About VASS College of Vocational Education

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and care will enable you to become an early childhood educator or assistant, who can plan and provide education and care for infants and children up to twelve years of age. As an early childhood educator, you will be actively involved in the education and care of children to ensure they gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to achieve their potential. This Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to implement the organisational policies and procedures to provide education and care for children. You will learn to support children’s wellbeing, learning and development. Depending on the setting, you may work under direct supervision or independently.

The CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care will enable you to expand your work opportunities in the child care area to roles as:• Early childhood educator• Child development worker• Children’s advisor• Supervisor, manager, coordinator, director or team leader in a children’s services agency.

In our course you will learn how to plan, implement and manage programs in early childhood services in accordance with licensing, regulatory and duty of care requirements. In most states it is the highest qualification required for a career as a Director or Service Manager for a centre-based care.

The Diploma of Community Services provides students with the knowledge and skills to work in the community services sector in residential and community settings.Students will learn how to provide a holistic approach to client needs, including social, emotional, psychological and practical support.Students will need to successfully complete work placements, for which they will be required to hold a current Police Check and a current Working with Children Check.

If you are caring and passionate about helping people, choose to make a difference. The CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support will see you can make a difference in people’s lives by learning to provide individualised support, communicate and work in health or community services, work with diverse people & recognise healthy body systems. This qualification reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

This course will teach you to provide self-directed recovery oriented support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work involves implementing community based programs and activities focusing on mental health,mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work is undertaken in a range of community contexts such as community based non-government organisations; home based outreach; center-based programs; respite care; residential services, rehabilitation programs; clinical settings; or supporting people in employment. Work is carried out autonomously under the broad guidance of other practitioners and professionals.

This course will teach you to provide holistic support in residential and community settings. You’ll learn to respond to social, emotional, psychological and practical needs. You will gain a strong practical and theoretical base in welfare and social justice to work in a range of community support services. You’ll be ready to provide support, education, advocacy or interventions for individual clients, groups or communities.

Previously known as Apply first aid or Senior first aid, this course will give you the skills and knowledge required to provide First Aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, in a range of situations, including in the home, workplace or within the community, until the arrival of medical or other assistance. Please note it is a requirement of this course that practical demonstration of CPR must be performed on the floor.

This qualification reflects the role of a security officer, responsible for maintaining safety and security by patrolling, protecting or guarding property while unarmed, and screening entry, monitoring behaviour and removing persons from premises.

Security officers may work alone or work in a team environment under general supervision, operating with limited autonomy and judgement to complete routine but variable tasks, with some accountability and responsibility for their own outputs, work and learning.

This course is designed to develop your basic English language abilities in speaking, listening, reading and writing. You will get opportunity to:

• Participate in short simple English conversation
• Read and write short simple messages and information
• Write and understand basic messages
• Fill out and understand short forms
• Identify and utilize numbers and Australian currency
• Recognise and interpret safety signs and symbols
• Find health and medical information and Navigate basic digital technologies

This English language course is designed for individuals who are acquiring English as an additional language. Attending this course will help develop your abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing English.

This course is designed for strengthening English speaking and listening, reading, writing, and study skills necessary to engage effectively in various further study environments in Australia, including Vocational Education and Training(VET) or Higher Education.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain breathing and circulation in an adult, child or infant following cardiac arrest. Content is based on Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.

This English language course is designed to develop your proficiency in English speaking, listening, reading, and writing. These refined skills are invaluable for everyday interactions and active engagement within the community. Additionally, completion of the course will pave the way for further studies in English-language education and possible improvement in employment opportunities in Australian workplaces.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain breathing and circulation in an adult, child or infant following cardiac arrest. Content is based on Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.

Want to enhance your abilities and enhance your employment skills in the Education and Care setting? Then study HLTAID012 Provide a First Aid Response in and Education and Care Setting at VASS College of Vocational Education!This qualification equips students with the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults.This qualification applies to educators and support staff working within an education and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies.

Want to enhance your employment opportunities in the Food Industry? Want to lay the foundations and build up your knowledge in relation to the Hospitality Sector? Then studying Food Safety is an essential aspect of the Food and Hospitality industry. The course consists of one Unit: SITXFSA001 – Using hygienic practices for food safety.This course is designed to ensure that food workers can handle food safely; identify, control and report food safety hazards; and comply with personal hygiene standards.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who assist teachers and support student learning in a range of classroom settings under the guidance of a teacher or other educational professional. At this level, workers may be involved in facilitation of learning for a range of instructional groupings, including for those students in need of additional support. In these roles, the education support worker sources and analyses information from diverse sources, may work with limited direct supervision and could provide guidance to other workers.

Planning to work in the construction industry? A White Card is evidence that you have completed a General Construction Induction course/White Card course. This course is mandatory for anyone who works or wants to work in the construction industry (construction zones or performs construction) such as building, demolition or housing construction will require a White Card. This includes construction related positions such as Labourers, Tradespeople, Apprentices or Trainees, Project Managers or Supervisors or those who previously had a White Card, but haven’t worked in construction for 2 years.

CPCWHS1001 provides you with an understanding of how to control common hazards and risks on a construction site. It is a requirement for any worker on a construction site to undertake general induction training and receive their White Card. Successful completion of this unit will enable the student to achieve their licencing requirement to enter a work/construction site. The White Card course is nationally recognised, meaning you will be able to work anywhere in Australia.