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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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Respect, Care and Dignity: A Summary of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
The executive summary of the final report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety contains significant and sweeping proposals for ...
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Skills needed for successful educators
When you picture an early childhood educator, what comes to mind? Painting and craft all day, playing outside in the sandpit? While those things are p...
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Understanding advance care planning
When providing care for ageing individuals, it is valuable to understand how the approach to care may need to be re-evaluated and updated over time. T...
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Work placement for experience while studying
Gaining experience in a particular field of work to improve your employment prospects often seems tricky. You can get the qualifications required by u...
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7 things you may not know about working in aged care
Ready to explore an aged care career? Doing your research on any sector you’re considering entering is important, as it’s common to find out that ...
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How to build successful study habits this year
When studying, it can be easy to lose your way at times. Losing track of your goals, and your progress towards achieving them, can leave you feeling u...
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Funding your future: How to cover your course fees
Deciding on a course that will take you along the career path that you want to go is exciting. The last thing you want is to be put off by financial s...
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Getting back into studying after a break (even a long one)
Studying after a break, long or short, may seem like a big task to undertake however, it doesn’t have to be difficult with a few tips and good suppo...
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Exploring early childhood education career pathways
An early childhood education career can set you up for a bright future enhancing the education and development of children. There are many roles avail...
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Finished Year 12? Now launch into a fulfilling career
Finishing Year 12 and leaving high school behind you is a big deal. After all, you’ve spent most of your life at school up until this point. If you ...
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RTOs vs TAFE: What are the differences
Certificates and Diplomas are delivered by a number of Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions. When it comes to study choices, you have ...
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Understanding aged care career roles
Aged care isn’t one size fits all. Many approaches to aged care are available, with the care style dependent on the recipients’ unique needs, pref...
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Top summer safety tips for seniors
For many, summer is for enjoying more time outdoors and relaxing in the sunshine. It’s also important to remember to stay safe and SunSmart, especia...
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JobTrainer explained: what is it and who can access it
The JobTrainer government funding initiative has been extended until 31 December, with the Australian Government committing $500 million. In 2020, the...
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What is a traineeship and is it right for you?
A traineeship is a great approach for those looking to start or advance a career while continuing to work — and earn — in their desired sector. Fo...
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Healthy Digital Habits for Families
A fireside chat with Dr Kristy Goodwin. We sat down with Dr Kristy Goodwin to unpack some of the challenges of raising children in a digital age. Kr...
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Essential Guide to Aged Care Holiday Activities
In aged care, each day is spent contributing to the quality of the lives of ageing individuals and/or those living with disability. This may also incl...
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Inclusive Early childhood holiday activities
The holiday season is a festive time of togetherness, celebration and enjoying the sunshine. Many will be excited about their upcoming Christmas tradi...
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Kinder funding boost to maximise Term 4 outcomes
During this tough year, early childhood education services and educators have worked hard to keep children learning through play even when many centre...
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Carers in aged care – enhancing quality care
For aged care providers, a focus towards training and improved levels of support will see the aged care workforce better equipped and ready to provi...
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Staying COVIDSafe in early childhood services
After a tough and tumultuous year throughout most of 2020, it has been exciting and a great relief for early childhood services to reopen. Owners, dir...
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Teaching Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood
When we talk about intelligence, the mind often goes immediately to a person’s ability to get high marks at school, solve complex mathematics proble...
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Back to work with Certificate 3 Guarantee Boost Funding
If you’re a jobseeker, getting back to work is no doubt among your top priorities at the moment. Similarly, if you’re feeling that you may be at r...
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Healthy eating to optimise early childhood
Good nutrition in early childhood can contribute to growth and development as well as behaviour and wellbeing in children. Alongside physical activity...
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Wage subsidies to boost your business
Thinking about taking on a trainee or expanding your team? You could be eligible for these new wage subsidies designed to boost the economy in the wak...
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Caring and compassion for mental health
World Mental Health Day took place on October 10, marking the beginning of Mental Health Month in Victoria. The aim is to raise awareness of the menta...
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COVID-19 Royal Commission special report – A summary
COVID-19 presents particular risks to older people, who are particularly vulnerable to respiratory diseases.¹ In May 2020, the United Nations repor...
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A safe return to early learning
Children, parents, educators and centre owners are undoubtedly all pleased with the recent easing of restrictions in Melbourne, allowing early childho...
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Millennials find meaning in aged care jobs
When searching for the right career, there are a number of factors to consider. You might look into how much you can earn, whether workers are in dema...
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Nurturing soft skills in early childhood education
When it comes to training, not only are technical skills important, but so too are soft skills which can also be learned through training that focuses...
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