This course is offered through RATEP. RATEP is a community-based teacher education program that provides a direct pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote, rural and regional locations to become registered teachers or qualified teacher aides. The RATEP program is a partnership between TAFE Queensland North Region, Queensland Education Department and James Cook University. Currently there are several RATEP sites throughout the state, providing teacher training at the Certificate III and Diploma levels.
RATEP locations are as follows:
- Barambah (Cherbourg)
- Cairns
- Mackay
- Bamaga
- Rockhampton
- St George
- Toowoomba
- Townsville
- Yarrabah
- Thursday Island
RATEP is also available to students who do not have access to a RATEP site via the off-site model.
Offsite students must ensure that they have access to a computer and internet and that they are willing to complete the vocational placement requirements in a Queensland Education Department school.