Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education

Please note that this online program isnot valid for Student Visa applications in Australia. However, it are available to international students in Australia on other visa types or to students studying from overseas.

The Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education , Postgrad.Cert. from Australian Catholic University (ACU) students will be supported in the learning of foundational theories, models and perspectives of learning and teaching with an emphasis on learning and practice development in workplaces. Students will explore the importance of constructive alignment in curriculum development, assessment strategies and evaluation of programs. The focus of this course will be to advance evidence-based learning and teaching activities and programs, coordinate collaboration among the health professions, and provide high quality learning experiences with the overall intention of enhancing safe and quality patient care.

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education, graduates should be able to: describe learning and teaching perspectives, knowledge and skills required for health educators to provide quality learning and teaching opportunities that meets the needs of contemporary health professional education; apply specialist best-practice knowledge and skills to develop, implement, evaluate and communicate educational strategies that address, respond to, and align with educational priorities, approaches and technologies within the workplace; integrate the principles and perspectives of contemporary theories of workplace learning, to develop and implement culturally safe and inclusive curriculum design and assessment practices.

Career opportunities:

Our graduates have pursued careers in:

• government or private health care education facilities
• higher education
• healthcare simulation education
• health education promotion

Courses include:

• Quality and Safety in Health Care

• Theoretical Foundations of Health Professional Education

• Facilitating Learning in Health Professional Settings

• Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education