To become a qualified teacher librarian in NSW public schools, you must:

1. be an approved primary or secondary teacher with the NSW Department of Education
2. complete an approved postgraduate program at master’s degree level in teacher librarianship.

Teacher librarianship programs prepare graduates for years K - 12. Current staffing practices, however, restrict subject approval to the area of original mainstream teacher classification (e.g. a primary trained teacher is only entitled to the primary teacher librarian code and a secondary trained teacher is only entitled to the secondary teacher librarian code).

The following is an approved postgraduate program*:

• Charles Sturt University - Master of Education (Teacher Librarianship)

* The above list is not exhaustive. New programs delivered by other universities may be available.

To become a qualified careers advisor in NSW public schools, you must:

1. be an approved secondary teacher with the NSW Department of Education
2. complete an approved postgraduate program designed to prepare teachers for employment as a careers advisor.

The following universities offer approved postgraduate programs in careers education*:

• Australian Catholic University
• Edith Cowan University
• CEAV Institute
• James Cook University
• Queensland University of Technology
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
• University of South Australia
• University of Southern Queensland
• Swinburne University of Technology

* The above list is not exhaustive. New programs delivered by other universities may be available.

To become a qualified EAL/D teacher in NSW public school, you must:

1. be an approved primary or secondary teacher with the NSW Department of Education
2. complete an approved course in EAL/D or TESOL focusing on school based curriculum which includes a practicum in a school setting for years K - 12.

EAL/D or TESOL programs prepare graduates for years K - 12. Current staffing practices, however, restrict subject approval to the area of original mainstream teacher classification (e.g. a primary trained teacher is only entitled to the primary teacher EAL/D code and a secondary trained teacher is only entitled to the secondary EAL/D code).

The following are approved postgraduate programs*:

• Australian Catholic University
  • Graduate Certificate in Education (TESOL)
  • Graduate Diploma in Education (Literacy and TESOL)
• Charles Sturt University
  • Graduate Certificate in TESOL
  • Graduate Diploma of TESOL
  • Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Macquarie University
  • Graduate Certificate in TESOL
  • Master of Applied Linguistics
  • Master of Applied Linguistics and TESOL**
• University of New England
  • Graduate Certificate in TESOL
  • Graduate Certificate in Education Studies (TESOL)
  • Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (TESOL)
  • Master of Education (TESOL)
• University of Newcastle
  • Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies – TESOL
  • Master of Education (TESOL)
• University of Wollongong
  • Graduate Certificate in TESOL
  • Graduate Diploma in TESOL
  • Master of Education (TESOL)
• University of Technology Sydney
  • Graduate Certificate in TESOL and Applied Linguistics
  • Graduate Diploma in TESOL and Applied Linguistics
  • Master of TESOL and Applied Linguistics

* The above list is not exhaustive. New programs delivered by other universities may be available.

** Teachers will only be eligible for approval in EAL/D if they complete a school-based practicum as part of this post-graduate qualification.