Graduate Certificate in TESOL
Education
Teach English in Australia or overseas with UOW's Grad Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Find out more.
Official- Duration
- 6 months
- Qualification
- Graduate Certificate
- AQF 8
- Campus
- Wollongong
- NSW · +2 more campuses
- Course code
- CRICOS 020199C
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Course overview
Teach English in Australia or overseas with UOW's Grad Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Find out more.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
A three-year bachelor’s degree, a teaching qualification, or appropriate equivalent professional experience. (The Graduate Certificate in TESOL assumes an undergraduate background and some practical classroom experience in TESOL.) It provides the formal theoretical component and supervised practicum experience required for a formally accredited teaching qualification. Students will have the opportunity to progress into the Master of Education (TESOL) or the Master of Education Extension (TESOL) if they are interested in further study, with credit for all of the subjects (24 credit points) completed in the Graduate Certificate. Planning reference: missing 2027 requirements use the latest published requirements from 2026; newer explicit 2027 requirements take precedence.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5L 6 · R 6 · W 6 · S 6
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
A three-year bachelor’s degree, a teaching qualification, or appropriate equivalent professional experience. (The Graduate Certificate in TESOL assumes an undergraduate background and some practical classroom experience in TESOL.) It provides the formal theoretical component and supervised practicum experience required for a formally accredited teaching qualification. Students will have the opportunity to progress into the Master of Education (TESOL) or the Master of Education Extension (TESOL) if they are interested in further study, with credit for all of the subjects (24 credit points) completed in the Graduate Certificate.
Additional entry requirement
AQF-comparable qualification; course-specific average and additional requirements; English proficiency.
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Semester 2 | Wollongong | 26 July 2027 | — | — | International students |
| 2027 · Semester 1 | Wollongong | 1 March 2027 | — | $33,312per year | International students |
Where it is taught
Wollongong
PrimaryNSW
UOW Online
NSW
UOW Wollongong
NSW
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.
- Graduate Certificate in TESOLuow.edu.au
- University of Wollongonguow.edu.au
- CRICOS provider recordOfficial source
- International Course Guide 2026Official source
- QS World University Rankings 2027Official source
- UOW official 2027 course pagesOfficial source
- UOW International Entry RequirementsOfficial source
- UOW English Language RequirementsOfficial source