Universities reject ‘under-qualified teachers’ claims

Western Australian (WA) universities have hit back at criticism they are producing under-qualified teachers who are taking advantage of a loophole to work at schools in other states without meeting the same registration standards, writes Bethany Hiatt for The West Australian.

The universities have come under fire for reinstating a one-year graduate diploma for aspiring teachers – who already have a three-year degree in another field – to get them into classrooms faster, instead of insisting they do a two-year postgraduate masters degree. Teacher registration bodies in New South Wales and Victoria have raised concerns about teachers using the one-year WA course as a back door – under national mutual recognition arrangements – to achieve registration in those states.

But Curtin University School of Education Head Jeff Brooks said the criticism was unfair.
Full report on The West Australian site