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Connecting with Nature in Aged Care
Bringing nature into aged care is more than just a nice idea — it’s a key to better health and happiness for seniors. Nature has a way of maki...
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Connecting with Nature in Early Childhood Education
Nature is one of the best places for kids to spark curiosity and connection, but it doesn’t have to mean taking them out into the wilderness. Any na...
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Neurodiverse Friendly Environment in Child Care
Neurodiversity is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of differences in the way our brains process information and our behavioural traits. When ...
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Neurodiverse Friendly Environment in Aged Care
Neurodiversity is an umbrella term that covers a range of differences in the way people’s brains function, their behavioural traits, and how they pr...
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Celebrate Harmony Day in Child Care
Fostering a culture of inclusivity and unity is paramount in early childhood education, and Harmony Day presents an exceptional opportunity to do just...
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Respecting Cultural Diversity in Aged Care
Aged care is a culturally diverse sector that brings people together from many different backgrounds. This level of diversity is one of the things tha...
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Selmar learners satisfied: NCVER survey results
The results are in from the latest survey from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), and Selmar is on track, continuing to de...
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Prevent and manage burnout in workplaces
Burnout is sadly common in modern society, and chances are if you haven’t experienced burnout yourself, you probably know someone who has. Often kno...
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Selmar’s New Aged Care Employment Program
Our new initiative is designed to support compassionate individuals to join the aged care sector. Introducing, the Aged Care Employment Program. Throu...
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Giving back dignity to dementia patients
In aged care, over two thirds of people living in residential care have cognitive impairment that is considered moderate or severe. With this in mind,...
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The benefits of traineeships for ECEC services
For your early childhood education service to thrive, high quality educators are a must. Finding skilled, knowledgeable educators to join your team ca...
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Helping children have a positive start to learning
From the day children are born, we start taking note of their milestones. From first words to first steps, the first birthday and a child’s first da...
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Enhancing the aged care workforce with traineeships
The new year is coming and now is the time to start considering how you will succeed and grow professionally in the coming year. Familiarising yoursel...
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How to become a room leader in early childhood education
The early childhood education sector offers a promising career for those seeking work that is fulfilling and makes a genuine difference each day. When...
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Why cultural diversity is important in ECEC
Culture is a fundamental part of identity and shapes who we are. The way we look, think, communicate, behave, celebrate holidays and even what we eat ...
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Kick off a meaningful career with a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Getting started in the rewarding early childhood sector can provide a career that is fulfilling and has a positive impact on future generations. For p...
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Could education be the secret to ageing well?
When we read interviews with the oldest living people in the world, everyone always wants to ask ‘What is your secret?’. However, research suggest...
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Using experience to upskill
Did you know that you can leverage your experience, passion and caring instinct and turn it into a meaningful and fulfilling career? For many, caring ...
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Things you can do right now to thrive in your career
As we all begin to return to life with our freedoms, social lives and careers back on track after the extended lockdowns, now is a great time to start...
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Certificate III in Individual Support – Different streams for different careers
Starting fresh with a new career begins with finding the right qualifications to meet your goals. A Certificate III in Individual Support is the perfe...
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eLearning: The future of learning online
Life has changed a lot in the last couple of years, to say the least. From masks to working from home, checking in at shops and cafes and periods of n...
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Easing back into the ‘new normal’
For many, especially in Victoria and New South Wales, pre-pandemic life seems a distant memory after almost two years of studying from home, working f...
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National Carer’s Week
Each day across Australia carers are doing valuable work supporting those who are in need. This week is National Carer’s Week — the perfect opport...
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World Mental Health Day: Self-care for learners and workers
An international day dedicated to raising awareness and promoting mental health education, World Mental Health Day takes place on Sunday 10 October. I...
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How to support children’s wellbeing
As early childhood educators, children’s mental health and wellbeing is always a top priority. Mental health challenges can impact many, and childre...
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Considering a career change? Switch to aged care
For many who are working or have worked in a career in the care sector, it’s hard to imagine doing a job without a sense of purpose. Care careers ad...
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Creative ways to improve early childhood occupancy rate
Increasing occupancy in early childhood education settings is a priority for many childcare service providers. While the sector has been booming, attr...
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The importance of play, fun and adventure
One of the most critical ways a child learns and develops is through play. It goes without saying that playing is fun for children, but did you know i...
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Assisting elderly residents to embrace technology
Throughout elderly people’s lives, technology has advanced dramatically. From breakthroughs that saw humans land on the moon, developments on the me...
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Building partnerships with families
There are many elements involved when it comes to building and maintaining a high-quality early childhood education service. From effective recruitmen...
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Keeping aged care residents connected to loved ones
For many aged care residents, aged care workers – either in residential care or home care – may be the only people they have seen in quite some ti...
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Striving for National Quality Standard excellence among COVID restrictions
Early childhood education services have been impressive in their swift pandemic response, making vital changes to the way they operate when faced with...
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How educators can support children in an ever-changing environment
Since early 2020 Australians along with the rest of the world have been faced with dramatic and challenging changes to the way we live. The COVID-19 v...
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Home care and the changing face of aged care
For many ageing Australians, staying at home and living independently for as long as possible is a top priority. In fact, each year more Australians a...
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Leadership in the aged care sector
By Heleni Bagiartakis, Strategic Growth & Partnerships Manager at Catalyst Education As seen on LinkedIn, published 12 August 2021. It is unques...
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Royal Commission recommends Certificate III as minimum qualification
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety launched in 2018 with the purpose of reviewing aged care services in Australia. Earlier this ye...
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