Applications for the next intake (2025-26) will be invited from Full-time employees of Cairns Catholic Education in Term 4 2024. Staff who are seeking Accreditation to Teach Religion in a Catholic School are invited to express their interest in the ACU GCRE by completing the Expression of Interest Forms.
Once available these will be shared with schools via the APRE and posted on Veritas.
Successful applicants will have 75% of Course fees sponsored by CES with the applicant responsible for the remaining 25% course cost and ACU student fees. Each unit will require budget support via TRS from the participant’s school for 2 days in both Terms 1 and 3 for them to attend each intensive.
The Course Structure includes 1-3 introductory Zooms on a Monday or Tuesday from 5-6pm (depending on the lecturer for each Unit) before the Intensives which occur on the following dates:
- Semester 1 2025: Reflecting on Faith, Recontextualising Tradition: Thursday-Saturday 13-15th March 2025
- Semester 2 2025: The Hermeneutic Communicative Model of Religious Education: Thursday-Saturday 14 – 16th August 2025
- 2026 Units: Introducing The Scriptures and Introducing Church Life.
There are 2-3 post-intensive Zooms for each unit on a Monday or Tuesday from 5-6pm (depending on the lecturer for each Unit). Throughout the GCRE students will be offered academic support by members of I&O team who will walk and work with them throughout the 2-year course.
For further information email: gradcertre@cns.catholic.edu.au
