A number of new initiatives in Queensland's early childhood education sector have been announced.
The Queensland Government will establish an additional 240 kindergarten services by 2014 as part of an initiative to provide all Queensland children with access to high-quality early education before they start school.
The Queensland Government project will be delivered in partnership with the Australian Government over the next six years.
The new kindergartens will cater for the 12,000 children not currently accessing any early education or care services in Queensland.
The early childhood education initiative will build on the State Government's successful introduction of the Prep year in 2007.
A new Office for Early Childhood Education and Care will also be established in the Education portfolio to bring together responsibility for early years and child care services in one agency. This new office, to be headed by a Chief Executive Officer, will report directly to the Minister for Education.
The Office will take the lead responsibility for children's early development and will manage the roll-out of the new kindergarten services and support the child care sector.
In less than five months more than 3 200 job seekers have completed training under the Rudd Government's Productivity Places Program.
Since 1 April 2008 the success of the Government's Productivity Places Program has continued unabated.
Today, more than 35 000 job seekers have enrolled in the program and 19 200 people are currently in training.
This program has provided 3 200 job seekers with qualifications in areas employers are telling the Government they desperately need.
There are currently 572 Registered Training Organisations participating in the program delivering 3 402 qualifications from Certificate II to Diploma level.
The Rudd Government has committed $1.9 billion over the next five years to deliver 630,000 training places to meet increasing demand for skilled workers.
This includes up to 238 000 training places for people currently not in the workforce and up to 392 000 training places for existing workers.
The Rudd Government is working cooperatively with State and Territory Governments through the Council of Australian Governments to deliver solutions to the nation's skills shortage.
Today, there are 5 million working age Australians without a qualification at the certificate III level or above.
The Rudd Government is committed to establishing a flexible national training system which meets the needs of industry and students as its central priority.
The Howard Government had no focus on skills and no reform agenda. Its Work Skills Voucher scheme did not work and has been swept away by the Rudd Government.
For more information about the Productivity Places Program visit: http://www.productivityplaces.deewr.gov.au/home.htm
ACC has just started our first Productivity Placement Program funded by the Australian Government in Certificate III Children’s Services. The orientation was held at our campus World Knowledge Center, Education City, Springfield Lakes on the First of July. The students have a wonderful time with our Program Manager, Fay Russell as she was sharing some Study Tips and also the excitement of commencing a challenging yet rewarding adult vocational course.
The students that attended the orientation where given a lot of exposure; including field trip to Montessori Childcare and also meeting with Mrs. Vicky Ward, Director of Forest Lake Montessori Childcare where she kindly shared with them about her journey in regard to this industry. The students were given a quick overview of the first module.
If you are not currently enrolled with us but is interested to know more about this program please contact us on 07 3818 2142 or email info@australiacitycollege.edu.au Reminder: Any enquiry related to academic, please email CHC@australiacitycollege.edu.au
Hi from Yue Xiu College, now a University. I have now been at this college since Feb 2005.
Its been an exciting time with some changes and the built up to becoming a Uni. Student numbers have increased from 5000 to over 10,000. Even thought there is many students and staff it has a warm family feeling about it.
I love living on campus and enjoy talking with the students in and around the campus and not just in the classrooms. They are much more relaxed when away from the rest of the class. Teaching gives me a buzz and especially when a student gains confidence to give a presentation or uses something which you have taught them.
Shaoxing has lots to offer in scenery and now that we have wheels (E-bike) we have more opportunity to get out and about to experience the culture. Shaoxing people are a friendly lot and I feel very safe here.
Shaoxing is small enough so that its easy to get around but big enough to have everything that you want or need. Of course, Hangzhou or Shanghai are only a short bus or train ride away.
