Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education

Handbook year	Information valid for students commencing in 2024
Course code	113011
Course type	Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)
Professional accreditation status	This course is accredited by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA).
Owner	Academy
College	Healthcare Sciences

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Completion of at least an AQF level 7 bachelor degree and registration as one of the following: Registered Nurse (RN Division One) Registered Midwife Registered Medical Practitioner Registered Pharmacist Registered Physiotherapist Registered Podiatrist Accredited Exercise Physiologist Accredited Practising Dietitian And at least 12 months experience working in their chosen field since undergraduate course completion.
Minimum English language proficiency requirements	Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.
Additional entry requirements	Submit JCU internal application form and placement support form Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.
Post admission requirements	This course has specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children Card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/professional-experience-placement/preparation-checklists

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	12 credit points
Additional completion requirements	Students must source and undertake 40 hours of clinical placement as part of the professional practice subject and 20 hours of professional practice exposure (continuing professional development). The 40 hours of clinical placement, as part of NS5383 Diabetes Education Professional Practice should be completed in one location or clinical facility with one supervisor/Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) preceptor where possible. The 20 hours of professional practice exposure as part of NS5383 Diabetes Education Professional Practice, to acquire and demonstrate core skills relevant to preparation for clinical placement and Diabetes Education practice.
Course learning outcomes	Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education at James Cook University will be able to: Provide safe, effective, client centred, clinical care and self-management education to people with or at risk of diabetes across the lifespan Systematically plan, manage and evaluate diabetes services that support a contemporary, integrated, multidisciplinary approach to client care, in a range of practice settings including rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical Australian contexts Identify, evaluate and apply established and evolving evidence in the provision of diabetes education and practice including clinical care, education, counselling and program and service development and management Demonstrate effective leadership and oral and written communication skills in advocating for diabetes prevention, self-management education and care to optimise the health and welfare of individuals and populations Apply knowledge and skills in the practice setting and reflect and plan ongoing professional development.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements	Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education
Reasonable adjustments	All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

HS5381:03 Health Education and Self Management

NS5380:03 Foundations of Clinical Diabetes

NS5382:03 Applied Clinical Diabetes Education

NS5383:03 Diabetes Education Professional Practice

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
External

Candidature

Expected time to complete	8 months part-time
Maximum time to complete	3 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes 40 hours of prescribed clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). All students who undertake a course that includes prescribed professional experience placements must be aware of the following University Procedure: Coursework Enrolment Procedure.
Special assessment requirements	At the discretion of the College Dean, students may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure that they have an acceptable level of English language proficiency, including at least at the level required to be admitted to the course, to safely participate in professional experience placements. All students must demonstrate suitability before undertaking professional or clinical placements Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy.
Professional accreditation requirements	Refer to the Australian Diabetes Educators Association website for details regarding the process to be recognised as a Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) and to maintain CDE status.
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Credit

Eligibility	Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure
Maximum allowed	6 credit points except where a student transfers from one JCU award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards.
Currency	Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the last 5 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 8 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	Not applicable

Award Details

Award title	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF DIABETES EDUCATION
Approved abbreviation	GCertDiabEd
This is a joint degree	No
Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable - this course does not have majors
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Nil
Special awards	Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure