JCU - Indigenous Australian Students at JCU

Teacher training for remote areas

JCU's School of Education offers a range of special courses in teacher training that give people from remote regions of Queensland an opportunity to become teachers without having to leave their communities.

These courses include:

Bachelor of Education (Primary) delivered by JCU's award winning program RATEP (Remote Area Teacher Program), which trains Indigenous teachers in remote communities throughout Queensland.
Bachelor of Education (Secondary) available at JCU's study centre on Thursday Island.

Teacher Training Courses

PRIMARY TEACHING

Bachelor of Education (Primary) via RATEP
Mode: extenal
Campus: administered from Townsville

JCU’s School of Education has pioneered the delivery of teacher education programs to remote Indigenous communities throughout Queensland. The RATEP program uses interactive multimedia course delivery, combined with short on-campus sessions in Townsville and Cairns.

The program enables education students to complete their studies in their communities and do their practical teaching placements in their local schools. The success of the program can be seen in the growing number of Indigenous teachers in our region. Over a quarter of the Indigenous teachers in Queensland are graduates of the RATEP program. The completion of this course does not restrict graduates to practising in Indigenous communities. Graduates are qualified for employment anywhere as primary school teachers.

For further information contact Max Lenoy, RATEP Program Director, Tel: (07) 4781 5587.
Or contact JCU’s School of Education, http://www.faess.jcu.edu.au/soe/contacts.html

SECONDARY TEACHING

Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Duration: 4 years full time
Mode: on campus, full or part time; distance education, part time
Campus: Townsville, Cairns, Thursday Island

Secondary School teacher training is now available from Thursday Island. Students wishing to study the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) can now complete all 4 years of their degree at the JCU Thursday Island study centre. Teaching specialities are available in the following areas:
• science
• English
• Study of Society and Environment
• Information Communication Technology

For further information contact Debbie Prescott, Teacher Education Coordinator, School of Education, Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences, JCU Thursday Island, PO Box 260, Thursday Island QLD 4875; Tel: (07)4069 2670 or 4090 2096; Fax: (07) 4069 2627; E-mail: deborah.prescott@jcu.edu.au

For information on other courses offered at JCU, go to http://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/