Current requirements for graduate-entry initial teacher education programs
Under the Australian accreditation standards, graduate entry initial teacher education programs must be a minimum of two years full-time equivalent.
Victorian higher education providers will continue to offer one-year graduate entry programs until 2016. From 2017, they will only offer two-year graduate entry initial teacher education programs.
For the purposes of teacher registration, we will continue to accept one-year graduate entry initial teacher education qualifications (plus a three-year undergraduate degree) into the foreseeable future.
Current accredited initial teacher education programs in Victoria
Information about accredited teacher education programs contained within this database has been confirmed by the relevant provider in their annual report to us.
If you have any enquiries about the accreditation status of these programs, contact us.
All qualifications listed on this database meet the teacher education component of the qualification requirements for registration (accreditation) as a school teacher in Victoria.
- Learn about other requirements you will need to address to gain teacher registration.
- Find out more about other initial teacher education programs we may also accept for the purposes of teacher registration.
Endorsed programs for qualified teachers
We have formally endorsed a range of teacher education programs for qualified teachers who wish to gain further qualifications in a specialist teaching area.
The Accreditation Committee of the Victorian Institute of Teaching will review the endorsement of programs. Consequently, new applications relating to endorsement will not be accepted until further notice.
Initial teacher education providers in Victoria
- Australian Catholic University
- Deakin University
- Eastern College Australia (formerly Tabor College)
- Federation University Australia (formerly University of Ballarat)
- Holmesglen TAFE
- La Trobe University
- Melbourne Polytechnic (formerly NMIT)
- Monash University
- RMIT University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- The University of Melbourne
- Victoria University
If you need further information such as the duration of academic programs, please visit the provider's website using the links in the table below.
Initial teacher education programs
| Institution | Program | Location | Type | Specialisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | *Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Science | Melbourne | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) | Ballarat, Melbourne | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Ballarat, Melbourne | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Arts | Melbourne | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Bachelor of Teaching (Honours) / Bachelor of Arts | Melbourne | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Bachelor of Teaching / Bachelor of Exercise Science | Melbourne | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Master of Teaching (Early Years) | Online | Graduate | Primary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Melbourne | Graduate | Primary |
| Australian Catholic University | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Melbourne | Graduate | Secondary |
| Deakin University | *Bachelor of Education (Early Years) | Burwood, Waurn Ponds or Deakin Learning Centres | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Deakin University | *Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Warrnambool | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Deakin University | *Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Burwood | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Deakin University | *Bachelor of Science / Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Burwood | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Deakin University | *Bachelor of Health & Physical Education | Burwood, Waurn Ponds | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Deakin University | *Master of Teaching (Primary and Early Childhood) | Burwood, Online | Graduate | Primary |
| Deakin University | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Burwood, Online | Graduate | Primary |
| Deakin University | *Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) | Burwood, Online | Graduate | Primary & Secondary |
| Deakin University | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Burwood, Online | Graduate | Secondary |
| Deakin University | *Master of Applied Learning and Teaching | Waurn Ponds | Graduate | Secondary |
| Deakin University | *Master of Teaching (Teach for Australia) | School based | Graduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Education (Primary & Secondary) P-10 | Mount Helen, Churchill | Undergraduate | Primary & Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Mount Helen, Online | Graduate | Primary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Education (Birth to Year 6) | Berwick, Mount Helen, Gippsland, Werribee | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Berwick, Mount Helen, Gippsland | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences / Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Gippsland | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Education | Mount Helen | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences/Bachelor of Education | Mount Helen | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education | Mount Helen | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Education | Mount Helen | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Community and Human Services / Bachelor of Education | Mount Helen | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Health and Physical Education | Mount Helen | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Mount Helen, Gippsland | Graduate | Secondary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Mount Helen, Gippsland | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Federation University Australia | *Bachelor of Health and Physical Education/Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Education | Mount Helen, Gippsland | Undergarduate | Secondary |
| Holmesglen Institute | *Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching | Waverley, City Campus, Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE (Qld) | Undergraduate | Primary |
| La Trobe University | *Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education | Bendigo, Shepparton | Undergraduate | Early Childhood & Primary |
| La Trobe University | *Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Bendigo, Bundoora, Mildura | Undergraduate | Primary with Secondary option |
| La Trobe University | *Bachelor of Education (Secondary) | Bendigo, Bundoora, Mildura | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| La Trobe University | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bundoora | Graduate | Primary |
| La Trobe University | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Bundoora | Graduate | Secondary |
| *Bachelor of Technology Education | Bendigo, Bundoora | Undergraduate | Secondary | |
| Melbourne Polytechnic | *Bachelor of Education (Early Years) | Preston | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary and Secondary Inclusive Education | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary, Secondary and Special Education |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary and Secondary Education | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary & Secondary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Years and Primary Education | Peninsula, Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education | Peninsula | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Arts | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Science | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Fine Art | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Business | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Commerce | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary | |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Computer Science | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Information Technology | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education and Bachelor of Music | Clayton | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Arts | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Science | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Fine Art | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Business | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Commerce | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Computer Science | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary | |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Information Technology | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education / Bachelor of Music | Clayton | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary and Secondary Health and Physical Education | Peninsula | Undergraduate | Primary & Secondary HPE |
| Monash University | *Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Health and Physical Education | Peninsula | Undergraduate | Secondary HPE |
| Monash University | *Master of Teaching in Early Years and Primary Education | Clayton | Graduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Master of Teaching in Primary and Secondary Education | Clayton | Graduate | Primary & Secondary |
| Monash University | *Master of Teaching in Primary Education | Peninsula | Graduate | Primary |
| Monash University | *Master of Teaching in Secondary Education | Clayton | Graduate | Secondary |
| RMIT University | *Bachelor of Education (Primary and Early Childhood Education) | Bundoora | Undergraduate | Primary |
| RMIT University | *Bachelor of Education (Primary Education) | Bundoora, Brunswick | Undergraduate | Primary |
| RMIT University | *Bachelor of Education (Primary Education and Disability Studies) | Bundoora | Undergraduate | Primary & Special Education |
| RMIT University | *Master of Teaching Practice (Primary) | Bundoora | Graduate | Primary |
| RMIT University | *Master of Teaching Practice (Secondary) | Bundoora | Graduate | Secondary |
| Swinburne University | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Online, Hawthorn | Graduate | Primary |
| Swinburne University | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Hawthorn | Graduate | Secondary |
| Swinburne University | *Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) | Online, Hawthorn, Wantirna | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Swinburne University | *Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Online, Hawthorn | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Swinburne University | *Bachelor of Education (Secondary) | Online, Hawthorn | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Swinburne University | *Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Arts | Online, Hawthorn | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Swinburne University | *Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Business | Online, Hawthorn | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Swinburne University | *Bachelor of Education (Secondary) / Bachelor of Science | Online, Hawthorn | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Eastern College Australia | *Bachelor of Education (Primary) | Wantirna | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Eastern College Australia | *Bachelor of Education (Secondary) | Wantirna | Undergraduate | Secondary |
| Eastern College Australia | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Wantirna | Graduate | Secondary |
| Eastern College Australia | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Wantirna | Graduate | Primary |
| The University of Melbourne | *Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) | Parkville | Graduate | Primary |
| The University of Melbourne | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Parkville | Graduate | Primary |
| The University of Melbourne | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Parkville | Graduate | Secondary |
| The University of Melbourne | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) Internship | School based | Graduate | Secondary |
| Victoria University | *Master of Teaching (Primary) | Footscray Park | Graduate | Primary |
| Victoria University | *Master of Teaching (Secondary) | Footscray Park | Graduate | Secondary |
| Victoria University | *Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood / Primary) | St Albans | Undergraduate | Primary |
| Victoria University | *Bachelor of Education P-12 | Footscray Park | Undergraduate | Primary, Secondary & Special Education |
* Programs accredited under the national approach.
Endorsed programs for qualified teachers
| Institution | Program | Location | Duration | Specialisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | Master of Education (Autism Spectrum Studies) | Melbourne | 1 year | Special Education |
| Deakin University | E552 Graduate Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Education (G CERT (TESOL) EDUCATION | Burwood, Online | 0.5 year | TESOL |
| Deakin University | Master of Specialist Inclusive Education | Online | 1.5 years | Special Education |
| Deakin University | E580 Graduate Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Education (GCTESOL) | Burwood, Online | 0.5 year | TESOL |
| Deakin University | E757 Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MTESOL) | Burwood, Online | 1 year | TESOL |
| Deakin University | E554 Graduate Certificate of Languages Teaching | Burwood | 0.5 year | Languages |
| Deakin University | E756 Master of Languages Teaching | Burwood, Online | 1 year | Languages |
| Home Economics Victoria | Graduate Diploma of Home Economics Education | Melbourne | 2 years part-time | Home Economics/Health |
| La Trobe University | Master of Special Education (by coursework) | Bendigo | 1 year | Special Education |
| Monash University | Master of Education in Inclusive and Special Education | Clayton | 2 years | Special Education |
| Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - Renwick Centre (in affiliation with Macquarie University) | Master of Disability Studies | Online | 1 year | Special Education |
| The University of Melbourne | Master of Learning Intervention | Parkville, Queensberry Street | 1 year | Special Education |
| The University of Melbourne | Postgraduate Certificate in Modern Languages Education | Parkville, Queensberry Street | 0.5 year | Languages |
| The University of Melbourne | Master of Modern Languages Education | Parkville, Queensberry Street | 1 year | Languages |
| The University of Melbourne | Masters of TESOL | Parkville, Queensberry Street | 1 year | TESOL |
| The University of Melbourne | Postgraduate Certificate in TESOL | Parkville, Queensberry Street | 0.5 year | TESOL |
| University of Newcastle | Master of Special and Inclusive Education | Callaghan Campus (Newcastle), Online | 1 year | Special Education |
| Victoria University | Graduate Diploma in TESOL | Footscray Park | 1 year | TESOL |
| Victoria University | Master of TESOL Education (EMTL) | Footscray Park | 1.5 years | TESOL |
Registering as a teacher
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