Graduate Cert in Early Childhood Education Leadership

Ready to take the next step in your early childhood education career?

The Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education Leadership is a four-unit, fully online course developed in consultation with sector leaders.

It equips current and aspiring leaders with skills to navigate legal frameworks, manage teams and drive sustainable, strategic change.

Gain the confidence to step into Centre Director, Nominated Supervisor or senior roles.

“With 25 years’ experience as an early childhood teacher and Director of a large early childhood centre, I understand the realities of leadership in this sector. This Graduate Certificate of Early Childhood Education Leadership is the first of its kind, co-designed with early childhood sector leaders and grounded in the Faculty of Education’s revolutionary research. It’s a course built to empower professionals with the confidence, insight and tools to lead with impact and integrity.”

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Transform the Future of Early Childhood Education

Lead with confidence

Future proof your career in a rapidly evolving sector

Globally recognised

Ranked in the top 400 universities worldwide in Education (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025)

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Leading from the start

Driven by a belief that every child deserves the best possible beginning, Sue Walker has built a career shaping early childhood education through research, mentorship and advocacy. Her work at Southern Cross University empowers future leaders to create inclusive, resilient learning environments for children at risk of falling behind.

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Make your next move in your early childhood education career. Apply now to start in March 2026.

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Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education is developing outstanding teachers for the future, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate course options in childhood, primary, secondary, vocational education and training and higher education. Whether you join us for a teaching qualification, to build upon your existing professional experience, or to contribute to educational research, being a student at Southern Cross University’s Faculty of Education makes you not only part of our professional network but also part of an education experience that matters.

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