Teaching Foundations Certificate
The Teaching Foundations Certificate offers UQ staff an opportunity to formalise and enhance their teaching expertise.
By successfully completing the 2025 offerings of Teaching@UQ, Coordinating@UQ or the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) module, you’ll gain the Teaching Foundations Certificate and become an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). Eligible staff may also receive credit for Teaching Foundations (EDHE6001), the first course in the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice.
Visit the Teaching@UQ and Coordinating@UQ webpages for more information on these programs. Information on the Teaching Foundations RPL module is below.
Teaching Foundations RPL module
Whether you’ve completed previous Teaching@UQ or GTA programs (2023-2024), or have extensive teaching experience at UQ, the RPL module provides a strong foundation for further professional development.
Target audience
- UQ staff who have completed earlier iterations of the Teaching@UQ or Graduate Teaching associates programs in 2023/2024
- UQ staff with extensive teaching experience who are interested in completing the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice
Program overview
The Teaching Foundations RPL module introduces you to the assessment task, the e-portfolio tool, and other participants.
In the Teaching Foundations RPL Module, you will build a body of evidence that includes:
- a knowledge base in curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy combined with insight into the UQ policy context, educational technologies, and teaching support available
- a strong evidence-base to support your future career aspirations including as a peer observation report, samples of student evaluation, and a portfolio of lesson plans, innovative teaching practices and learning resources
- a teaching philosophy statement or teaching plan demonstrating how you creatively connect curriculum, assessment and pedagogy to foster active participation and learning in your disciplinary and teaching context; and
- a set of teaching goals with associated activities and indicators to evidence progress of educational goals that align with the UQ APD annual process.
There is no cost to complete the RPL module.
Learning activities
You will compile an e-portfolio comprising 3 tasks focusing on different areas of your learning and teaching practice. These tasks incorporate some of the formative assessment tasks developed through Teaching@UQ or GTA programs, and include:
- a teaching context and philosophy statement
- peer observation
- a critical reflection on practice.
You must pass each element to successfully pass the program and gain Associate Fellowship credentials.
Program offerings
The module is offered multiple times per year. Confirmation of each offering is dependent on sufficient enrolment numbers.
Please see the 'How to Apply' section for further information.
Offering | Date | Time | Mode |
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RPL Round 1 | Friday 21 March 2025 | 9am – 12pm | In person |
RPL Round 2 | Monday 14 July 2025 | 10am – 1pm | In person |
RPL Round 3 | Thursday 2 October 2025 | 1 – 4pm | In person |
Time commitment
In addition to the 3-hour face-to-face session, you can expect to need to commit approximately 20 hours to complete all the assessment activities and engage with the readings and course materials.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion, you will:
- Be awarded the Teaching Foundations Certificate.
- Become an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), a mark of professional recognition that enhances your teaching career globally.
- Join a community of over 190,000 educators worldwide who hold Fellowship status with Advance HE.
- Be invited to enrol in the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice (eligibility criteria apply).
Your pathway to the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice
Participants who meet the eligibility criteria and have successfully completed the RPL module will be invited to enrol in the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice.
You will receive credit for Teaching Foundations (EDHE6001), the first course in the Graduate Certificate, and be on your way to earning the full qualification.
How to apply
Apply for the RPL Module Round 1 (taking place 21 March 2025) by Wednesday 5 March 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for the RPL module, you must:
- be a UQ employee
- have a teaching position or appointment that supports learning confirmed, with approximately 20 contact hours across a whole semester. This appointment could be in a casual or continuing, full-time or part-time, academic or professional capacity.
- Meet one of the following criteria:
- have completed the Teaching@UQ or GTA program in 2023/2024, or
- have been teaching at UQ for over five years, or
- are an experienced academic at Level C or D with teaching responsibilities.
Eligibility criteria may expand in future rounds to include other aspects. When assessing applications, priority may be given to applicants that have completed a 2023/2024 Teaching@UQ and GTA program.
Enquiries
If you have any questions regarding your suitability or any other aspects of your application, please email professional.learning@uq.edu.au or register for a 1:1 consultation.