Holmesglen Institute of TAFE Courses

There are no formal entry requirements.

Students must be 18 years of age at course commencement.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview.

These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training the learner will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview.

This will assist with determining their suitability for this course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs they may have.

Preferred candidates will have completed either year 11 VCE or VCAL Intermediate (at Holmesglen or an alternative recognised provider)

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview.

This will assist with determining your suitability for this course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs you may have.

Learners must be 16 years of age at the 30th of April to be eligible for enrolment

Learners under the age of 17, must have a completed Exemption form School Application authorised by the learners previous school principal. This is a requirement under the Ministerial Order 705

To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age.

Apprenticeship: training agreement with a registered employer from a relevant industry.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

It is preferable that students have at a minimum:
* VCE (ATAR) or equivalent; or mature age (at least 18 years of age and away from formal study for at least one year); and/or
* BSB30120 Certificate III in Business (or similar qualification)
Year 12 - VCE students are to apply through VTAC application
Non-Year 12 (mature aged) applicants can apply directly to Holmesglen

Students are required to complete a literacy and numeracy test (BKSB) as part of their enrolment. The language, literacy and numeracy levels required for this course are based on the ACSF. They are:
* Language = 2
* Numeracy = 2

To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training the student will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment (BKSB) and a pre-training review interview. These will assist with determining suitability for the course, variations to the training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

Learners must be 18 years or older at the time of program commencement.

Learners must be able to participate in assessable industry placements to successfully complete the course. A current Working With Children Check card is a requirement for placement. Some criminal convictions may prevent an applicant from obtaining a Working With Children Check card and therefore they will not be able to complete the course.

Candidates are required to participate in a Pre-Training Review and individual interview.

Candidates must be able to physically complete the Practicum requirements of this course.

Candidates must present evidence of COVID-19 vaccination to be eligible for on campus studies and practical placement in an Education and Care service.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

Applicant must hold a:
* CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Or
* CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
Students must be employed in a Registered Education and Care Service for a minimum of 13 hours per week

A current Working With Children's Check card is required.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

To be eligible students must be at least 16 years of age.

Students should have the physical capacity to work in a variety of Australian sports industries, while making sure they comply with all manual handling work health and safety legislation.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview.

Applicants must demonstrate vocational competency in their proposed teaching and assessment area. Vocational competency is defined as broad industry knowledge and experience, and may include, but is not limited to, holding a relevant unit of competency or qualification. Applicants must have recent industry experience within the last 2-5 years.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. Applicants will also be required to attend an on-campus interview and where they will need to complete a shorthand written literacy exercise.

These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

This is an accelerated program with a significant self-directed learning component. Students can expect to spend a minimum of 12 hours per week engaged with learning outside of their class hours. To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants need to provide evidence of one of the following within the past five years:

- Successful completion of a scored VCE (or equivalent)
- Successful completion of a Certificate III level or higher qualification
- Two years of relevant work experience

Following your on-campus interview for this program, it may be recommended that you study an on-campus version of the program or undertake a foundation program to prepare for the rigours of online study.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old when the course starts, and they need to commit to completing 200 hours of mandatory fieldwork placement during their course. These hours can be completed part-time or in a block, but they will take place during business hours and require a commute of up to 1.5 hours each way to the placement location.

Before starting their practical placement, applicants must provide a clear National Criminal History (Police) Check and a Working with Children Check.

Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview.

These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.

Holmesglen requires applicants who undertake this program to have the digital literacy to:
turn on a computer
connect to the internet
use a mouse, keyboard, headset with microphone or speakers and webcam
open and close a software application
conduct a search in a web browser
send and receive emails
save a file, and locate a saved file
download and install a software application
use webinar software to participate in remote learning

Applicants intending to learn remotely will require access to a PC or laptop with the following minimum specifications:
Quad-Core CPU, 8GB of RAM, 200GB of storage, 2 GHz or faster processor
Access to an internet connection (ADSL or cable connection desirable)
Windows 10 - available free through Holmesglen OnTheHub
Windows server 2019 - available free through Holmesglen OnTheHub
PC Monitor 24" (dual monitor optional but preferred)
Headset/earphones with microphone (webcam optional but preferred)
Packet Tracer - free to download
NETLab - free, accessed via web Holmesglen url
NetAcad - free, accessed through Cisco learning academy
VMware Workstation Pro - available free through Holmesglen OnTheHub
Kali Linux - free to download
LinkedIn Learning - free access via Holmesglen url
Microsoft Office Suite - free access through Holmesglen MyHorizon
WebEx - free to download
Visual Studio Code - free to download
Storage - free via Holmesglen OneDrive or student can access free storage offered by Google drive or Dropbox. Alternatively, a student can purchase an external SSD hard disk with minimum of 250GB (prices vary)
7Zip or an equivalent compression utility - free to download
Google Chrome - recommended web browser

Prior to enrollment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview. These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs. Learners' digital and computer skills are confirmed during the interview.

COVID-19 vaccination requirements
Please refer to our coronavirus update page to view current vaccine requirements.