Careers Advisors

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Careers Advisors Information Session Health
Community Services
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• Youth and Child Studies
• Name of presenters
• Amanda Wallace
• Bambi McLean

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Reforms in the Early Child hood Industry

• COAG reform agenda- Early Childhood
• Changes in Victorian Children Services ACT and
  Regulations (25th may 09)
• National Early Childhood Curriculum framework

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Impacts for students

• Minimum training of Certificate III in Children
  Services required to work in the child care
  industry
• Minimum age of 18 years to work in child care
  industry
• Compulsory first aid and anaphalaxious training
• A four year teacher degree qualification required
  to work in preschool programs in long day care
  and kindergartens.(2013)

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Skills Reform- Implications

• TAFE Fee Changes
• Demand driven funding (student choice)
• Eligible if under 20 years
• Funded for one level only
• Student Fees
• Cert III increase from 1.37 to 1.40
• Diploma increase from 1.37 - 2.71

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Pathways to Higher Ed
Secondary schools
6 months 12 months 2 years 3 years
Certificate III Diploma of Applied Learning Diploma in Childrens Services Advanced Diploma
Degree Teaching (e.g. Deakin, RMIT, Monash, Ballarat) Degree-Teaching Degree Management (Ballarat)

• How to Apply for Diploma of Applied Learning
• Direct through Box Hill Website from August
  2009
• VTAC (refer to VTAC guide)

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HCDAL Diploma of Applied Learning

• Full time - one year duration
• Dual Qualification that includes Cert III in
  Children Services
• Pathways to Diploma of Children Services or
  Higher Education
• Prepares students to develop employability
  skills, foundation study skills for Higher ED,
  industry orientation to early childhood.
• Great second preference if not accepted in uni.

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HC504 Diploma of Childrens Services

• Full time - two years duration
• Provides qualification to work as qualified child
  care worker
• Incorporates Cert III in Children Services
• Prepares students to develop early childhood
  skills to work with children 0-12 years

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Application to Courses

• Certificate III Children services
• Direct Entry
• Diploma Applied Learning
• VTAC/ Interview
• Diploma of children services VTAC

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Important dates/Websites

• Applications to children services courses open
  from August 2009
• Box Hill Institute Open Day 24th August 2009
• Further information at www.bhtafe.edu.au/hacs
• b.mclean_at_bhtafe.edu.au

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Thankyou for coming