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Billions of people will be celebrating the Lunar New Year over the next couple of weeks. But what is the Lunar New Year and why is 2018 the Year of the Dog? Here’s what you need to know about this celebration.

8 out of 11 students who recently completed their CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support, received job offers in the Aged Care and Disability industry. Some of these job offers were as a direct result from their work placements during their studies at Macquarie Community College. Work placements are organised for students to gain real life work experience whilst studying.

Don’t delay in achieving your New Year’s resolutions. Use our helpful planner to kick start your goals today!

Local Member for Epping, Damien Tudehope, visited Macquarie Community College in November to see us in action. He had the chance to meet and speak with a wide range of local students enrolled in English classes and career training courses. He was able to see firsthand the important contribution MCC was making to education in our community.

Macquarie Community College has just released its Term 1 Catalogue for 2018. Kick start the new year with one of our courses! Enjoy a short course in Leisure & Self Improvement – we have yoga, foreign languages, crochet, upholstery, painting and more. Or why not upgrade your skills and invest in a career change? We have courses in Business, Aged Care, Child Care, Digital Literacy and English for work and study.

Congratulations to all the recipients of our Staff Excellence Awards and Tenure Awards for 2017. We thank you for your diligence and dedication to the college and its students. We look forward to see what 2018 holds for all of us!

Take a short introductory course in crochet at Macquarie Community College. You will soon discover a beautiful handicraft and why crochet has been called the new ‘mental yoga’.

Is there a career in Aged Care waiting for you? There might be if you have the passion and the right attitude. Read about how Joan’s journey into Aged Care has brought her successful results.

A basic computer class is not only teaching students about Microsoft Office and setting up a simple home office system, but also how to find their inner strengths and confidence.

Macquarie Community College has been named the NSW winner in the 2017 Adult Learners’ Week Awards, a worldwide movement that incorporates International Literacy Day on September 8. The award was judged on Open Day festivities in Carlingford and recognises the college’s contribution in addressing the gap between those who have access to education and those […]