Congratulations to four CQUniversity education students who were among 22 students selected throughout Queensland for a Department of Education and Training 'Teacher Education Centre of Excellence' experience.

Final-year students Di Barrett and Kylie Barrand (Bundaberg), Anita Stockwell (Emerald) and Katie Chaseling (Noosa) were selected as part of a Statewide competitive application and interview process.

The Morayfield Cluster Teacher Education Centre of Excellence will work alongside the CQUniversity students to place them with a trained mentor teacher who will support them throughout their time with the centre. Access to extended classroom experiences will help the students hone their teaching expertise.

Morayfield Cluster Head of Mentoring Kerri Holzwart says the program participants will be prioritised for employment with Education Queensland schools and may receive early offers of employment. 

The program provides an extended employment induction process and continues into the students' first years as working teachers, to ensure additional mentoring.

The CQUniversity participants have been invited to attend special 'summer' and 'winter' professional development programs at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane next year.

They will also engage with Morayfield Cluster online throughout the next two years, to help them specialise in 'literacy and numeracy in low SES settings'.

"Participants can access extra professional resources at Education Queensland even before they become teachers," Ms Holzwart said.