Looking at the UTS Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management? Learn about how you can play your part as an expert or Educator with our Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management. This presentation is from the January 2023 Info Session.

1. Postgraduate
Courses at
UTS Health
Graduate
Certificate in
Diabetes
Education and
Management
health.uts.edu.au/future

2. Today’s presenter
Dr Shannon Lin
Course Director
Graduate Certificate in Diabetes
Education and Management
Diabetes Education and Management Info Session

3. Info session agenda
• About Diabetes Education and Management at UTS
• Studying Diabetes Education and Management
• Course outline – structure, subjects, placements,
learning modes
• Course costs
• Scholarships
• How to apply
• Student support
Followed by Q&A
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4. What will • CDE status is always tied to a primary
discipline – i.e. you are a Nurse CDE, Dietitian
CDE, Optometrist CDE, Physiotherapist CDE,
Pharmacist CDE, Aboriginal Health Worker CDE.
• Upon successful completion of the course, the
following professionals will have met one of the
key requisites for credentialling with the ADEA:
• Registered Nurse
• Registered Midwife
• Accredited Practising Dietitian
• Registered Medical Practitioner
• Registered Pharmacist
• Registered Podiatrist
• Accredited Exercise Physiologist
• Registered Physiotherapist
• Aboriginal Health Worker
• Optometrist
• Health professionals (HP) who
would like to increase their
knowledge and skills in the
specialised area of diabetes
education and management to
care for individuals with diabetes
mellitus.
• This course is a requirement if the
HP would like to work as a
Credentialled Diabetes Educator
(CDE) within their scope of practice.
Who is this
course for?

5. What can I get out of this course?
For detailed information please visit:
https://www.adea.com.au/credentialling/how-to-become-a-cde/
Be registered
as one of
the Primary
Disciplines
approved by
ADEA
Complete
Graduate
Certificate in
Diabetes
Education
and
Management
Become
an ADEA Full
Member
Register &
complete a six
month
mentoring
program
partnership with
a CDE
Be in the
process of
collecting 1000
hours of
practice in
diabetes
education
Complete a
12month
CPD Portfolio
before
starting your
application as
per the CPD
Portfolio
Points Guide
Provide a
referee report
from your
supervisor
Become a
Credentialled
Diabetes
Educator
Our course is a recognised foundational component by the
Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA).
The first steps to becoming a CDE are:
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6. Why study
the Graduate
Certificate at
UTS?
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Expert staff,
many of whom are
renowned
international
researchers
Flexible and
supportive
environments
with teachers
who want you
to succeed
Learn directly from a passionate teaching team with an excellent
industry reputation
• Dr Shannon Lin (Course Director): UTS Health Dean’s
Academic Excellence Award for Innovation in Learning and
Teaching 2022
ADEA NSW Branch Chair, AdvAPD CDE
• Dr Giuliana Murfet: National CDE of Year 2022
Past president of ADEA, NP CDE
• Dr Marlene Payk: NSW CDE of Year 2022
Past ADEA NSW Branch Chair and ADEA Branch secretary, NP CDE
• Auntie Grace Ward: Aboriginal Elder, UTS Casual Academic of
the Year 2022
Strong voice for Indigenous health, AWH DE
Course awarded the UTS Citation for Teaching and Learning 2022
• For empowering postgraduate health students to provide
specialised diabetes education​

7. How is the course structured?
One year part-time
• Four subjects – two subjects
each major teaching session
• Or, you can take one subject
at a time over two years
Four subjects:
• Clinical Management in
Diabetes
• Primary Health Care in Diabetes
• Health Education in Diabetes
• Clinical Practice in Diabetes
Online learning:
• Taught 100% online via
an interactive learning
format.
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8. Clinical
placements
• 40 hour (one week) clinical placement
• Sept – Nov each year.
• All placements will be arranged on your behalf
through our dedicated Clinical Practice Unit (CPU).
• CPU will try best to locate you close to home, services
permitting.
• You will also receive a list of previously approved
sites and you can request any site not on there.
• Vaccination and security clearances will be
checked and loaded into the NSW Ministry of Health
system. Start preparing now!
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Global reputation
for excellence
and preferred
partner of
industry bodies

9. What are the
assessments
like?
• A range of assessment tasks to suit different
learning styles.
• Collaborative learning activities to support
assessment preparation.
• Tailored to practice.
• Technology/digital-based methods.
• Some preparation work prior to the subject
starts to help frame learning – the diabetes
landmark studies and diabetes languages.
Varied, authentic and practice-focused
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Graduate attributes
that help you excel
in your career and
become a future
leader

10. How much will it cost?
• Visit the UTS Fee Calculator: uts.edu.au/tuition-fee-calculator
• Click ‘Search fees by course’
• Enter the prompts:
• Fee type: Postgraduate Domestic Coursework
• Fee year: 2023
• Cohort year: 2023
• Course area: Health
• Course code/name: Graduate Certificate in Diabetes
Education and Management
• Click ‘Search’
• Costs are displayed per credit point and per session
(session calculated as a full-time load of 4 subjects)
• Multiple the cost per credit point x total credit points to
complete the course (24)
Fees
• UTS Alumni receive 10% off UTS
Postgraduate Coursework fees
Alumni Advantage
fees.uts.edu.au
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11. Is there fee support
available?
• Government loan scheme for tuition fees for
domestic students
• You do not pay fees upfront - inform your employer
you have a FEE-HELP loan and they will withhold
your payments through the PAYG tax system
• Compulsory repayments proportionate to income.
• Tuition fees may be tax deductible if related to your
employment - contact your financial advisor or the
ATO www.ato.gov.au
• For further information see the Australian
Government Study Assist website:
studyassist.gov.au
FEE-HELP
studyassist.gov.au
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12. Indigenous
scholarships
ADEA Research and Sanofi Indigenous
Scholarship
Trina Scott
Recipient of the
Infomedix & AEDA
Research Indigenous
Scholarship
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uts.edu.au/scholarship/adea-research-and-
sanofi-indigenous-scholarship
Health Sector Law Indigenous
Scholarship
https://www.uts.edu.au/scholarship/health-
sector-law-indigenous-scholarship

13. • Apply online directly to UTS
• uts.edu.au/pg-apply
How to apply
Important dates for 2023 admissions
• Next intake: Autumn 2023 (February)
• Application closing date: Sunday 5 February 2023 (next week!)
• Classes start: Monday 20 February 2023
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14. Credit recognition
• Requests for Credit Recognition are granted
by the UTS Student Centre
• For information on requirements for credit
recognition and help with the application
process, Google: “UTS Health credit
recognition”
• Find more info & request a credit recognition
application form online
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uts.edu.au/rpl

15. What support is available?
UTS
Library
Student
Centre UTS Online
learning /
Canvas
Higher
Education
Language &
Presentation
Support
(HELPS)
Timetable
Planner
uts.edu.au/timetable-planner
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16. Questions?
Ask us your questions:
• Please type your question into the Q & A box
which you’ll see at the bottom of your screen
• Or click “Raise Your Hand” to voice your
question over the microphone
Mary
Marketing Team, Faculty of Health
Panel
Dr Shannon Lin
Course Director,
Graduate Certificate in
Diabetes Education
and Management

17. UTS CRICOS 00099F
Thanks for joining us!
Faculty of Health
health@uts.edu.au
Diabetes Education and Management
Shannon Lin
(Course Coordinator)
shanshan.lin@uts.edu.au