Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice

The GCUTP is designed to be completed part-time over a maximum period of 10 years. This allows you to complete the program at your own pace while balancing your teaching responsibilities. You must maintain eligibility throughout the duration of the program. 

Full details about the program are outlined in the GCUTP listing in UQ's Programs and Courses website.

The GCUTP includes the following courses:

• Teaching Foundations (EDHE6001)
• Curriculum Design at UQ (EDHE6002)
• Teaching in Practice (EDHE6003)
• Teaching Project (EDHE6004)

Each course has a varying time commitment. Most teaching will occur in non-teaching weeks.

The GCUTP is free for eligible UQ staff.

1. Receive an invitation from ITaLI

The Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation (ITaLI) invites eligible staff to apply for admission to the GCUTP.

To be invited, you must have completed one of the following Teaching Foundations streams:

• Teaching@UQ
• Coordinating@UQ
• Teaching Foundations RPL Module
• CaPE@UQ (Clinical and Practice Educators)
• LD@UQ (Learning Designers).

Enrolment in the Teaching Foundations streams is managed through ITaLI.

HEA Fellows still need to complete a Teaching Foundations stream to enrol in the GCUTP. You may be able to draw from your HEA Fellowship application to complete the course.

GCUTP applications from staff who have not completed a Teaching Foundations stream will not be accepted. Please note that an invitaiton to apply does not guarantee admission, as program eligibility must still be met. 

2. Check your eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

• hold a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline
• have a minimum GPA of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your prior qualification
• be employed at UQ or be a UQ Academic Title Holder for the duration of the GCUTP Program
• have teaching and/or teaching & learning support responsibilities (full-time, part-time or sessional) 
• have the support of your head of school or supervisor.

Higher Degree by Research candidates must also have approval from the Dean, Graduate School confirming support for concurrent enrolment. 

Entry is competitive and based on your CV and recent teaching practice. The number of places may be limited based on availability.

This program is not available to international students.

3. Submit your application

To submit an application, click the "Apply Online" button in the GCUTP listing on UQ's Programs and Courses website. 

Your application must include the following documentation: 

• Academic transcript
• Letter of support from your Head of School or Line Manager / Supervisor* 
• Curriculum Vitae* 
• Copy of your Teaching Foundations Certificate
• Written approval from the Dean, Graduate School confirming support for concurrent enrolment (only required for Higher Degree by Research candidates)

*Applicants must use the letter of support and cv templates provided on this website.

Once admitted into the program, you will receive course credit through RPL for the first course in the GCUTP, Teaching Foundations (EDHE6001), if eligible.

• To start in Semester 1: 20 December (previous year)
• To start in Semester 2: 20 June  (same year)

Please note: The courses in the GCUTP are delivered in Teaching Periods or as variations to standard semesters (commencing ahead of official start of classes). This affects which course/s are available to commencing students in each semester.

• Students commencing in Semester 1 may enrol in either or both Curriculum Design at UQ (EDHE6002) (Teaching Period 2) and Teaching in Practice (EDHE6003) (a variation to Semester 1 commencing ahead of the semester).
• Students commencing in Semester 2 may enrol in Teaching in Practice (EDHE6003) (a variation to Semester 2 commencing ahead of the semester). Note: Curriculum Design at UQ (EDHE6002) is offered in Teaching Period 5; if you wish to enrol in this course, you will need to submit your application for admission by the first week in June (i.e. prior the official application deadline).

GCUTP

The GCUTP is designed as a flexible pathway. Full details about the program are outlined in the GCUTP listing in UQ's Programs and Courses website.

By studying the 4 GCUTP courses as a suite while enrolled in the program, you will graduate with the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice.

Professional learning pathway

Alternatively, you can choose to study one or more of the courses as professional learning activities.

If you choose the professional learning pathway you're not required to enrol in the GCUTP. This pathway allows you to earn the Teaching Foundations Certificate and Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, and/or the Professional Certificate in University Teaching Practice and Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, provided you complete the required courses.

However, if you think you'll want to pursue multiple GCUTP courses in the future, we recommend enrolling in the GCUTP from the start. You can complete the GCUTP part-time over 10 years.

Note that GCUTP students can apply for a maximum of 4 units of RPL credit, which equates to 2 GCUTP courses. Teaching Foundations (EDHE6001) is only granted through RPL. If you complete Curriculum Design at UQ (EDHE6002) and Teaching in Practice (EDHE6003) as professional learning and later enrol in the GCUTP, you will only be able to apply for RPL for one of these courses, not both. In this instance, you would be required to complete the other course again within the GCUTP program. For this reason, we strongly recommend that staff who intend to complete multiple GCUTP course formally enrol in the GCUTP as early as possible. 

Enrolling in the professional learning pathway

To enrol in Teaching Foundations, Curriculum Design at UQ, Teaching in Practice or Teaching Project as standalone professional learning courses visit the ITaLI professional learning page.

GCUTP students use mySI-net to manage their enrolment.