From 22 – 29 September, Careers for Tomorrow will be dedicated to ‘Developing a Dynamic Career in Education’

To complement the on-campus Education Focus Week, Careers for Tomorrow will feature a range of resources particularly relevant to education students, including:

  • Specialist articles
  • Employer, industry association and graduate profiles
  • Presentations
  • Job application advice
  • Labour Market Information

Where can a degree in teaching take you?

The majority of people who complete an Education Degree will work within a school or education environment. Graduates commence on a reasonable salary and you’re career is likely to offer dynamic experiences and opportunities and be hugely rewarding!

Graduate Careers Australia describes the vocation and its value below:

To teach (according to the thesaurus) implies educating, tutoring, lecturing, instructing, circumstances of the learner (or audience) and designing a relevant program of instruction that will connect with their context. At every stage during their career, teachers can make a significant impact on the growth and development of individuals in our society as they interact with individuals – in their early childhood, in the pre-teen years, through adolescence and throughout the adult years.

Modern-day teachers are motivators, managers, communicators, leaders, facilitators, negotiators, creators and mentors. It is for this reason that teachers can enjoy many other worthwhile career paths during their working lives.

Job Outlook, the Australian government’s careers and labour market research information website provides an overview of teaching as an occupation including tasks, skills required, and future prospects. They provide separate entries for Early Childhood/Pre-Primary Teachers, Primary Teachers, Secondary Teachers and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL Teachers).

Graduate teachers wishing to enter the school environment can find positions locally, regionally, remotely, nationwide and overseas. There are a wide variety of schools that you are able to work with from Government to Catholic and Independent schools in metropolitan or regional and remote areas.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if there’s any information you feel would be helpful or have any questions about your future in teaching!