How to become a vocational education teacher
Further the technical education of students through hands-on job preparation.
What does a vocational education teacher do?
Duties and tasks
- Assess student needs, abilities, and progress over time.
- Create hands-on experiences for students in the field.
- Instruct students using a variety of teaching techniques.
- Maintain grades or other forms of assessment throughout curriculum.
- Provide both basic and in depth knowledge about a given technical topic.
Industry bodies
- ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI)
- Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority
- Early Childhood Teachers' Association (ECTA)
- NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
- Queensland College of Teachers (QCT)
- Teachers Registration Board of South Australia
- Teachers Registration Board (TRB) Tasmania
- Teachers Registration Board (TRB) of the Northern Territory
- Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)
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Discover education degrees
Undergraduate CUR-HTE-CTF
Postgraduate ACU-EDU-MAS
Postgraduate GRF-SNE-GCE
Postgraduate TAS-EDN-GCE
Available majors
- Applied Learning
- TESOL
- Leadership
- Inclusive Education
- Non-Specialisation stream
Discover education subjects
Postgraduate MAQ-EDSX8301
Related degrees
Undergraduate UNE-EDPE314
Related degrees
Undergraduate TAS-EES163
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