Diploma in TESOL

Program Available at Melbourne Campus

The intended purpose of this course is to provide participants with a range of knowledge, skills, and generic and specific competencies to support them in gaining employment for the provision of teaching and assessing English as a Second Language (*ESL), at a greater breadth, depth and complexity than at a Certificate IV level.

The course outcomes for graduates will vary greatly depending on existing qualifications and experience.  In general, this course is intended to provide participants with the following Vocational outcomes:

• Teaching and/or coordinating English programs for groups of students visiting Australia
• Teaching in overseas institutions
• Teaching a variety of English language programs in Australian language schools where a higher education degree is not required
• Teaching conversational English in Australian Language schools
• Teaching migrants for the development of general English skills
• Teaching ESL to students on individual tuition or small group tutorial basis
• Developing English language programs for individual or small groups of overseas students on a tutorial basis (to support existing studies, e.g. at university level)