Pathways to Learning Auslan

There is no single pathway to learning Auslan. Deaf Education Network has two streams of Auslan courses.

It is possible to start studying Auslan in the Certificate II in Auslan course. However, we recommend that you start with the more basic Community Auslan courses (beginning at Sign Language 1) to learn about the culture and language of the Australian Deaf community before starting the accredited stream. This also provides students with a more solid foundation before commencing the intensive Accredited Auslan courses.

People who have existing Auslan skills may apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or Credit Transfer to fast-track their Accredited Auslan training. 

Auslan Student Newsletter

DEN distributes a quarterly newsletter which contains information about Auslan student practice groups and events within the Deaf community. If you would like to be notified of when the next newsletter is available for download, please add your name to the mailing list by emailing Anna Nardi with “Subscribe” and your FULL name in the subject line.

To see previous Auslan Student Newsletters, click here.

To see a list of Auslan Practice Groups, click here.