61 3 9826 6066
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ais.vic.edu.au
Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Melbourne
James Goold House
228 Victoria Parade
East Melbourne VIC 3002 (PO Box 3 East Melbourne VIC 8002)
Telephone: +61 3 9267 0228 Facsimile: +61 3 9415 9325
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ceo.melb.catholic.edu.au
Centre for Strategic Education (CSE)
Mercer House
82 Jolimont Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Telephone: +61 3 9654 1200 Facsimile: +61 3 9650 5396
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.iartv.vic.edu.au
The CSE provides a range of services to independent schools, including professional liaison, professional development and advisory and consultancy services. It also operates a Teachers Agency to provide a placement service for registered Primary and Secondary Teachers in independent schools. It is the only agency operating in Victoria which charges the employer rather than the employee for placement services.
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
2 Treasury Place
East Melbourne VIC 3002 (GPO Box 4367 Melbourne VIC 3001)
Telephone: +61 3 9637 2222 Free Call: 1800 641 943 or 1800 809 834
Email: [email protected]
or [email protected]
Web: www.education.vic.gov.au
Victorian Independent Education Union (VIEU)
120 Clarendon Street
Southbank VIC 3006 (PO Box 1320 South Melbourne VIC 3205)
Telephone: +61 3 9254 1860 or 1800 622 889 Facsimile: +61 3 9254 1865
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.vieu.org.au
The VIEU covers employees in non-government schools. The VIEU can provide information and advice on employment conditions and contracts and offers free union membership to all education students.
WA
All Teachers in WA government, Catholic and independent schools must now be registered by the Western Australian College of Teaching to be allowed to work in WA schools.
Western Australian College of Teaching
Level 2
165 Adelaide Terrace
East Perth WA 6004 (GPO Box 2607 Perth WA 6001)
Telephone: +61 8 9221 1300 Regional Callers: 1300 652 911 Facsimile: +61 8 9221 1301
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.wacot.wa.edu.au
Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (Inc)
Suite 3
41 Walters Drive
Osborne Park WA 6017 (PO Box 1817 Osborne Park DC WA 6916)
Telephone: +61 8 9441 1600 Facsimile: +61 8 9244 2786
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ais.wa.edu.au
Catholic Education Office of Western Australia
50 Ruislip Street
Leederville WA 6007 (PO Box 198 Leederville WA 6903)
Telephone: +61 8 6380 5200 Facsimile: +61 8 9381 3201
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://web4.ceo.wa.edu.au
Department of Education and Training
151 Royal Street
East Perth WA 6004
Telephone: +61 8 9264 4111 or +61 8 9264 4447 Facsimile: +61 8 9264 5005 or +61 8 9264 8134
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.det.wa.edu.au
or www.det.wa.edu.au/education/staffing
Information About Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Teaching English Worldwide: Anyone serious about teaching English overseas usually enrols in a TESOL Certificate Course or other professional teacher training program. The Teach English Worldwide organisation can assist you in selecting a TESOL courses and helps you make the best choice based on your individual goals and circumstances – www.teachenglishworldwide.com
- TEFL: Since 1997 TEFL.com has been providing English Language Teaching professionals with online career resources and jobs. It enables job seekers to post a résumé online and append a photograph, audio or video clip to their résumé – www.tefl.com
- The Australian Council of TESOL Associations: The ACTA is the national coordinating body for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. It represents and supports the interests of TESOL teachers and ensures access to English language instruction for speakers of other languages. The ACTA encourages the implementation and delivery of quality professional programs and promotes study, research and development of TESOL at state, national and international levels – www.tesol.org.au
General Education and Career-Related Organisations
- Australian Education Union: The AEU has a membership of 165,000 educators who work in public schools, colleges, early childhood and vocational settings in all states and territories of Australia. Members include teachers and allied educational staff, principals and administrators mainly in government school and TAFE systems. The AEU represents its members industrially and professionally in diverse forums – www.aeufederal.org.au
- Australian Government Directory: The Directory is a comprehensive and valuable sources of information on the public and private sector throughout Australia – www.agd.com.au
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- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR): DEEWR is the lead government agency providing national leadership in education and workplace training, transition to work and conditions and values in the workplace. It works in collaboration with the states and territories and has offices and agencies throughout Australia and overseas allowing an active, national and client-focused approach. It is committed to providing easy and informative access to its services and support programs and works directly with its clients and stakeholders to ensure expectations are met – www.deewr.gov.au
- Education Network Australia (edna): edna supports and promotes the benefits of technology for education and training in Australia. edna is a joint initiative of the state, territory and Australian governments, through their education departments, to provide free news, resources, networks and online tools for educators. edna is managed by education.au limited and has been operating since 1996 – www.edna.edu.au
- GradsOnline: This website can help answer your questions about graduates’ activities, salaries and jobs – www.gradsonline.com.au
- Graduate Careers Australia (GCA): GCA has been in existence for over 40 years and is operated as a not-for-profit company. GCA is the leading authority on the supply of, and demand for, new graduates in Australia; and uses this position to foster employment and career opportunities for graduates, in association with the higher education sector, government and business – www.graduatecareers.com.au
- Graduate Opportunities (GO): GO is the flagship publication (print and online) of GCA. GO has been the link between graduates and employers for over 40 years. It is the must-have reference tool for final year students and graduates on the cusp of their careers, as well as mid-degree students seeking undergraduate work experience – www.graduateopportunities.com
- myfuture: This site guides you through activities to help you explore your career. You will answer questions, explore career suggestions made by myfuture, select career favourites, clarify your career direction and then, create an action plan to help you reach your career goals – www.myfuture.edu.au
- oz-Teachernet: This site was established in 1995 to provide teachers with an infrastructure for using the internet to support professional development and curriculum design. The oz-Teachernet projects, community and professional development programs are managed and developed by QUT, with affiliates in other universities and schools – www.oz-teachernet.edu.au
- StudentNet Online: StudentNet serves teachers, parents and students in NSW K-12 schools by bringing together links to educational websites and other useful information. StudentNet also offers web-related technical services to schools, education entities, parent groups and special interest teacher groups. StudentNet was developed by Australian teachers and is a service provided by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW – www.studentnet.edu.au
Education Links
Listed below are universities that offered Teaching courses in 2008.
National
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
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