Meet Simone: Our Finalist for the Community Education Student of the Year Awards 2023

Meet Simone: Our Finalist for the Community Education Student of the Year Awards 2023

The Community Education Student of the Year Awards celebrate the achievements of Australia’s adult and community education students, based on career and study; communication, team and leadership skills; and community and other activities. We are thrilled to share the achievements of Simone who was chosen as a Community Education Student of the Year finalist!

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New adult community education opportunities opening in Epping

New adult community education opportunities opening in Epping

Recently we expanded our operations with a new campus, in the culturally diverse, rapidly changing suburb of Epping. The opening ceremony was officiated by Donna Davis, Member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales. Also present was David Collins PSM with senior staff of NSW State Training, Board members of Macquarie Community College, local service providers, staff and local students.

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Refugee Week 2023: Denys’s Journey Finding Freedom

Refugee Week 2023: Denys’s Journey Finding Freedom

The theme of Refugee Week 2023, Finding Freedom, explores the concept of freedom and what it means to be free, including living without fear, having basic human rights upheld, and living without fear of persecution. To understand the sacrifices, challenges and decisions a refugee experiences, we interviewed our Advanced English student Denys Levchenko, who left the life he built in Ukraine to secure the safety of his family.

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2022 NCVER Survey: Macquarie Community College Students Achieve Great Employment Outcomes

2022 NCVER Survey: Macquarie Community College Students Achieve Great Employment Outcomes

Results from The National Student Outcomes Survey are out!
It revealed that Macquarie Community College is helping more Australians find employment, while meeting an unprecedented workforce shortage across multiple sectors, through its tailored training programs.

The 2022 National Student Outcomes Survey was conducted by NCVER into VET graduate outcomes and satisfaction. It highlighted the success of the College in:
– Improving employment outcomes for students
– Increasing student satisfaction with training

The NSW Department of Education continues to recognise Macquarie Community College as a high performing provider.

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Meet Pam - Our Finalist for the Community Education Student of the Year Awards 2022

Meet Pam – Our Finalist for the Community Education Student of the Year Awards 2022

Pam Kaur Sunner completed a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care at Macquarie Community College. Pam came to Australia from Punjab, India in 1990 with her family. Pam took on a number of caring roles within her family including, her elderly parents and children of family members as well as her own children. After she commenced her Diploma at Macquarie Community College, she also endured the loss of two close family members but resolved to continue studying. Pam successfully completed her Diploma and has gone on to continue to work in childcare as a Diploma-trained educator.

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How to keep your New Year's Resolution

How to keep your New Year’s Resolution

We welcome 2023 with much excitement as we return to some kind of norm. There is something about starting a new year that encourages us to pause and reflect on how we can improve ourselves. Most of us will make that annual new year’s resolution. Whether it’s “exercise more”, “change careers”, and “learn new things”, here are some tips on how to keep those plans in place and follow through your resolutions for 2023.

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Outstanding Results Flow from Holistic Child Care Training Program

Outstanding Results Flow from Holistic Child Care Training Program

Despite experiencing significant barriers to study and enter the workforce, Sue Bryant’s team of Child Care Trainers continue to deliver outstanding results from their students. “Nine out of ten students from the most recent graduating class were offered employment, with over 50 percent establishing themselves in full or part time work before they’d even finished the course”, notes Sue.

Macquarie Community College have developed a new program called SKILLS4You to further bridge the gap and support learners through a holistic program. Each individual is assessed and a tailored plan developed based on their current learning and employment readiness.

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MCC hosts Michelle Rowland MP, Member for Greenway

Training People for the Most Important Job in the World

“I tell my students that looking after a person who’s in their last stage of life is one of the most important jobs in the world,” says Heather, Community Services Lead Trainer at Macquarie Community College. “Some of these people have fought for Australia, and all of them have helped build and contribute to this country. It’s very satisfying to make a difference in their lives.”

Heather’s no-nonsense style, her directness in communicating, makes her a popular trainer of Aged or Disability Care courses. Without mincing words, she gives her students a complete picture of their client’s needs and that there are more than just physical and technical aspects to caring.

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The Secret to Ayana’s success - Finding the Right Kind of Study

The Secret to Ayana’s success – Finding the Right Kind of Study

“Find something that gives you hope for the future, then find people who will sit with you, guide you, and help you. We need help in the right way. I found this at Macquarie Community College, and it made all the difference.”

The answer to improving everything in a new country, Ayana has found, is study. Correction: the right kind of study. Ayana was even offered a job during her work placement – before she graduated!

Nowadays, Ayana is a successful worker in the Aged Care industry who enjoys heart-warming interactions with clients every day. However, Aged Care is a different industry from the one Ayana thought she’d be working in when she first migrated to Australia from Ethiopia.

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