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Bachelor of Community Service

General Links and Information

Students who complete a Bachelor of Community Services course may be eligible to apply for employment with a wide range of organisations related to community, health and social care work. The Bachelor of Community Services is accredited by Community Work Australia.

For students commencing in any trimester: If you are granted advanced standing for prior learning, you may not be able to study a full-time load in some trimesters. Students should follow the relevant study plan and omit credited units.

Students transferring to UNE from another institution should submit a formal application for advanced standing at their earliest convenience, noting it can take two to eight weeks to process an application. Pre-requisite waivers for units will not be granted while advanced standing applications are being processed.

Enrolment in the field placement units HLTH201 and HLTH301 will close 4 weeks before the commencement of each trimester offered. Students will be contacted about placement preferences in the preceding trimester.

Mandatory Requirements:

Working with Children Checks

To apply for a NSW working with children check please refer to the Service NSW website. Students from interstate will need to refer to their own state government requirements for the equivalent check. Further information is also available by contacting the team through AskUNE or 6773 3722.

NSW Ministry of Health Requirements

To be eligible to attend clinical placement all students must meet NSW Ministry of Health verification requirements within the ClinConnect System. These include:

1. Adult Vaccination
2. National Criminal History Check What type and purpose of Police Check do I need to apply for? The Police Check must state that it is a National or Australia wide check, it must include your full name and date of birth and the name on the Police Certificate must be the same name as on the Student’s ID card (unless a marriage certificate or change of name certificate can be supplied). National Police Checks for the purpose of Aged Care only will not be acceptable.
3. Overseas Criminal Record Check (International Students only)
4. NSW Health Forms
   These forms are set out by NSW Health and are required to be completed and submitted by students in order to meet compliance. They are NSW Health Code of Conduct, Undertaking/Declaration Form, TB Assessment Tool. Further information can be found on the NSW Health website and the HETI FAQ website.

Mandatory Workshops/Intensives

As Community Services is a practice based degree, the Bachelor of Community Services includes mandatory weekly workshops and Intensive Schools for some units. This means that you must attend all sessions for these Workshops and Intensive Schools which are delivered face to face via online mode.  Please check the UNE Course Handbook for information on individual units including intensive requirements. Dates for intensives are provided with timetable information. Students must attend on the dates specified as dates are not able to be altered. HLTH201 has mandatory workshops for the first 6 weeks of each trimester.

Placement Information

The Bachelor of Community Services at UNE includes the completion of 400 placement (practicum) hours. These hours are to be completed in 2 blocks. The first placement of 150 hours is undertaken in the second year of the course and the second placement of 250 hours is completed in the third year. Further information regarding the program and scheduling of placement can be found in the course information for the Bachelor of Community Services.

The university will arrange placements for students. Placements are sought in or near the area the student is living where possible, though students may be required to travel some distance to undertake placement. Placements provided are consistent with the requirements of Community Work Australia. Any travel or other costs, associated with placement are the responsibility of the student.

To attend placement students will need to have completed the pre-requisites, met the mandatory requirements and completed the placement request process. Mandatory requirements include completion of the specified vaccination schedule, and holding a current National Police Certificate, Working with Children Check for the state in which they will be completing placement and completed the NSW Health forms outlined above. All placement units include attendance at mandatory lectures and Intensive Schools, run in an online format.

Accreditation and Further Information

The Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science and the Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology courses are undergoing reaccreditation with Exercise and Sports Science Australia in line with professional accreditation requirements.

In addition to completing the UNE AIM module (see above), all students in any School of Law unit must also achieve the AIRLI Badge (Academic Integrity and Referencing Learning Instrument - for Law) before submitting their first assignment: Site: AIRLI | UNE myLearn

Accreditation and further information

For further information on accreditation and requirements please see the Law Society of NSW website and the Legal Profession Admission Board website.

Quotas and Securing your Place by Enrolling

Please note there are quotas (limits) on the number of students who can commence study in the Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration). This means that if you have obtained an offer to study that offer has not secured your place and you will need to enrol.

The quota will be filled based on the order in which students enrol into the units.  When online enrolment opens students will need to ensure that they enrol early to secure their place in the course.

For the Bachelor of Nursing, enrolments are expected to open on 5 November 2025 at 10am. Enrolments may close without notice if the quota is met.

For the Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration) for Trimester 1 of 2026 enrolment is not open as currently the student quota in the course has been reached.

Additional requirements of students admitted to the Bachelor of Nursing and the Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration)  

For the Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration), enrolments for Rule A Trimester 3 2025 are now open.

When you accept a place in a course leading to eligibility to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse, you should be aware of:

1.The inherent requirements of the course

2. The Core Standards for Registration

3. Professional Education Practice (PEP) requirements

4. Intensive school information

1. Inherent Requirements of the Course

To meet requirements of the Bachelor of Nursing and the Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration) you need to demonstrate that you have and are able to maintain the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific learning outcomes. These are not the same as admission criteria and are called inherent requirements of the course and align to the requirements for being eligible to apply for registration at the end of the course.

Inherent requirements are embedded in your course and unit learning outcomes and form part of the course assessment strategy. It is essential that you can demonstrate core behaviours, activities, tasks, skills and attributes during learning and assessment activities, including Professional Education Practice (PEP) throughout your course.

UNE provides reasonable adjustments to facilitate access and equity for students who have a disability, ongoing medical or mental health condition. Reasonable adjustments are approved actions that are intended to reduce the impacts of a student’s condition on their studies.

If you have an approved reasonable adjustment, it is important to know it is not an adjustment to the inherent requirements of the course but an adjustment to how you can fulfil the inherent requirements. If it is determined that inherent requirements cannot be met, even by implementing reasonable adjustments, we can provide guidance regarding other possible study options.

Please read the Inherent Requirements and Reasonable Adjustments information

2. The Core Standards for Registration 

Before you enrol in the Bachelor of Nursing or Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration) it is essential that you understand the Registration Standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Ensuring that you will meet these standards is very important so that you know, before commencing your studies, that you’ll be able to comply with these when you reach the end of your degree and you make your application for registration as a Nurse.

3. Professional Education Practice (PEP) Requirements

Please note: Non-compliance with the requirements below will result in students being ineligible for placement. This will result in a fail grade unit in which placement is required. Compliance with all requirements at all times remains the sole responsibility of the student.

Students should be aware that there are costs associated with professional education practice, such as uniforms, personal protective equipment, vaccination, accommodation and travel. Please see UNE Course Handbook for further details

All students are required to undertake professional education practice and must meet the following mandatory requirements by week 8 of their first trimester and then remain compliant for the duration of their course. Students should not enrol in the course if they cannot meet these requirements. Students must commence these requirements prior to commencing the course. Failure to complete vaccinations or provide evidence of adequate seroconversion will result in the inability to complete clinical placement and subsequent fail of the unit.

To be eligible to attend PEP all nursing students must have met NSW Ministry of Health verification requirements within the ClinConnect System and UNE InPlace Portal by week 8 of their first trimester. Please note that response times for ClinConnect approval can be up to 3-4 weeks meaning you should have your compliance requirements submitted to ClinConnect no later than week 4 of your first trimester. Requirements include

NSW Ministry of Health Requirements

1. Adult Vaccination
2. National Criminal History Check What type and purpose of Police Check do I need to apply for? The Police Check must state that it is a National or Australia wide check, it must include your full name and date of birth and the name on the Police Certificate must be the same name as on the Student’s ID card (unless a marriage certificate or change of name certificate can be supplied). National Police Checks for the purpose of Aged Care or workplace specific will not be acceptable.
3. Overseas Criminal Record Check (International Students only)
4. NSW Health Forms
   These forms are set by NSW Health and are required to be completed and submitted by students in order to meet compliance. They are NSW Health Code of Conduct, Undertaking/Declaration Form, TB Assessment Tool. Further information can be found on the NSW Health website and the HETI FAQ website.

UNE Specific Placement Requirements

Students must meet UNE requirements by week 8 of the first Trimester of Study (as per the nursing planner for the year of study).

• Completion of mandatory NSW Working with Children Check
• Must have passed a Clinical Competency Assessment (CCA) or any other relevant assessment, before attending placement.
• Student Declaration/Fitness. All students in UNE nursing courses will be required to complete an electronic Student Declaration form annually as part of the pre placement module in the Community myLearn site.

Requirements that have expiry dates and currency must be maintained by the student to ensure compliance for the student's entire candidature.

Please familiarise yourself with the Professional Education Practice (PEP) myLearn page ONCE you have access to it.

4. Intensive School Information

All online students are required to attend on campus mandatory intensive schools. These are key to developing your practical skills and will be required from your first trimester of study and consistently throughout the duration of your degree. For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing or the Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration), please note, for online units that include a mandatory intensive school, this school will be held at the Armidale campus only. Some units may include a mandatory intensive school early in the trimester so it is recommended you enrol in your units as soon as possible. Please see the UNE Course Handbook for further intensive school details.

Assumed Knowledge

This course has assumed knowledge in Chemistry and Mathematics and requires students to complete CHEM110 and MTHS110 (or MTHS120) in first year. If you do not a background in chemistry and/or mathematics and would like to discuss your preparedness for CHEM110 or MTHS110, please contact the Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours Course Coordinator who can provide further information.

Study Plans

For students commencing in Trimester 2: Please note that only Part-Time study is available and a Full-Time study plan is not provided. Students should follow the Trimester 2 Part Time study plan. If students wish to follow the Full-Time study plan in future trimesters, omit the units you have already completed in Part Time mode.

For students commencing in any trimester: If you are granted advanced standing for prior learning, you may not be able to study a full-time load in some trimesters. Students should follow the relevant study plan and omit credited units.

Advanced Standing

Students transferring to UNE from another institution should submit a formal application for advanced standing at their earliest convenience, noting it can take two to eight weeks to process an application. Pre-requisite waivers for units will not be granted while advanced standing applications are being processed.

Accreditation and Further information

Further information on Accreditation requirements can be found at the Pharmacy Board of Australia website.

General Links and Information

If you are interested in the different pathways to becoming a Registered Psychologist, the information can be found on the Psychology Board of Australia website.

Please refer to the Psychology Fourth Year Program page for all Psychology Honours and Fourth year requirements and the Psychology Postgraduate Courses page for all Master Psychology course information.

Please read the below additional requirements for the following courses:

• Master of Professional Psychology
• Master of Psychology (Clinical) Advanced Entry

Working with Children Checks

You will need to apply for a Working with Children Check (or equivalent) prior to commencing your studies. Please see below links to the relevant websites for each state and territory.

New South Wales: Working with Children Check

Queensland: Blue Card

Victoria: Victorian Working with Children Check

South Australia: Child-related Employment Screening

Western Australia: WA Working with Children Check

Tasmania: Working with Children Registration

Northern Territory: Working with Children Clearance Notice (Ochre Card)

Australian Capital Territory: Working with Vulnerable People Registration

Immunisation and Criminal Record Checks

Please read the information relating to requirements for Immunisation and Criminal Record Checks at ClinConnect.

Registration

To apply for Provisional Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Provisional Registration (AHPRA) please visit the AHPRA website

Master of Professional Psychology

Please forward to the School of Psychology proof of completion of the Working with Children Check (or equivalent), National Police Certificate, and Provisional Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia by the commencement of Trimester 1. Please note, the Course Coordinator will write to the Psychology Board of Australia confirming your enrolment in the program (and eligibility for provisional registration) following your acceptance of your offer of candidature. Those who do not provide the correct documentation will not be able to enrol in Trimester 1 units.

Mandatory Intensive Schools

Please be mindful that all units (PSYC503, PSYC504, PSYC505, PSYC506, PSYC507, PSYC516 and PSYC533) each have a mandatory online Intensive School. Further details including dates of the intensive school can be found in the UNE Course Handbook.

Placement

The Master of Professional Psychology includes the completion of a practicum as part of the requirements of PSYC533 Psychology Practice Placement. This simulated placement is completed online and involves undertaking 300 placement hours. Students will access a suite of simulated training resources and view video simulations of psychologists assessing and treating clients with ‘typical’ clinical presentations. Students will work through each case, submit session notes, participate in discussion boards to support learning, undertake role-plays, skills practice, and case analysis. Weekly supervision by a Registered Psychologist (who is also a Board-approved supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia) is provided by the University.

Please note: PSYC533 is the final unit undertaken as part of the Master of Professional Psychology and all Trimester 1 coursework units (PSYC503, PSYC504, PSYC505 and PSYC506) must be completed prior to undertaking the placement. PSYC507 (Trimester 2) can be completed either before or concurrently with PSYC533.

Master of Psychology (Clinical) Advanced Entry

Please forward to the School of Psychology proof of completion of the Working with Children Check NSW (or equivalent), National Police Certificate, and Provisional or General Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia by the commencement of Trimester 1. Please note, the Course Coordinator will write to the Psychology Board of Australia confirming your enrolment in the program (and for those applying for provisional registration, your eligibility for registration) following your acceptance of your offer of candidature.

Mandatory Intensive Schools

All online coursework units have mandatory online intensive schools.

This course is studied online and involves online units (PSYC525, PSYC526, PSYC528 and PSYC529) each with mandatory online intensive schools.

Further details including dates of the intensive school can be found in the UNE Course Handbook.

Clinical Placement

• This course includes the completion of two clinical practica. These placements involve undertaking a total of 700 placement hours on sites where students undertake supervised psychological practice. Students practice under the supervision of a Psychologist who holds General Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology, who is also a Board-approved supervisor with PsyBA.
• All field placements much be approved by the Placement Coordinator at UNE prior to being undertaken in order to ensure they meet the requirements of the registration board.
• Students are reminded that should any placement arrangements incur any costs (such as travel costs or paying for required supervision when this is not available at the placement site) this is the responsibility of the student.

Bachelor of Social Work

Accreditation and Further information

Students who complete a social work course accredited with the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) are eligible for membership of the AASW. The Bachelor of Social Work and the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) are both accredited programs.

Further information on Accreditation requirements can be found on the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) website. Students are able to join the AASW at a reduced rate.

Advanced Standing and Study Plans

For students commencing in any trimester: If you are granted advanced standing for prior learning, you may not be able to study a full-time load in some trimesters. Students should follow the relevant study plan and omit credited units.

Students transferring to UNE from another institution should submit a formal application for advanced standing at their earliest convenience, noting it can take two to eight weeks to process an application. Pre-requisite waivers for units will not be granted while advanced standing applications are being processed.

Orientation

Once enrolled, the UNE101 site is a great place to start to help orientate you to the course, teaching staff, as well as other supports offered by UNE. It is a self-paced course, that also includes a live online webinar delivered by the social work team.

Working with Children Checks

To apply for a NSW Working with Children Check please refer to the Service NSW website. Students from interstate will need to refer to their own state government requirements for the equivalent check. Further information is also available by contacting the team through AskUNE or 6773 3722.

NSW Ministry of Health Requirements

To be eligible to attend clinical placement all students must meet NSW Ministry of Health verification requirements within the ClinConnect System. These include:

1. Adult Vaccination
2. National Criminal History Check What type and purpose of Police Check do I need to apply for? The Police Check must state that it is a National or Australia wide check, it must include your full name and date of birth and the name on the Police Certificate must be the same name as on the Student’s ID card (unless a marriage certificate or change of name certificate can be supplied). National Police Checks for the purpose of Aged Care only will not be acceptable and must be a student volunteer check.
3. Overseas Criminal Record Check (International Students only)
4. NSW Health Forms
   These forms are set out by NSW Health and are required to be completed and submitted by students in order to meet compliance. They are NSW Health Code of Conduct, Undertaking/Declaration Form, TB Assessment Tool. Further information can be found on the NSW Health website and the HETI FAQ website.

Mandatory Attendance

As social work is a practice-based profession, the Bachelor of Social Work includes Mandatory attendance requirements of a minimum of 20 days face-to-face days of teaching for some units including, but not limited to, HSSW105, HSSW300, HSSW301, HSSW310, HSSW410 and HSSW411pre 2023 rules. For enrolment from 2023 onwards mandatory intensives occur for HSSW111, HSSW222, HSSW333, HSSW444 (4 x 3 credit point units) and HSSW310, HSSW411. This means that you must attend all face-face intensives for for these units. For on campus students there are weekly requirements (for some units on campus students attend the mandatory intensive school with online students), for online students there are intensive requirements. Students must check the UNE Course Handbook for information on individual units including attendance requirements. Dates for on campus classes are provided with timetable information. Students must attend on the dates specified as dates are not able to be altered.

Placement Information

As an accredited course with the Australian Association of Social Work, the Bachelor of Social Work at UNE includes the completion of 1000 placement (practicum) hours. These hours are to be completed in 2 blocks of 500 hours across the third and fourth years of the course.

Further information regarding placements can be found at Field Education for Social Work and Community Services. The Field Education Team will contact you via your formal UNE e-mail at the beginning of the trimester before you plan to complete the placement. Please check your e-mails regularly.

The university arranges student placements and will provide students with offers of field placement necessary to meet the practicum requirements of the course. Where possible, placements are sought in or near the area the student is living, though students may be required to travel some distance to undertake placement. Placements with a qualified social worker are sought. Where a qualified social worker is not available at the placement, UNE will provide a qualified social work field education supervisor who will provide professional support for the placement. Placements may be completed on a full or part-time basis. Any travel, accommodation or other costs associated with placement, outside of the field education supervision, are the responsibility of the student.

To attend placement students will need to have completed the pre-requisites, met the mandatory requirements and completed the placement request process. Mandatory requirements include completion of the specified vaccination schedule, and holding a current National Police Certificate, Working with Children Check for the state in which they will be completing placement and completed the NSW Health Forms as outlined above. All placement units include attendance  at mandatory on campus Intensive Schools at the beginning of the trimester. This means you must attend all sessions of these schools on campus.

The Australian Government recently established the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) to assist with students managing costs when undertaking mandatory placements, or practicums.

For more information around eligibility and the application process, please view the UNE ‘Information about Commonwealth Prac Payment’ site.

Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Accreditation and Further Information

Students who complete a social work course accredited with the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) are eligible for membership of the AASW. The Bachelor of Social Work and the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) are both accredited programs.

Further information on Accreditation requirements can be found on the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) website. Students are able to join the AASW at a reduced rate.

Advanced Standing and Study Plans

For students commencing in Trimester 2: Please note that only Part Time study is available and a Full Time study plan is not provided. Students should follow the Trimester 2 Part Time study plan. If students wish to follow the Full Time study plan in future trimesters, omit the units you have already completed in Part Time mode.

For students commencing in any trimester: If you are granted advanced standing for prior learning, you may not be able to study a full-time load in some trimesters. Students should follow the relevant study plan and omit credited units.

Students transferring to UNE from another institution should submit a formal application for advanced standing at their earliest convenience, noting it can take two to eight weeks to process an application. Pre-requisite waivers for units will not be granted while advanced standing applications are being processed

Orientation

Once enrolled, the UNE101 site is a great place to start to help orientate you to the course, teaching staff, as well as other supports offered by UNE. It is a self-paced course, that also includes a live online webinar delivered by the social work team.

Working with Children Checks

To apply for a NSW Working with Children Check please refer to the Service NSW website. Students from interstate will need to refer to their own state government requirements for the equivalent check. Further information is also available by contacting the team through AskUNE or 6773 3722.

NSW Ministry of Health Requirements

To be eligible to attend clinical placement all students must meet NSW Ministry of Health verification requirements within the ClinConnect System. These include:

1. Adult Vaccination
2. National Criminal History Check What type and purpose of Police Check do I need to apply for? The Police Check must state that it is a National or Australia wide check, it must include your full name and date of birth and the name on the Police Certificate must be the same name as on the Student’s ID card (unless a marriage certificate or change of name certificate can be supplied). National Police Checks for the purpose of Aged Care only will not be acceptable, and must be a student/volunteer check.
3. Overseas Criminal Record Check (International Students only)
4. NSW Health Forms
   These forms are set out by NSW Health and are required to be completed and submitted by students in order to meet compliance. They are NSW Health Code of Conduct, Undertaking/Declaration Form, TB Assessment Tool. Further information can be found on the NSW Health website and the HETI FAQ website.

Mandatory Attendance

As social work is a practice based profession, the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) includes mandatory attendance requirements for a minimum of 20 days of face-to-face on campus learning for some units including, but not limited to, HSSW400, HSSW401, HSSW450, HSSW510, HSSW511and HSSW550 pre 2023 rules. For enrolments from 2023 rules onwards mandatory intensives occur on campus for HSSW305, HSSW555, HSSW655 (2 x 3 credit point units) and HSSW450, HSSW511 and HSSW550. This means that you must attend all sessions for these units. Student must check UNE Course Handbook for information on individual units including attendance requirements. Dates for on campus classes are provided with timetable information. Students must attend on the dates specified as dates are not able to be altered.

Placement Information

As an accredited course with the Australian Association of Social Work, the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) includes the completion of 1000 placement (practicum) hours. These hours are to be completed in 2 blocks of 500 hours across each year of the course.

Further information regarding placement can be found at Field Education for Social Work and Community Services. The Field Education Team will contact you via your formal UNE e-mail at the beginning of the trimester before you plan to complete the placement. Please check your e-mails regularly.

The university arranges student placements and will provide students with offers of field placement necessary to meet the practicum requirements of the course. Where possible, placements are sought in or near the area the student is living, though students may be required to travel some distance to undertake placement. Placements with a qualified social worker are sought. Where a qualified social worker is not available at the placement, UNE will provide a qualified social work field education supervisor who will provide professional support for the placement. Placements may be completed on a full or part-time basis. Any travel, accommodation or other costs associated with placement, outside of the field education supervision, are the responsibility of the student.

To attend placement students will need to have completed the pre-requisites, met the mandatory requirements and completed the placement request process. Mandatory requirements include completion of the specified vaccination schedule, and holding a current National Police Certificate, Working with Children Check for the state in which they will be completing placement and completed the NSW Health Forms as outlined above. All placement  units include attendance at mandatory on campus Intensive Schools at the beginning of the trimester. This means you must attend all sessions of these schools on campus.

The Australian Government recently established the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) to assist with students managing costs when undertaking mandatory placements, or practicums.

For more information around eligibility and the application process, please view the UNE ‘Information about Commonwealth Prac Payment’ site.

Initial Teacher Education Programs

General Information

Programs are structured according to the Subject Content Requirements of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and UNE's degree rules. It is your responsibility to check the accreditation and teacher registration requirements of the state in which you wish to teach.

In NSW, new teachers for whom English is an additional language or dialect are required to achieve minimum levels of English proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. If you intend to teach in NSW please visit the NESA website for more information.

Literacy and Numeracy Test

All Initial Teacher Education Students are required to demonstrate that they are in the top 30 per cent of the adult population for personal literacy and numeracy. Your competence in Literacy and Numeracy is assessed by the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students. You are expected to attempt the LANTITE within the first year of full time study or equivalent (the first 48cps of study) and must pass it before the final professional experience placement. There are four Test Window’s per year and the registration process is only open for set periods. Completing LANTITE early in degrees avoids delays with placement later. Students can complete one component per Test Window or both components in the same Test Window. The School of Education has a myLearn Support Site for National Literacy and Numeracy Tests and you will be able to access this site once you are enrolled in your degree. On your first visit to the site, click on the green "enrol me" button to begin.

The following degrees require completion of LANTITE:

1. Bachelor of Education (K-6 Teaching)
2. Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education (Primary)
3. Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) [with the exception of those students admitted under Rule (d) who already hold an Initial Teacher Education Qualification]
4. Bachelor of Education (K-12 Teaching)
5. Bachelor of Education (Secondary Arts)
6. Bachelor of Education (Secondary STEM)
7. Master of Teaching (Primary)
8. Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Please note, the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education and Care) and Bachelor of Education (In-Service Conversion) are not NESA approved Initial Teacher Education degrees and so DO NOT require LANTITE.

Teaching Weeks

In order to accommodate periods of professional experience (‘prac’), which need to be arranged when schools and early childhood centres are not on holiday, the School of Education has a different timetable of teaching weeks from the rest of the university. Even though some off-campus students arrange their pracs at different times, the teaching timetable is structured around the dates set aside for ‘no on-campus classes’. See the Timetable for more information.

Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment

All Initial Teacher Education students are required to successfully complete a final-year teaching performance assessment prior to graduation, to demonstrate “classroom readiness”. This assessment forms part of your Graduate Placement unit and successful completion is a graduation requirement in addition to the Supervising Teacher’s report against the Graduate Teacher Standards.

Primary Specialisations

All primary Initial Teacher Education students from 2018 are required to achieve a Primary Specialisation as part of their program.

• Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (K-6 Teaching) and Bachelor of Education (K-12 Teaching), can choose to complete a NESA Primary Specialisation from: Science and Technology, Mathematics or Languages. Students who do not choose one of the NESA Specialisations automatically complete a National AITSL Primary Specialisation in English/Literacy.
• Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education (Primary) automatically complete a National AITSL Primary Specialisation in English/Literacy in the Inclusive Classroom.
• Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) automatically complete a National AITSL Primary Specialisation in Literacy across the Transition Years.
• Students enrolled in the Master of Teaching (Primary) automatically complete a National AITSL Primary Specialisation in English/Literacy.

Master of Teaching (Secondary) Curriculum Units for Teaching Areas

Please note students are only permitted to take the Curriculum Units associated with their approved Teaching Areas as per their Offer Letter and are required to follow the Program of Study information to ensure they select the appropriate Curriculum Units for their approved area(s).

Working with Children Checks

To apply for a working with children check please refer to the Office of the Children's Guardian website.

Professional Experience

UNE teacher education programs have work experience in a school, agency or centre. This is called professional experience and is a compulsory part of the program. Depending on your individual circumstances you may need to plan ahead for childcare, leave from work and other factors that could impact placement, for example, if you have to travel to a placement.

Before accepting your offer, please visit the Office for Professional Learning Future Students page. This page will assist you by providing information about the practicalities of Professional Experience placements. Familiarising yourself with this information is particularly important if you have work or family commitments, or live overseas. You must also familiarise yourself with all Pre-Placement Requirements including Child Protection Awareness Training, Anaphylaxis Training, Working with Children Check (NSW only), and equivalent requirements for other states/territories.

For a comprehensive guide to Professional Experience you will need to enrol into the UNE myLearn PREXUS site.

Early Childhood Programs

General information

UNE Early Childhood programs are designed to meet requirements of the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) to qualify graduates as four-year trained Early Childhood Teachers. If you intend to teach in a state other than NSW you should seek advice from your state or territory accrediting body about requirements for registration as an Early Childhood Teacher  before accepting your offer.

All Professional Experience must be completed on a full-time basis in ACECQA-approved centre-based settings with a supervising teacher who has a four-year degree qualification.

Literacy and Numeracy Test

Students completing the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education and Care) are not required to complete LANTITE. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) [with the exception if thise students admitted under Rule (d) who already hold an Initial Teacher Education qualification], are required to complete the LANTITE tests as per the above Initial Teacher Education Programs information above.

Teaching Weeks

In order to accommodate periods of professional experience (‘prac’), which need to be arranged when early childhood centres are not on holiday, the School of Education has a different timetable of teaching weeks from the rest of the university. Even though some off-campus students arrange their placements at different times, the teaching timetable is structured around the dates set aside for ‘no on-campus classes’. Seethe Timetable for more information, and consider practicalities carefully before accepting your offer.

Professional Experience

UNE teacher education programs have work experience in a school, agency or centre. This is called professional experience and is a compulsory part of the program. Depending on your individual circumstances you may need to plan ahead for childcare, leave from work and other factors that could be problematic, for example, if you have to travel to a placement.

Before accepting your offer, please visit the Office for Professional Learning Future Students page. This page will assist you by providing information about the practicalities of Professional Experience placements. Familiarising yourself with this information is particularly important if you have work or family commitments, or live overseas. You must also familiarise yourself with all Pre-Placement Requirements including Child Protection Awareness Training, Anaphylaxis Training, Working with Children Check (NSW only), and equivalent requirements for other states/territories.

For a comprehensive guide to Professional Experience you will need to enrol into the UNE myLearn PREXUS site.

Fit for Practice/Inherent Requirements/Informed Consent for all Initial Teacher Education Programs and Early Childhood Programs

Fit for Practice

You should not accept an offer of a place unless you can meet the below “Fit for Practice” requirements, or arrange appropriate support to allow you to meet them.

Candidates entering an initial teacher education or early childhood program will:

• (a) abide by relevant UNE Rules and Procedures, for example, Student Behavioural Misconduct Rules, and any relevant School of Education Policies, for example, the Professional Experience Guidelines for professional placements;
• (b) exercise sound judgement based on cognitive, mental and physical health and be able to respond appropriately to demands of classroom situations;
• (c) demonstrate personal resilience and persistence to cope and maintain wellbeing under stressful situations;
• (d) demonstrate satisfactory academic progression prior to professional placement;
• (e) safeguard the University's integrity and demonstrate duty of care to students/children while engaged in professional experience;
• (f) show personal maturity to ensure that a professional relationship is established with students/children;
• (g) communicate to students/children with clarity and in an appropriate manner that relates to their age/profile;
• (h) possess and model the literacy and numeracy skills expected of teachers in interactions they have within the classroom and broader settings;
• (i) be able to create, evaluate and reflect on the physical and emotional safety of students/children in a variety of situations and environments; and,
• (j) be able to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with colleagues and the broader school/early childhood community.

Teacher Education Students who have a disability that may or will prevent them from meeting the above professional experience requirements should contact the Student Accessibility and Wellbeing Office. Teacher Education Students who have difficulties in meeting some of the above professional experience requirements will be required to contact the Office for Professional Learning to put in place remedial and/or counselling activities through a pro-active approach to improve their teaching practice.