这是一门渐进式课程，旨在培养未来的教师，使其准备进入基础教育教学行业。本课程的主要特点是为职前师范教育学生提供专业实践经验的范围和数量，以确保他们可以在理论与实践之间建立必要的联系，同时在真实的教学环境中建立专业和通用的就业技能。ECU与650余所学校之间的合作关系使职前教师教育的学生可以与来自不同经济，社会，种族和教育背景的儿童一起在各种环境中获得经验，包括公立，私立，城市或边远学校。
This nationally accredited course is dedicated to producing future teachers ready to enter the primary education teaching profession. A key feature of this course is the range and number of professional practice experiences offered to Pre-Service Teachers, ensuring they can make the essential connection between theory and practice, while building both professional and generic employability skills in real teaching environments. Partnerships between ECU and over 1,000 schools and early learning centres allow for Pre-Service Teachers to gain experience in diverse settings, including public, private, metropolitan, regional, rural or remote schools, working with children from diverse economic, social, ethnic and educational backgrounds. Final year Pre-Service Teachers can apply for a place in the internship program in a school.<br>Pre-Service Teachers also have the opportunity to complete a formal specialisation in their Primary Education qualification. This enables you to obtain a deeper and broader level knowledge and understanding in a particular Learning Area at the graduate level. Units are also available in the degree that enable students to complete accreditation requirements to teach in Catholic schools.<br><br>Course learning outcomes<br>Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical Primary education situations.<br>Communicate disciplinary (Primary education) knowledge and values in professional and public contexts.<br>Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge in the underlying philosophies, theories, principles and processes of learning including how they relate to practice and the role of teachers, from a global perspective.<br>Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.<br>Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice.<br>Demonstrate broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in primary education.<br>Demonstrate knowledge of socio-cultural backgrounds, including Indigenous and their impact on students' learning needs (1,12)<br>Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate Primary education specific solutions/responses.<br>Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex Primary education problems.<br>Use digital technologies and literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.<br>Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values.