CTAS Education- RTO Code 51849

Congratulations Chloe! It's been wonderful being a part of your journey 👏♥

🎓✨ Congratulations, Chloe! ✨🎓

We are so proud of our Chloe for officially completing her Certificate III in Children’s Services! 🌸

Chloe is such a fabulous core part of our team — nurturing, skilled and thoughtful in ALL that she does. She creates the most beautiful relationships with our children while providing purposeful and meaningful learning experiences that support them to grow, explore and thrive. 💕

We’re so excited to watch Chloe continue to grow as an educator and with what feels like experience beyond her years, as she now sets her sights on completing her Diploma!

Here she is with the proud Room Leaders who have supported and guided her throughout her journey — taught by the best! 🥰🌿

Well done, Chloe! We are all cheering for you! 🌸

We were delighted to attend and exhibit at the recent ACA Western Australia Wellbeing Event hosted by Christopher Phoenix, and it was fantastic to spend time connecting with educators and others who are so passionate about supporting the early childhood education industry.

Chris and his wife Sandi are the team behind Phoenix Support for Educators, providing professional development, wellbeing coaching and practical support specifically for the education and care industry.

At CTAS Education, we know that supporting educators goes beyond qualifications and compliance. Educator wellbeing matters. When educators feel supported, connected and equipped to grow, it creates a stronger foundation for the children, teams and services they work with.

A big thank you to ACA WA and Chris for creating such a valuable space for reflection, learning and connection.
And to all the educators we met on the day, thank you for the work you do every day.

Thinking about a career in Early Childhood Education?

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

This is where everyone starts, no matter your background. Delivered as a traineeship, so you're working in a children's service while you study.
📅 Up to 24 months
📚 17 units covering the fundamentals of child health and safety, building relationships with children, supporting inclusion and diversity, and applying an approved learning framework

The qualification is completed as a traineeship so you're earning as you learn.

If you've been looking for a career change that's stable, in demand, and lets you keep earning while you study, this could be it.

📩 Get in touch to find out more about study options and start dates.
08 9350 9222
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The power of questions.

A new Trainee Educator and an experienced Early Childhood Educator don’t need the same professional development.

Effective training should reflect where an educator is in their career their experience, role, responsibilities, existing knowledge and career goals.

For some, it’s about building the fundamentals. For others, it’s about developing new skills, strengthening existing knowledge or progressing their career.

Professional development should be relevant, practical and tailored to the needs of educators and services.

When training meets educators where they are, learning becomes more meaningful.

Becoming a Trainee Educator is the first step towards a rewarding career in Early Childhood Education.

Build practical skills, gain workplace experience and develop the confidence to support children and their learning.

✔ Earn a recognised qualification
✔ Learn on the job
✔ Build practical skills
✔ Grow your confidence
✔ Start your childcare career

Ready to start your journey in Early Childhood Education?

CTAS Education is here to support you every step of the way.

ctas.wa.edu.au

R U OK Day: Why educator wellbeing is a workforce sustainability issue

Educators carry significant emotional labour every day: regulating children's behaviour, managing complex family relationships, and meeting compliance and documentation demands, often on tight margins and thin staffing ratios. It's demanding work, and the mental health cost is real.

This R U OK? Day, here are some practical starting points for workplaces:

-Build in real breaks. Ratios and rostering that protect actual downtime, not just paper compliance.
-Normalise the check-in. A simple, genuine "how are you going?" from leadership signals psychological safety.
-Invest in professional development that includes wellbeing. Training in areas like behaviour support and stress management gives educators tools, not just expectations.
-Create clear pathways to support. Make sure staff know what's available, e.g. EAPs, supervision, peer support, and that using them isn't stigmatised.

Sustainable careers in ECE depend on workplaces that actively support the people doing this work.
This R U OK Day, take a moment to properly check in on a colleague... not just "how are you", but actually stop and listen. It could make all the difference.

https://www.ruok.org.au/work

R U OK? Resources for Workplaces Use these resources to help you have meaningful R U OK? conversations in the workplace.

YOUR EDUCATORS. YOUR SERVICE. OUR SUPPORT. 💙

The right training partner can make all the difference.

At CTAS Education, we’re here to help educators build confidence, develop new skills and grow in their ECE careers.

Because when educators feel supported, children and services benefit too.

Ready to invest in your team? Let’s talk.