Government has launched a major program to attract new early childhood workers to cope with a severe shortage of early-school workers in the coming years.
Government, NSW, hopes to train an additional 7000 personnel over the next three years to meet the expected needs.
Governor Gladys (Gladys Berejiklian) and skills Assistant Secretary Adam. Marshall (Adam Marshall) visited TAFE St Leonards`s newly renovated childcare and nursing facilities.
"Government has invested millions of millions of training students to meet the growing demand for childcare and education so that the cost of early childhood education and care can be significantly reduced." Gladys said.
To attract more students, government will pay for III75% `s TAFE program, which is needed for early childhood education, a move that could save 5000 yuan for students who want to get the certificate.
"if they want to get into early childhood education and realize that government pays 75 percent of their learning costs, they`re more likely to be involved, and that`s what we`re trying to do." "We want to create an incentive mechanism," Gladys said. Similarly, we also want to create a very positive learning environment. "
St Leonards TAFE`s $4.7 million facility is the state-of-the-art facility in Australia, mimicking the best nurseries by far.
Parents and children come to the St Leonards TAFE Center. Spend a few hours with the child, while students can practice the skills they have learned.
So, while the center looks like a child-care center, it is actually a classroom _ and is a classroom for teachers, students and their children to be full of love.
This can also prepare students for entry. Skills Assistant Secretary Adam. Marshall said TAFE will set up similar childcare centers across the state, and facilities and courses will be upgraded.
He was also heartened by the steady increase in enrolment in the child`s early education curriculum.
"between 2016 and 2017, school attendance increased by 6 percent, or about 3 percent compared to the same period last year," Marshall said. "We provide childcare services to more than 2/3 schools across the state, as the demand for early childhood education grows. We will introduce such courses one after another. "
