Education and
Training
Pre School, Primary, Secondary and Senior
Secondary
(the following includes information on all of the
ACT)
ACT Department of Education and Training
Catholic Education Office (Canberra and Goulburn)
http://www.ceo.cg.catholic.edu.au/
Non Government Schools
http://www.det.act.gov.au/schools/nongovschools.htm
Vocational Education and Training
In Australia vocational education and training is provided
through Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). In
the ACT these are registered by the Accreditation and
Registration Council of the ACT to provide accredited
vocational training in accordance with the specifications
of the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Registered Training Organisations operating
in Belconnen
The Canberra Institute of technology (CIT)
The CIT is owned by the ACT Government and has a Campus
in Bruce. For information http://www.cit.act.edu.au
For information on other registered training
organisations please use the website of the National
Training Information Service NTIS http://www.ntis.gov.au
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship training involves training provided
by an employer (on the Job) and at a Registered Training
Organisation (off the Job). You therefore need to be
employed. To find ot more about apprenticeships contact
an apprenticeship centre. In Belconnen it is operated
by Mission Australia. To contact them check their Web
page
Higher Education
The University of Canberra is located in Bruce (Eastern
Belconnen). Their website is http://www.canberra.edu.au/
Adult and Community Education
(ACE)
CIT Solutions is located in Bruce
and provides a broad range of ACE courses. see http://www.citsolutions.cit.act.edu.au/courses
Hawker, Copland and Lake Ginninderra Colleges
all provide evening courses.
Hawker http://www.hawkerc.act.edu.au/community/evening_college
Copland http://www.coplandc.act.edu.au/community/evening_college
Lake Ginninderra College http://www.lakenitelearning.com.au/
PC Users Group: Users helping Users
Located: The Centre Has moved from Belconnen to Holder!
The new address is:
27 Mulley Street, Holder, ACT 2611
Ph: 02-6287-2922
Fax: 02-6287-2933
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 14:00 and
weekends 10:00 to 16:00 Saturday and Sunday. Closed
long weekends.
Website: http://www.pcug.org.au
CASE - Computing Assistance Support and Education
CASE is a non-profit community cooperative formed to
assist Australian individuals and community organisations
in making better use of information technology to accomplish
their goals. We do this through education, advocacy
and by offering technical assistance including the creation
of Internet venues.
website: http://www.case.org.au
Training in Communications, public speaking and statistics
Understanding
and using statistics
Effective
communications, public speaking and presentations
BCC Education and Training for 2006
Contact: Tammi & Sharryn at 02 6278 4600 or sharryn@belcomserv.com.au
or tammie@belcomserv.com.au
Digital Divide - Computer Access and Training
BIT4U
–
KIT
IT
Classes for Beginners
BIT4U Beginners is open to people with
very little or no computer knowledge. It is a 2 hour
class held across a 5 week course, where the students
acquire a broad introduction and practical use of basic
MS Word (3 lessons) and the Internet (2 lessons). A
minimum of four students is required. Fee: $ 95:- per
person and subject availability.
Bookings are essential and can be done over the phone
or in person at Centre reception. The Centre only books
in one week at a time but depending on availability
bookings can be done up to 3 weeks ahead to secure continuity
in your learning process.
Always remember to cancel your booking with the reception
if you cannot make it to the booked session.
Please ring 6264 0232 or come to the reception
to book your lesson. You will be able
to participate in up to 10 lessons, after which you
should have a basic understanding on how to use a computer.
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