Develop practical skills in teaching electoral education as part of the Australian Curriculum in Civics and Citizenship with the AEC's professional learning modules.
This one hour online professional learning session aims to equip you with knowledge to help you:
Explain the meaning of democracy and features of Australia’s representative democracy.
Understand the role of the Australian Constitution.
Identify and define the functions of the main institutions of Australian democracy, including the House of Representatives and Senate.
Explore the role of the AEC in running free and fair elections and referendums.
You will gain important teaching skills to use in your classroom, including:
The procedures used to conduct a fair election.
Practising specific electoral terms.
Identifying important roles in the election process.
How preferential voting works.
How to use the counting method used in Federal elections.
The course:
Covers ‘Civics & Citizenship’ content from the Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum.
Includes election specific resources.
Aligns with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Provides 1 hour of professional learning with an official certificate after completion.
How to register
New Users registration
Click the login link below.
Choose the ‘Not an AEC EmployMe user’ login option.
Select Register your new account.
Enter the enrolment key tpl-primary if you are a primary teacher or tpl-secondary if you are a secondary teacher. Note: this is just for our records and does not alter the content of the course.
Enter your email, password and name.
Select Teacher professional learning as your learning cohort.
After you have registered you should shortly receive an email link to set your password. (If you have not received this email within the day, please email us for assistance).
When you arrive at the AEC Training website you will find the Teacher professional learning course under Dashboard on the banner menu.
There is also an option to enter an enrolment key. This does not need to be done again, and you can disregard the prompt on the Dashboard in AEC Training.
Returning users login
Click the login link below.
Choose the ‘Not an AEC EmployMe user’ login option.
Enter your user name (email address) and password.
When you arrive at the AEC Training website, there is also an option to enter an enrolment key. This does not need to be done again, and you can disregard the prompt on the Dashboard in AEC Training (If you need assistance with your password please email us).
