Professional Experience Birth - 2 years unit (EDP704)

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Introduction

The Birth – 2 years’ placement in the Graduate Certificate in Education (Early Childhood) course is designed to enable graduates to become familiar with the child care and education context. This PE involves active observation and participation and increased engagement in teaching and learning activities in a birth to 2 years setting. It is conducted over two consecutive weeks (10 days). Throughout the placement graduates are required to maintain a professional planning file which must include planning; policy documents; resources for teaching and learning; and reflections on their own teaching and learning.

Summary

Unit name	Professional Experience Birth - 2 years
Unit code	EDP704
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Associate Professor Frances Fan
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 1	21/2/2027	15/3/2027	18/4/2027	12/6/2027
Semester 2	4/7/2027	26/7/2027	29/8/2027	23/10/2027

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a growing professional knowledge of learners and how they learn and of appropriate curriculum content and how this knowledge is applied in Early Childhood Education and Care contexts.
• Demonstrate a developing capacity to plan, implement and assess for effective teaching and learning and for safely managing young learners and their learning environments.
• Demonstrate increasing capacity to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with the Early Childhood Education and Care community to enhance learning opportunities.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

EDP708

Teaching

Assessment	Final Report (100%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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