short courses
Emerald Community House offers a diverse range of courses for adults and children. Courses are run throughout school terms in a relaxed environment during the day, evenings and weekends. Our courses are divided into two broad categories, general courses and ACFE (Adult & Community Further Education) courses which are government subsidised. Cardinia Shire also offers a 50% subsidy to Cardinia Shire Volunteers undertaking courses in marketing and recruitment, committees of management, grant writing and fundraising, effective communication, working with special needs, food handling, first aid, basic bookkeeping including MYOB, Quickbooks, introduction to computers (word, excel and internet only) and business planning.
Courses are designed for those who want to improve or develop new skills, to pursue creative interests or simply get together with other like-minded people.
Our courses are run comprising qualified tutors and facilitators who want to share their skills. Anyone who is skilled in a particular area and would like to explore the possibility of tutoring a class should contact ECH on 5968 3881.
ACFE (Adult & Community Further Education)
All ACFE courses are government subsided and are aimed towards developing workplace skills and creating employment opportunities. ECH ensures a high standard of pre-accredited training through qualified instructors and encourages students to pursue Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Current Competency (RCC). All ACFE funded courses cost $1.08 per hour plus any materials and amenity fees required. Health Care Card and Pensioner Card holders may be eligible for a concession rate. Please inquire at time of enrolling.
short course enrolment forms
Our Short Course Programs run for a term (usually 10 weeks) and fill quickly, so to ensure a place we highly recommend participants enrol during the first week of the school term. To secure your place, payment must be made at the time of enrolment.
Enrolment can be made in person, over the phone, via mail, fax or email to echenrollments@iinet.net.au. Enrolment and membership forms can be obtained from the House or downloaded at www.emeraldcommunityhouse.org.au We accept cash, cheque, EFTPos, Visa, MasterCard and direct deposits. Our banking details are BSB 063-842 Acct No 1009 3095. Please include your surname and course code when making direct deposits.
Course enrolment form
Cardinia Shire Volunteer training form
membership enrolment forms
A membership of $10 (for singles and families) applies to all users accessing any of the services at Emerald Community House. The membership fee is an annual fee from Jan to Dec and goes towards House administration.
Membership enrolment form
cancellations
Courses may be cancelled if minimum class numbers aren’t achieved. The House will contact participants in advance and all fees will be refunded.
concessions
Health Care Card and Pensioner Card holders may be eligible for a concession rate. Please inquire at time of enrolling.
student cancellations
More than 48 hours prior to the commencement of a course a $10 administration fee applies (or 20% of the course fee, whichever is the greatest). No refund is given for cancellations less than 48 hours notice prior to the commencement of a course. Students withdrawing from ACFE courses may seek a refund by stating their reasons in a letter to the Coordinator at ECH. Any refund given will be on a pro-rata basis.
Term 1, 2012 Program
Arts & Crafts Courses
Computer Courses
First Aid Courses
Food & Wine Courses
Garden & Environmental Care Courses
Health & Wellbeing Courses
Kids Courses
Language Courses
Music, Song & Dance Courses
Life Skills & Professional Development Courses
Writing & Book Discussion Courses
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