3. You get globally recognised and transferable skills
At RMIT we provide teacher education in line with international standards. Our graduates are ready to make an impact working with young people across Australia and around the globe.
The skills you learn in an education course go beyond the classroom. Teachers are excellent communicators, collaborators, problem solvers and organisers. In a course like the Master of Education you gain all these and more. This course also gives you transferable research skills that complement your teaching expertise.
In many of RMIT’s postgraduate education courses, such as the Master of Teaching Practice (Primary Education), you’ll even get the chance to test what you’ve learned in the real-world with at least 60 days of practical placements integrated into your study.
4. The teaching field has never been so innovative
Becoming a teacher means entering a long-standing profession that values innovation. Teachers are experts in using their own knowledge and the knowledge of their peers to inspire. In this age of rapid change and technological leaps, educators are becoming the frontrunners in integrating innovation into learning.
From the everyday use of online teaching resources to the wonders of augmented reality in classrooms, new ways of learning are becoming available in many educational environments.
RMIT’s future-focused learning and next-gen facilities means you won’t be caught unaware when you land an education job and begin teaching the next generation using the tech of tomorrow.
5. The education industry has expanded beyond the classroom
Long gone are the days when ‘education’ simply meant teaching in front of a chalkboard. Even in traditional teaching, there are many fields and pedagogies that take education out of the classroom and allow for a broader kind of learning.
This is especially true in fields like early childhood education, which provides education and guidance to children from birth to five years old. Very little early childhood education is done in a traditional classroom environment. If you’re interested in pursuing this kind of education as a career, check out RMIT’s Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education.
Another dynamic niche is career educators. These career experts work across many industries where they assist professionals in finding the job of their dreams. As with early childhood education, this is rarely done in traditional classroom environments – more often, a one-on-one approach is taken. RMIT’s Graduate Certificate in Career Education and Development is the perfect way to upskill to become a career development practitioner.
There have always been compelling reasons to teach the future generation, but with so much on offer across the education industry, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t get started today.
Story: Courtney Johnson and Jacob Johnston
References
1 IBISWorld. ‘Preschool education in Australia industry performance’. Accessed 5 March 2023. https://my.ibisworld.com/au/en/industry/p8010/performance.
2 ABC News. ‘Victorian government offers free secondary teaching degrees to tackle teacher shortage’. Published 12 September 2023. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-12/victoria-free-secondary-teaching-degrees/102844100.
3 Victorian Government. ‘Scholarships for secondary teaching degrees’. Published 12 December 2023. https://www.vic.gov.au/scholarships-secondary-teaching-degrees.
