jillandsi

Hi, she needs to get her UK qualifications assessed by ACECQA (the governing body for daycare). She'll probably come out with equivalent to a Certificate III, she can then enrol to train for the Diploma which will class her as a qualified educator and she can then progress through the management ranks. All daycare centres will want her to have had her qualifications swapped over prior to them offering her a job. Good luck

I've had a quick nosey on the ACECQA websire to confirm. What I've understood is this: If your Teaching qualification is Early Years then you just need to register with the TRB and then you can go ahead and apply for daycare jobs based on your degree and your registration. If your degree is not in Early Childhood, then you need to have your Primary degree (which must include teaching children within the 5-8yr age range) plus teacher registration PLUS a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. You do not need to have any qualifications assessed through ACECQA unless you currently hold a UK Diploma in Early Childhood Education and want it assessed so that you don't have to do the Diploma in Australia. But you cannot work in Daycare as a Primary trained teacher unless you also have the Diploma. This rule runs out at the end of 2019 however anybody who has started work prior to that are allowed to continue. This info is based on WA, most other States also require teacher registration although some do not. A few links that may be useful to people https://www.acecqa.gov.au/qualifications/requirements/children-preschool-age-or-under/early-childhood-teaching-qualifications https://www.acecqa.gov.au/qualifications/requirements/children-preschool-age-or-under/recognition-as-an-equivalent-early-childhood-teacher https://www.acecqa.gov.au/qualifications/early-childhood-teacher-registration-and-accreditation http://www.trb.wa.gov.au/teacher_registrations/who_needs_to_be_registered/Pages/default.aspx

Hi, Once you've got the Teaching Registration through the TRB you can work in a daycare as a Early Years Teacher (or a school). The pay is better than working as a Diploma. Each daycare centre has to employ a qualified teacher by law and they're desperate for them. A teacher in a school starts at approx $68k however most daycare teacher jobs are being advertised at approx $55-60k, although if you do relief work through an agency you can earn more like the $68k but only if you work 48 weeks per year (4 weeks hols). I'm in Perth by the way so not sure about over East. Jillian

Thanks for the advice ramot, especially regarding the costs. Good luck with your application, I'll be keeping an eye out for any updates that you post Kind regards Jillian

Thanks Marisawright, I think you're right about using Alan, it's all very complicated. Kind regards Jillian

Thanks Alan, I think that's the best option. I'll ring you on Monday. Kind regards Jillian

Thanks for the reply Alan. We're currently thinking of going for the 864 but I'm a bit worried about the logistics that you mentioned. I believe that once the visa's applied for she automatically gets a BVA, but that doesn't allow her to leave so that she can return to England to sell up. I believe that she could apply for a BVB which would then allow her to come and go. Is that quite an easy process? Would it come through reasonably quickly? We're also a bit concerned about the timeline. The website doesn't give an indication of processing time but from the research that I've done it looks like it might be up to a year (although it hasn't moved recently). What do you think about this? Many thanks Jillian

Thanks Ferrets, Need to make a decision so that we can get on and apply. Good luck with your application. Kind regards

You're probably right newjez (I might have been pushing the boat a bit with that one) .

Thanks Ferrets, So maybe it's just personal choice/circumstances then. Can I ask how long the 864 took to come through? Also, did your parents travel back home at all during their bridging visa time and if so was it easy to be allowed to leave the country?

To be a Trainer and Assessor in Australia you need the TAE40110 plus hold the qualification that you wish to teach or create a competency file that shows that you have the knowledge and current skills to teach the qualification. You can get your childcare quals assessed by ACECQA and the TAE can be done online so you could do it while you're still there.

Try looking at the teaching board websites, the WA one is www.trb.wa.gov.au. ACECQA deal with teachers only so far as you need to have one in each daycare centre but they don't register them which is why they will be putting you as equivalent to a Diploma (they're in charge of childcare qualifications). There are different levels of teacher registration which may help with the short-fall in experience.

You need to go to www.acecqa.gov.au. That is the governing body for childcare in Australia, they do the qualification assessments. From what I remember, the UK have Lv2s and Lv3s (NNEB being Lv3 and therefore fully qualified). In Australia we have Cert III and Diploma (Diploma being fully qualified). However UK Lv3 gets assessed as a Cert III which comes as a shock to a lot of people. You then have to study the extra units to qualify for a Diploma. We also have separate qualifications for school work. They're fairly short and easy to get, but I'm not sure if the NNEB would qualify you to work in schools the way it does in the UK. However in 2014 I worked in a school based on my qualification which was an Australian Diploma so maybe you still can.

Based on your high school criteria I would be looking nearer the city. Most people would agree that any high school further north than Duncraig High are not particularly known for their high achievements (don't want to offend anyone). Middling high schools would probably be Duncraig, Carine, Churchlands and Shenton. There are some near the river such as Willetton and Rossmoyne are known to be very high achieving. We also have an academic section school 'Perth Modern' and a Gifted and Talented 'GATE' program which you can apply for and caters to gifted children. Mullalloo is in the catchment for Ocean Reef High School (you generally only go to the school that you are in the catchment for). Perth can be very isolated. We don't get the shops that the rest of the world, or even the Eastern States, get. It can be costly to travel anywhere other than WA for holidays. It can be a bit of an issue as children grow and, depending upon which career they choose, may find that they need to leave WA to progress. We're hopefully just coming out of a bit of an economic slow down which has hit a lot of people hard and caused some to have to go back home for work. However it can be lovely to be so isolated. It can feel very peaceful and a bit old fashioned which is nice when you're raising children away from the hustle and bustle of big cities and their problems. I feel that there's plenty to do, especially in the summer months. There's always markets, concerts in parks, celebrations etc. Loads of them are free which is fab.

Hi MAKhan Thanks for your reply. Yes, they both offer permanent migration but the 864 is applied onshore and the 143 offshore. Mum can either apply for the 143 whilst still in the UK or come here and then apply for the 864. She's over 65 so would qualify for the 864. Not sure why more people don't apply for the 864 as the queue seems to be shorter. Kind regards