Central Regional TAFE Courses

• Student selection interviews are conducted by the school VET Program Coordinators, who also use attendance and behaviour summary information and Year 8 to 10 data including National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) results, to determine the student's suitability to participate in their preferred program.
• Once the school has reviewed all applications, the selected students then apply to Central Regional TAFE then make the final decision on each student. Criteria considered when selecting students is based on school grades, school attendance and school behaviour.
• Students MUST participate in an interview with the lecturer (face to face or phone) prior to enrolment.
• Students MUST complete a Client Needs Form provided by the lecturer prior to enrolment. This form is designed to record the specific needs and/or additional requirements identified by the individual client that may affect their chances of successful participation in and/or completion of the course.
• A Working With Children Check (for those over 18 years of age) and Medical Clearance must be obtained prior to starting work placement in a regulated early childhood education and care setting.
• Students are required to comply with WA Early Childhood Education and Care Regulations (2012) in regard to Reg. 83 concerning alcohol or drugs, including prescriptions that can impair a person's ability to supervise or care for children.
• To successfully complete the qualification, students will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID (as mandated by the state and federal government).

Students are required to complete the LLN assessment (via LLN Robot) prior to participating in the course. Furthermore, Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) requirements must be met if applying for VET Fee Help Loan (LLN Robot).

• Students MUST participate in an interview with the lecturer (face to face or phone) prior to enrolment.
• Students MUST complete a Client Needs Form provided by the lecturer prior to enrolment. This form is designed to record the specific needs and/or additional requirements identified by the individual client that may affect their chances of successful participation in and/or completion of the course.
• Students are required to complete the LLN assessment (via LLN Robot) prior to participating in the course.
• Students must be able to stand for long periods of time during the day and be able to massage and perform beauty treatments on at least four clients per day to prepare the students for average industry client appointments.
• All students must have well-developed communication skills to enable them to work with clients on a personalised level.

Learners are required to provide evidence of having sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to successfully undertake the program's academic and workplace experience requirements, prior to commencing the program:
* School Leaver - C Grades in Year 11 WACE General English, and OLNA; or NAPLAN 9 Band 8
* Non-School Leaver - C Grades in Year 11 English and Maths or equivalent
* AQF - Certificate II or Certificate III

If students do not have the above, they may complete a CGEA Assessment for Certificate IV Youth Work to ensure they have the required levels for success. Potential learners with convictions are asked to discuss these with a lecturer as they will impact on any site visits during the course. Learners are encouraged to have any convictions they may have spent if possible. Some convictions will mean site visits will be unavailable.

Learners will be interviewed during enrolment and a Client Needs Summary will be completed to identify any limitations to these requirements and actions planned to address these limitations.

• Students need to be working in the industry in a contracted arrangement between the employer (i.e., Child Care Service or Third-Party Provider) and employee (i.e., student):

• Students MUST participate in an interview with the lecturer (face to face or phone) prior to enrolment.
• Students MUST complete a Client Needs Form provided by the lecturer prior to enrolment. This form is designed to record the specific needs and/or additional requirements identified by the individual client that may affect their chances of successful participation in and/or completion of the course.
• A Working With Children Check (for those over 18 years of age) and Medical Clearance must be obtained prior to starting work t in a regulated early childhood education and care setting.
• Students are required to comply with WA Early Childhood Education and Care Regulations (2012) in regard to Reg. 83 concerning alcohol or drugs, including prescriptions that can impair a person's ability to supervise or care for children.
• To successfully complete the qualification, students will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID (as mandated by the state and federal government).

Students are required to complete the LLN assessment (via LLN Robot) prior to participating in the course. Furthermore, Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) requirements must be met if applying for VET Fee Help Loan (LLN Robot)

• Certificate III in Aquaculture or equivalent training or industry experience.
• Students must have the appropriate level of literacy and numeracy to complete a course at Diploma level - to ascertain this, they will complete an LLN assessment provided by CR TAFE.
• Intermediate Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Outlook).