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The Professional Certificate in Clinical and Professional Education is designed for aspiring or established health professionals involved in student supervision or workforce development, including clinical educators, supervisors, managers, and leaders across all health disciplines.
Combining real-world insights and evidence-based approaches, this 2-unit course explores how to design innovative programs, improve learner outcomes, and contribute to building a resilient and adaptable health workforce.
You'll gain advanced knowledge in applying pedagogical principles and adult learning theories to clinical teaching, deepening your expertise and strengthen your teaching and leadership capacity. Emphasis is placed on practical approaches to feedback, communication, and learner development – tools you can apply immediately in your clinical setting.
Through this professional certificate, you'll gain the skills to:
The practicality of this course means there are tools and strategies you can adopt right away in supervising, mentoring or leading educational efforts.
This course is designed and developed by experienced industry practitioners, shaped by real challenges in health settings.
Successful completion grants you 2 × 12 credit points towards RMIT's Executive MBA, enabling you to pursue further study.
Join a diverse community of clinical educators from multiple health disciplines – you'll get to share experiences, strengthen collaborative practice, and contribute to the advancement of clinical education across professions.
You will experience a range of learning approaches including learner-centred curriculum, learning activities and assessment tasks.
Subjects in this course are delivered online to support flexible learning. The subjects use the Canvas learning management system for electronic provision of course material and/or other relevant documents.
The teaching approach in this program is designed to extend your development as a reflective and self-directed clinical educator, enabling you to extend and apply your capabilities in diverse professional contexts beyond the program. The teaching method includes:
You will be expected to complete all prescribed out-of-class learning activities in preparation of scheduled online immersive activities and encouraged to extend your learning through additional recommended readings and online activities that are self-paced.
Assessment is designed to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your capabilities. Various forms of assessment will be used throughout the course since the assessment you undertake will be appropriate to the objectives and student learning outcomes for each subject.
Your assessment in this professional certificate will depend on the requirements of each subject, but may include a portfolio, action plan written tasks, and oral presentations.
The types of classes you have will depend on the course you’re studying. Classes are offered in various formats designed to provide meaningful engagement with staff, industry and peers and provide for access and use of spaces where learning can be applied and active, including an array of specialised equipment.
Most RMIT courses do not include passive large-scale classes such as lectures, instead the content traditionally provided in lectures is made available online. This may be in the form of readings, videos or other on-demand learning materials. This content will also support the basis of interactive learning that takes place in on-campus classes.
The world is constantly changing, and there are universal skills that can help you adapt to the evolving nature of work and global engagement.
As part of your study experience at RMIT, we provide 6 future-focused RMIT Capabilities:
RMIT Capabilities are built into your course as well as some of our extracurricular experiences. They inform the design and delivery of your learning activities and assessments, so by the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to apply these capabilities in your life and work.
This professional certificate is linked to industry through collaboration with clinical educators from diverse, multidisciplinary healthcare and professional environments.
This course is committed to providing you with practical industry skills. As part of this, you'll work on authentic industry examples to advance your educational practices, design innovative programs, improve learning outcomes, and contribute effectively to the training of healthcare professionals. You will gain opportunities to exchange knowledge, grow networks, and expand your future career and leadership options.
This professional certificate is available in flexible online delivery mode, comprising modules with significant asynchronous, self-paced online learning.
On average, you will spend approximately 4-6 hours per week, per subject, on online learning and assessment activities, for a total workload of approximately 120 hours for the course.
Upon completion of the Professional Certificate in Clinical and Professional Education, you will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Integrate contemporary teaching ideas and methods to develop your own professional approach to education in health and clinical settings.
Use strategies based on evidence to help clinical education supervisors create, teach, and review learning activities that meet the needs of different learners.
Examine proven methods to encourage ethical professional conduct, self-reflection, responsibility for learning, supervision, and professional growth within multidisciplinary teams.
Guide and apply practices in assessment, feedback, supervision, and mentorship to enhance the skills and professionalism of learners and staff.
Show professional responsibility by making ethical decisions, building working relationships, and collaborating effectively in diverse team environments.
There are 2 subjects in the Professional Certificate in Clinical and Professional Education. You can choose do them sequentially or concurrently.
This subject explores:
This subject explores:
Choose a plan below to find out more about the subjects you will study and the course structure.
International student visa holders can only study full-time.
Graduates of this course will emerge with a versatile and practice-ready skill set to prepare you to step confidently into advanced roles in clinical education, management, and leadership.
You'll be ready to design and lead educational initiatives, mentor and develop learners, and improve program quality within your organisation.
You'll also be well-positioned to take on responsibilities in mentoring, educational design, and management, and to contribute more effectively to the training of the next generation of healthcare professionals.
This course can also serve as a foundation for further education and enhance your ability to shape learning outcomes, build workforce capability, and drive improvements in health professional education.
You need to satisfy all of the following academic (entry) requirements to be considered for entry into this course.
Entry requirements will be confirmed closer to the intake.
Prerequisites, if any, will be confirmed closer to the intake.
Selection tasks, if any, will be confirmed closer to the intake.
You must meet the University's minimum English language requirements to be eligible for a place in this program.
You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this course.
You must have successfully completed a qualification recognised by RMIT as equivalent to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) with a minimum average of 65% (see calculator below).
Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies course or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.
Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.
There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
A selection task is not required for entry into this qualification.
To study this course you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
Note: RMIT does not accept scores from 'at-home' or 'online' testing.
For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.
Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Advanced Plus at RMIT University Pathways (RMIT UP).
Upon completion, you'll receive a formal graduation certificate. Your completion will also be noted on the RMIT student records system, providing the foundation for those who wish to extend their study into formal qualifications.
Specifically, successful completion grants you 2 × 12 credit points towards RMIT's Executive MBA, enabling you to pursue advanced academic or leadership roles.
Amounts quoted are indicative fees per annum, and are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points). A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load.
*Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
This program is offered on a full-fee paying basis only. If you are offered a place, you will need to pay the full tuition costs of your program. However, eligible students (such as Australian citizens or holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) may apply to defer payment of some or all of their tuition fees via the Commonwealth Government’s FEE-HELP loan scheme.
For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.
The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2026 is $373.
You may also be required to purchase other items related to your course, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from course to course.
In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:
You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.
The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2026 is $373.
Find out more details about how fees are calculated and the expected annual increase.
Find information on how to apply for a refund as a continuing international student.
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