inquiry about working in childcare

[lanashakir]

Hi everyone.
I have inquiry about working in childcare.
I got diploma in early childhood just before 3 weeks. Im currenty working casual in childcare and my director said if you want to work permnent with me you need to have certificate 3, unfortunately i dont have certificate 3 , im having only diploma. So now i don't know what i have to do.!!! Do i need to go to the college and do certificate 3 ????

[linsaa fdc]

Hi,

I thought the cert 3 was included in the diploma????? Isn't that the first part of the diploma study????

[Lorina]

A Diploma Qualification is actually higher than a Cert 3 Qualification so I'm not sure why you need a cert 3 requirement and as Linsaa mentioned it's now embedded into the Diploma Qualification...

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Lorina

[lanashakir]

I need certificate 3 becouse my director cant pay me as a diploma. She want to pay me as certificate 3. So she told me if you have certificate 3 i will hire you as a permanent.

[lanashakir]

Also my director said it is illegal if you have diploma and pay you as certificate 3. So she want certificate 3 inorder to pay me less.

[Lorina]

That is so ridiculous! She wants you to spend your money on a lower qualification which you don't need so she can pay you less it just doesn't make sense!! Dont bother seriously find another centre! She is your Director advising this!! Terrible!

,
Lorina

[linsaa fdc]

How rude is that, to think she probably gets away with it too. I agree with Lorina, go elsewhere, after all the work you put into your Diploma you deserve to be paid accordingly. And if they take shortcuts that way I dread to think what else goes on there.
All the best
Linsaa fdc