Course Summary
This Postgraduate Certificate is a direct response to the National ESD to 2030 Strategy priority action area of ‘Building Capacities of Educators’. It utilizes a 6Cs framework focusing on Curriculum, Campus, Community, Collaborative Research, Culture, and Care. It seeks to create and nurture a dynamic community of practice, consisting of staff, students, and community stakeholders, who are committed to integrating and embedding inter-and transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability, climate action and justice, and the SDGs across all areas of academic practice.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must hold a Level 8 Bachelor (Honours) degree with a minimum grade classification of H2.2 or equivalent. Given the cross disciplinary nature of the programme, applicants may be from a range of disciplines.
Application Details
Start Date: September 2026.
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Career Progression
The Postgraduate Certificate is also an embedded award in the Masters of Arts in Teaching and Learning.
Duration
Recommended Study Hours per week
The Postgraduate Certificate consists of five 3-hour online workshops covering the topics of Curriculum, Campus, Community, Collaborative Research and Culture. Self-paced activities, peer triad meet-ups and reflections, readings etc., will be completed in-between each online workshop. The final ‘Care’ workshop and Showcase will be facilitated in-person on campus.
On-Campus Attendance Requirement
On-campus attendance is required for the final ‘Care’ Workshop and Showcase.
Note: Check programme Examination and Assessment requirements, as they may involve examinations to be taken on campus.