Careers with the Department of Education and Training

Teaching in schools

Teaching in schools is a rewarding career, offering teachers the opportunity to combine intellectual challenge and creativity while helping students to become lifelong learners and valuable members of our community.

Teachers are valued and respected members of the community. In fact, teaching is one of the most highly regarded professions, with public surveys ranking teaching in the top four professions in terms of ethics and honesty. It's a challenging, rewarding and constantly changing career.

Why teach? Because teachers make a real difference.

More information about teaching in Queensland schools is available at the Make a difference. Teach website.

Teaching in TAFE

TAFE jobs are advertised on the Queensland Government Smart jobs and careers website and sit within the Department of Education and Training.

To become a TAFE teacher requires the completion of an appropriate qualification and experience in a trade/profession/craft/vocational area or field of study relevant to the field you wish to teach in.

Registering your interest in becoming a TAFE Teacher:

If you are a professional, technical or tradesperson and looking for a new and exciting change of career as a TAFE teacher, the TAFE Teacher Skills Treasury may provide you the opportunity to teach the next generation in your profession.

To register your interest for professional, technical and trade teaching opportunities in TAFE, please visit the Skills Treasury Website.

Please note that this does not form the basis of a job application but instead notifies your nominated TAFE Institute of your skills and qualifications so they can contact you if your skills match their vacancies (please refer to the website for more information). For existing vacancies, please log on to Queensland Government Smart jobs and careers website .

Graduate Development Program

The Department of Education and Training conducts a Graduate Development Program targeting recent graduates (within the last two to three years) from a range of disciplines, to work in roles that support the work of our schools and TAFE institutes. We will not be recruiting for the Graduate Development Program in the 2009-10 financial year. For information on other Queensland Government graduate programs please visit the Queensland Government SmartJobs Graduates page .

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