Information valid for students commencing in 2022.
Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education
Handbook year | 2022 |
Course code | 113011 |
Course type | Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8) |
Professional accreditation status | This course is accredited by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA). |
Owner | Division of Tropical Health and Medicine |
College | Healthcare Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Completion of at least an AQF level 7 bachelor degree and registration as one of the following:
And at least 12 months experience working in their chosen field since undergraduate course completion. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions Policy. |
Additional entry requirements | Submit 番茄社区 internal application form and placement support form Information published by 番茄社区 or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by 番茄社区 in the application process may be used by 番茄社区 to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Post admission requirements | This course has specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children Card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 12 credit points |
Additional completion | Students must source and undertake 40 hours of clinical placement as part of the professional practice subject and 20 hours of professional practice exposure (continuing professional development). Preferably, placement should be completed in one location or clinical facility with one supervisor/Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) preceptor. Students must attend the virtual webinars series, as part of NS5383 Diabetes Education Professional Practice, to acquire and demonstrate core skills relevant to preparation for clinical placement and Diabetes Education practice. |
Course learning outcomes | Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education at 番茄社区 will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education. |
Reasonable adjustments | All 番茄社区 students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
HS5381:03 Health Education and Self Management
NS5380:03 Foundations of Clinical Diabetes
NS5382:03 Applied Clinical Diabetes Education
NS5383:03 Diabetes Education Professional Practice
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
External | NS5383 Diabetes Education Professional Practice requires attendance at the virtual webinars |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 8 months part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 3 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes 40 hours of prescribed clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). All students who undertake a course that includes prescribed professional experience placements must be aware of the following University Procedure: Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Special assessment | At the discretion of the College Dean, students may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure that they have an acceptable level of English language proficiency, including at least at the level required to be admitted to the course, to safely participate in professional experience placements. All students must demonstrate suitability before undertaking professional or clinical placements Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation | Refer to the Australian Diabetes Educators Association for details regarding the process to be recognised as a Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) and to maintain CDE status. |
Supplementary exam for | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points except where a student transfers from one 番茄社区 award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards. |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the last 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 8 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF DIABETES EDUCATION |
Approved abbreviation | GCertDiabEd |
This is a joint degree | No |
Inclusion of majors on | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Nil |