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  year Course (40 weeks)  days a week at College + day in the Online Classroom  Range of different career options (generic qualification)  Entry (with credit) into a B.Business Degree Advertising Executive Legal or Medical Secretary Administrative Assistant Personal Assistant Accounting Assistant Public Relations Banking Real Estate Communications Receptionist Entertainment Industry Retail Events Manager/Coordinator Executive Secretary/PA Front Office Manager/Worker Hospitality – front desk Sales/Marketing Consultant Small Business Owner/Manager Television/Media Travel and Tourism And many others              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 GUARANTEED ENTRY into a university degree 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) 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  Identified as worldwide skill shortage career  days a week at College + day in the Online Classroom  Loads of opportunity to travel and work  Articulation available into an Accounting Degree (with one year credit) Child Care Courses Diploma of Children’s Services - 40 weeks Cert III in Children’s Services - 20 weeks  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 Qualified to work as:      Authorised Supervisor Centre Manager or Director Special Needs Worker Team/Group/Program Leader Nanny (National or International) Cert III in Children’s Services (20 weeks) Qualified to work as:  Child Care Assistant  Family Day Carer  Out of School Hours (OOSH) worker  Nanny (National or International) Mix of supervised theory and practical training  days per week at College  day per week - online classroom  day per week at a Child Care Centre  Experience in an OOSH Centre Our Weekly In-house Play Session Universities include:          Macquarie* Western Sydney * Sydney Wollongong * Newcastle Notre Dame University of New England Charles Sturt * Avondale College * Child Care Graduates Tim Olazo B.Education (Primary) Sydney University Rebecca Piper B.Education – Macquarie University (Year 10 leaver) Stephanie Rigopoulos Assistant at Montessori John Rametsi Coordinator OOSH Centre Katherine Douglas Au Pair- New York Hamish Tait Sustainability Officer Fit Kidz + P/T degree at CSU Enrol at Bedford before going to University  Bedford is only a 40 week commitment – not or years  Qualified to work straight away  Job placement officer to assist with finding work  Go straight into the 2nd year of uni anyway (no time lost)  Small class sizes and free ‘extra help’ periods Hoda Elzein  End up with multiple qualifications Received University Offers: Sydney Uni, Western Sydney, NSW and Notre Dame VET In IN SCHOOLS Vet Schools Certificate III in Children’s Services Cert III in Children’s Services    BOS approved course units at Preliminary or HSC level Statement of Attainment towards Cert III in Children’s Services  Runs week in the school holidays + weeks in January (total weeks)  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  Accredited by VETAB (Vocational Education & Training Accreditation Board)  Nationally recognised training  Qualifications are portable  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  Saturday 17 September - 9:30am-3pm  Tour the campus  Meet the students  Scholarships available  Seminars held throughout the day www.bedford.edu.au ... available  More opportunity for future advancement Why waste time undertaking a course of study that has minimal chance of employment at the end  year Course (40 weeks)  days a week at College + day... Lawyers  Identified as worldwide skill shortage career  days a week at College + day in the Online Classroom  Loads of opportunity to travel and work  Articulation available into an Accounting... York Hamish Tait Sustainability Officer Fit Kidz + P/T degree at CSU Enrol at Bedford before going to University  Bedford is only a 40 week commitment – not or years  Qualified to work straight