3. Why These Courses?  Better prospect of employment success  More jobs available  More opportunity for future advancement Why waste time undertaking a course of study that has minimal chance of employment at the end

4.  1 year Course (40 weeks)  4 days a week at College + 1 day in the Online Classroom  Range of different career options (generic qualification)  Entry (with credit) into a B.Business Degree

5. Legal or Medical Secretary Personal Assistant Public Relations Real Estate Receptionist Retail Sales/Marketing Consultant Small Business Owner/Manager Television/Media Travel and Tourism And many others Advertising Executive Administrative Assistant Accounting Assistant Banking Communications Entertainment Industry Events Manager/Coordinator Executive Secretary/PA Front Office Manager/Worker Hospitality – front desk Human Resources Officer

6.  Advanced keyboarding skills  Communications – written and verbal  Public speaking and presentation skills  Conflict resolution  Time management  Stress management  Creation of complex business documents  Legal terminology and processes  Working in teams  Creating advertising and marketing material  Business etiquette  Travel arranging  Résumé writing and job seeking skills

7. GUARANTEED ENTRY into a university degree 1 YEAR CREDIT Universities include:  University of New England *  Macquarie University*  University of Western Sydney *  University of Notre Dame *  Australian Catholic University  Wollongong University  University of Newcastle  University of Technology Sydney  Avondale College * Rebecca Scaife B.Bus (Accounting)

8. Tim Olazo (Child Care) Bachelor of Education at Sydney University Natalie Tran (Business) B.Business Degree at UTS University and working at Carrol & O’Dea Lawyers

9.  Identified as worldwide skill shortage career  4 days a week at College + 1 day in the Online Classroom  Loads of opportunity to travel and work  Articulation available into an Accounting Degree (with one year credit)

10. Diploma of Children’s Services - 40 weeks Cert III in Children’s Services - 20 weeks Child Care CoursesChild Care CoursesChild Care CoursesChild Care Courses

11.  The fastest growing industry in Australia  Most children today live in a home where both parents work  One of biggest skill-shortage sectors in Australia  Lots of jobs for qualified child care workers

12. Qualified to work as:  Authorised Supervisor  Centre Manager or Director  Special Needs Worker  Team/Group/Program Leader  Nanny (National or International)

13. Cert III in Children’s Services (20 weeks) (20 weeks) Qualified to work as:  Child Care Assistant  Family Day Carer  Out of School Hours (OOSH) worker  Nanny (National or International)

14. Mix of supervised theory and practical training  3 days per week at College  1 day per week - online classroom  1 day per week at a Child Care Centre  Experience in an OOSH Centre

15. Our Weekly In-house Play Session  Works like a Play Group Students put theory into practice

16. Universities include:  Macquarie*  Western Sydney *  Sydney  Wollongong *  Newcastle  Notre Dame  University of New England  Charles Sturt *  Avondale College *

17. Tim Olazo B.Education (Primary) Sydney University Rebecca Piper B.Education – Macquarie University (Year 10 leaver) Katherine Douglas Au Pair- New York Hamish Tait Sustainability Officer Fit Kidz + P/T degree at CSU John Rametsi Coordinator OOSH Centre Stephanie Rigopoulos Assistant at Montessori Child Care Graduates

18.  Bedford is only a 40 week commitment – not 3 or 4 years  Qualified to work straight away  Job placement officer to assist with finding work  Go straight into the 2 nd year of uni anyway (no time lost)  Small class sizes and free ‘extra help’ periods  End up with multiple qualifications Hoda Elzein Received 4 University Offers: Sydney Uni, Western Sydney, NSW and Notre Dame Enrol at Bedford before going to University

19. Vet In Schools Vet In Schools Cert III in Children’s Services  BOS approved course  4 units at Preliminary or HSC level  Statement of Attainment towards Cert III in Children’s Services  Runs 1 week in the school holidays + 3 weeks in January (total 6 weeks) VET IN SCHOOLS Certificate III in Children’s Services

20.  Available for all Bedford Diploma courses  No upfront tuition costs  No Interest  No loan re-payments until salary reaches $44,911 per year  No age restrictions

21.  Accredited by VETAB (Vocational Education & Training Accreditation Board)  Nationally recognised training  Qualifications are portable

22.  No ATAR Required  School Certificate (year 10) or above  No entrance examination  Enrolments accepted on a 'first-come, first- served’ basis  Enrolment intakes – February, April & July

23.  Saturday 17 September - 9:30am-3pm  Tour the campus  Meet the students  Scholarships available  Seminars held throughout the day

24.  Directly opposite Sydney University  Cafe’s, banks, Post Office  Close to Broadway Shopping Centre  5 minute by bus from Central Railway

25. www.bedford.edu.au