Training for childcare educators, by educators.

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Nurturing Excellence in Childcare Education

At Making Education, we are a passionate collective of early childhood sector professionals dedicated to shaping the future of quality education and care. With years of experience across a range contexts our team of sector experts are committed to providing training with a difference and elearning programs that impact change and child outcomes.

Whether you’re just beginning your professional journey into the sector or you’re a seasoned director, join us to hone your professional practice and thrive in the world of early childhood education and care.

Join our early learning community, and partner with us so that we can make a difference, by making it different! 

Being an Early Childhood Professional committed to growth is a rewarding and fulfilling career with several benefits

Quality Impact on Child Development

Job Stability and Increased Demand

Personal 
Fulfilment & Sense of Purpose

Diverse Career 
Pathways

View our bespoke course options which have been designed by educators, for educators so that you can make a difference!

Obtain a full qualification in Early Childhood Education and Care from training that is accredited, and regulated under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Please click learn more to view our current online courses on offer.

Course Code CHC30121
1 Year Full-Time, 2 Years Part-Time
Starting from $1,750*
Online | Traineeship | Face-to-Face
Monthly intakes
Minimum Placement: 160 Hours
Course Code CHC50121
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Starting from $1,750*
Online | Traineeship | Face-to-Face
Monthly intakes
Minimum Placement: 280 Hours

Complete one of our accredited standalone units of competency, these units will allow you to upskill or provide you with the necessary requirements for your role.

Please click learn more to view our current online courses on offer.

Course Code HLTAID009
2 Hours Face to Face
$60
Online with Face to Face component.
Available now. Classroom or Workplace Delivery
Course Code HLTAID012
5 Hours Face to Face
$120
Online with Face to Face component.
Available now. Classroom or Workplace Delivery

Are you an Early Childhood professional looking at continuing your development by furthering your skills, staying current with sector changes and practices or wanting to advance your career?

Please click learn more to view our current online e-learning’s on offer.

Course Code ME_002
60 minutes
$29.99
Online self-paced
Available now
Course Code ME_004
60 Minutes
$49.99
Online Self Paced
Available now

Meet Our Team

Jo Mackenzie-King

Executive Director

Jo holds a Bachelor of Business and possesses the management ability and understanding across all business functions. From human resources to finance, strategy to operations, as a lifelong learner, Jo invests in her own learning and in that of her team. She is passionate about growing her team, harnessing the skills of those around her and assisting people to reach their potential.

Gerard Bolger

General Manager

Gerard is an accomplished leader with over 20 years’ experience in delivering sensitive interpersonal and stakeholder management to maximise community & operational outcomes. As an authentic and collaborative strategist who is psychology and business trained, Gerard has the unique personal characteristics and competencies to maximise human potential.

Christopher Bradshaw

CEO

Christopher has an extensive background in education across a range of fields. He is a lifelong learner who values education, training, and growth. It only made sense that a love of learning led Christopher to step into the role of CEO of Making Education, wanting to make a difference by making it different. Christopher shares his love of learning with the team and inspires those around him to engage in meaningful development and engaging in ongoing learning.

Jordan Stanway

Administration and Compliance Manager

Jordan joined the Early Childhood Sector family as a student in 2013, studying for his Diploma of Children’s Services. Jordan has been an Educator, Room Leader, Assistant Director, and Centre Director. In preparation for Making Education, Jordan has taken on an operations role and will be working with the Making Education team to ensure the highest standards of compliance and administration are maintained.

Claudette Diaz

Learning Experience Designer

Claudette has been in the Early Childhood sector for over ten years, with 6 years of experience as a Centre Director. Claudette has insight into the workplace challenges and the importance of designing and delivering high-quality courses for Early Childhood educators to improve practices.

Carey Jacob

Finance Manager

Carey has more than 20 years of management experience, specializing in construction, health, and support services. Carey possesses a broad range of both technical and commercial accounting skills. He also holds a Bachelor Engineering and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants (England & Wales). With excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, Carey brings his commercial acumen to the team.

Jo Smiles

Finance Assistant

Joanne has over 14 years’ experience working in finance and payroll roles. Joanne is eagerly awaiting her next challenge, seeking to translate her wealth of knowledge and experience to the training sector as part of Making Education.

Emma King

Student Support

Bright, bubbly and vibrant, Emma is here to ensure you're supported during your learning journey. Taking on the role of student support, Emma is there to support students through their learning journey from start to finish. She will be your first point of support who can help students with their concerns, issues or challenges. Where further support is needed, or more specialised services required, Emma will connect you to the resources you need.

Start Your Early Learning Journey Today!

Ready to embark on a fulfilling Early Learning education journey or take your career to new heights?

Join us now and unlock a world of opportunities. Don’t wait – start your transformative journey today!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Being Early Childhood specialists, and wanting to meet the needs of early childhood professionals around the country, we provide childcare training course that meet the needs of all early learning professionals.

Qualifications:

We teach both the CHC30121 Certificate III and CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, ensuring that you can study what you need on your Early Learning or Childcare career.

Accredited Training:

We offer a range of nationally accredited short courses and standalone units of competency such as the HLTFSE001 Follow basic food safety practices, as well as your typical refresher training which is a requirement of employment including HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting.

Professional Development and Coaching:

Knowing that a commitment to ongoing professional development is so important, we also provide a range of professional development options and consultancy services for individuals, groups, services and more.

At Making Education, we understand the importance of flexibility and choice. That’s why wherever possible, we offer an online learning options for each of our educational programs to ensure that we can meet the needs of all our individual services and learners from all contexts. When learning online, you will have a program that has been designed and developed by educators, for educators. Online learning doesn’t necessarily mean lower quality either. Our team of learning designers sequence the learning with high quality content and provide additional resources, activities, reflection prompts and videos along the way to ensure your online learning experience is rich, engaging and most importantly, meaningful.

No matter what stage of your early learning or childcare career you are currently in, Making Education has what you need to thrive.

Completing our courses can be your strong starting point for a new career in Early Childhood Education, or support moving to a higher qualification to allow the upskilling and promotion into a leadership position.

Maintaining your career is just as important. By staying up to date with all the newest practices and regulatory changes that come into effect, you’ll have an edge. By staying up to date with these changes and best practices, you can ensure that you are meeting your requirements and maintaining your employability.

If you’re wanting to stand out, then demonstrating your commitment to ongoing learning and professional development by engaging in our non-accredited programs, professional development and coaching can all provide you with the evidence you need to show a high-level commitment to best practice.

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