The Graduate Certificate in Educational Management aims to serve the educational and training needs of managers in the school, tertiary and other related sectors. A graduate of this certificate will be given full credit for their work if they enrol in the Master of Educational Administration course.

On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Educational Management, students will have a basic understanding of:

Management principles and the pivotal role of administrative leadership within educational organisations at all levels; The research and scholarly literature on trends and issues in public sector management, and organisational theory and their practical application to educational organisations at all levels; The changing external social, financial and political circumstances influencing the development of educational institutions at all levels; The emerging influence of technological change, globalisation and national and international trends in the management of educational and other public organisations; The leadership challenges of managing organisations in a time of rapid change.

A candidate will have had appropriate experience (will have had at least three years employment in a teaching or administrative position in an educational setting) in an educational institution or in education services delivery; and

(a) hold a degree or a three-year diploma of a university; or

(b) satisfy the Faculty by means of other qualifications and relevant experience of adequate preparation for candidature.