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Labor is boosting support for Early Childhood Education and Care ECEC TAFE students preparing them to educate our states youngest learnersMinister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn and Minister for Skills and TAFE Gabrielle Williams has announced 48 million to support ECEC students at 14 TAFE Institutes across VictoriaThe funding will deliver additional supports for ECEC students while they undertake their Certificate III or Diploma courseThese initiatives are tailored to community needs and will strengthen partnerships with local ECEC servicesTheyll improve placement experiences and provide more support to students to set them up for success in their studiesInitiatives will be delivered until the end of 2027These include peer mentor groups and academic wellbeing and employability supports for students additional placement liaison and professional development for ECEC service staffThey also include coaching mentoring professional development and scholarshipsOther opportunities include upskilling more tertiary pathways available to schoolleavers careerchangers and current early years professionalsThese supports are designed to strengthen course completions and workforce transition into the ECEC sectorLabors continued investment in skills and training will support growth for high demand careersJess Wilsons Liberal One Nation Coalition has no plan for early education just cuts like the 1 billion they cut from education when the Liberals were last in officeQuotes attributable to Minister for Children Lizzie BlandthornWere continuing to transform early childhood education providing even more time for learning through play before schoolThats why this investment of 48 million our latest in attracting quality early childhood teachers and educators is so importantQuotes attributable to Minister for Skills and TAFE Gabrielle WilliamsSupporting growth for high demand careers such as early childhood education is another way we continue to invest in skills and training with TAFEs vital as trusted highquality training providers
More Support for Early Childhood Educators
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