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Teaching with TAFE Queensland
Teaching with TAFE Queensland offers a unique opportunity to deliver educational excellence and make a significant impact on students’ lives. As a TAFE Queensland educator, you’ll have the chance to mentor and guide students, helping them succeed in their chosen industries.
The teaching environment is diverse, with opportunities to teach in various locations across Queensland, including classrooms, workplaces, virtual classrooms, and industry-standard training facilities such as restaurants, simulators, and salons.
TAFE Queensland values flexibility in delivery methods, ensuring that training can be adapted to meet the needs of students and industry demands. This approach not only enhances the learning experience but also keeps the teaching environment dynamic and engaging.
Your steps to becoming a teacher
To become a teacher with TAFE Queensland, you need to demonstrate vocational competency relevant to the training package being delivered and possess current industry skills. Required qualifications include a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122) or higher-level qualifications in adult education.
To teach with TAFE Queensland you need to:
- Be able to demonstrate vocational competency at least to the level of the training package being delivered,
- Have current industry skills relevant to the teaching position, and
- Hold one of the following qualifications:
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) plus TAEASS502 and TAELLN411,
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122),
- Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, or
- A higher level qualification in adult education.
Be supported to transition from working in industry to teaching with TAFE Queensland through our innovative Foundation Educator Program.
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Niki completed her Diploma of Visual Arts at TAFE Queensland’s Cairns campus several years ago and subsequently heavily immersed herself in the creative industries, and then some.
The 'earning while learning' transition has been a highly successful pathway for Kevin, who is now employed as a Teacher at TAFE Queensland. Exactly as the Foundation Educator Program intends.
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