A partnership with Catholic Education has helped underpin the success of Central Queensland University's innovative Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) degree.

Catholic Education was involved in the design and implementation of the degree and continues to host many BLM students in its schools for the practical components of their students.

Catholic schools have also been major employers of BLM students, since the first cohort of graduates from the degree in 2004.

CQU's acclaimed 'teaching school' teacher preparation model relies on partnerships between schools, education systems, academics and communities. In 'teaching schools', BLM students are guided in a school setting by mentor teachers (also known as learning managers).

An Australian Council of Education Research (ACER) national study reported that new-style ‘learning managers’ graduating from CQU are well prepared to meet the demands of first-year teaching when compared to graduates of more traditional education degrees.

ACER reported that teachers from the BLM reported greater levels of preparedness across almost all areas of teaching compared with graduates from other programs. ENDS