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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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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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Health and wellbeing for personal care workers
Aged care and personal care workers play an amazing role in the lives of others; not only supporting their daily needs, but lighting up their days wit...
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Changing careers and finding meaning in the aged care sector
The career you choose, or fall into, when you first enter the workforce is probably not going to be the career you are in throughout your lifetime. Fo...
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Working in early childhood education: a smart career choice
We all want to find that dream career that doesn’t feel like work at all, but when you’re exploring career options it can be difficult to know whi...
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Boosting staff morale in challenging times
Life can be challenging at times, and perhaps for many the last 18 months have been particularly difficult. Staying optimistic when life seems to cont...
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Aged care – more than just a job
The average person is likely to spend around a third of their time at work over the course of a lifetime. Sure, this figure is approximate and will va...
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Lockdown ideas with young children
Whether you’re an educator or a parent or both, it’s likely that you will agree that young children and lockdown aren’t an ideal pairing. While ...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder in the elderly community
For some people the seasons have a greater impact that simply preferring one to the others. In fact, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) means that the ...
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COVID-19 Update – Supporting you through your learning
This communication is to provide our learners with an update on Selmar Institute of Education’s plan for managing your learning journey now and ...
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Skilling to make a difference in an essential sector
When you embark on aged care qualifications, you are not just training to get a job — you are training to make a difference. The impact quality aged...
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How to find a high quality online course
When researching online early childhood education courses, it can be confusing to know what to look for. It’s important to realise that while course...
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Supporting your team to upgrade aged care qualifications
It is said that any organisation can only be as good the people within it, and this certainly includes organisations in the aged care sector. A high-q...
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Combatting loneliness in aged care
For many elderly people living in residential care facilities or at home alone, loneliness can be overwhelming. In fact, the Royal Commission into Age...
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What makes a great leader in early childhood education?
The word ‘leadership’ gets used a lot across workplaces in a range of sectors. Undeniably, leadership is essential for an organisation to thrive, ...
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Improving staff recruitment in aged care
The need for staff to fill the increasing number of aged care jobs across Australia continues to grow with the demand for aged care services. It’s n...
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Languishing – the mental health ‘in-between’ of the pandemic
Over the last year many have experienced the pandemic and post-pandemic blues. People have reported feeling “in limbo”, “drained” or even just...
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Tax time savings for learners
Did you know that learners can be eligible to make study-related expense claims at tax time? With the end of financial year for the 2020/21 period nea...
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Educator wellbeing and imitation in early childhood
*Original source: Early Childhood Australia’s Every Child magazine, article titled “Understanding imitation and educator wellbeing”,...
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Strengthening relationships in aged care
Living in residential care should be a space that feels like a community. To build a strong and happy community, a focus on strong relationships is es...
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Dementia advocacy within the aged care sector
Living with dementia is a reality for an estimated half a million Australians. While the exact number of people with dementia is unknown, what we do k...
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National Reconciliation Week 2021
More than a word, Reconciliation takes action – Reconciliation Australia’s theme for 2021. National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Aust...
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Building connections through education
Working in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector offers many rewarding career pathways. It provides the opportunity for individuals to ...
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Find the job you want
You’ve gained the qualifications you need, you’ve completed the required training or practical placement, and are now ready to begin an ex...
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Using social media to promote your aged care facility
Engaging with your community, marketing your services and creating awareness around your brand is crucial to the success of any business, including ag...
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Federal budget to boost early childhood sector growth
The federal government plans to negotiate a new funding agreement of $1.6 billion to “support continued universal access to at least 15 hours of pre...
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Social media tips for your centre
If you’re looking for a way to engage with your community, market your childcare service and increase the awareness of your brand and values, social...
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Federal budget reveals more aged care training
The recent Federal Budget revealed a $500 million expansion of the government’s Job Trainer program, with opportunity to train a further 33,800 aged...
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Advance your career: Danielle’s experience
Finding a career that is fulfilling and enjoyable is what most of us strive for. Once we have found that career, it’s also nice to know what might c...
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Create an effective activity plan for your early learning centre
For early childhood educators, giving children every opportunity to thrive in life is their priority. Early learning centres are committed to developi...
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