Enrolled, ready and waiting for Monday

Yesterday, I hopped on a train to Footscray and wandered over to Victoria University's Footscray Nicholson Campus to enroll for my Cert III in Children's Services (i.e. Childcare), which starts this Monday.

While I had to enroll at the Footscray Nicholson Campus, I'll actually be studying at the St. Albans Campus, which is much closer to home. The course runs full-time over six months, which means 9:00am - 4:00pm Monday to Friday from February to the end of July. By the end of my studies I will be a qualified childcare assistant, able to work in a variety of long and occasional daycare centers caring for children, from infants to pre-school age.

I think it'll take me a few weeks to settle in, as I've been off study for a while. Every time I feel like giving up, I'll just have to remind myself that I did 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday from the time I was 5-years-old until just before my 18th birthday. That's thirteen years, and I never had problems with wanting to give up then. After the first few weeks, I think I'll be fine, and I'll settle into the new rhythm fairly easily once I get to know the ropes. I'll still get up at my normal time of seven o'clock (yes, I really do get up at seven), because it'll give me time to get up, get dressed, have some breakfast, pack my bag and get an early train to uni.

I haven't been given a timetable yet, but I've been told that I'll be given one on Monday, when I start my course. On Monday, I have to head to Portable 1R, where I suppose I'll have my first class. I'm hoping I've found my iPad keyboard by then, as I prefer to type than take notes, but I'll still hidden in a box somewhere. Oh well, I've got tomorrow and the weekend to find it. I think the subjects will be similar  if not exactly the same, as the ones I studied briefly in Mildura. 

To tell you the truth, I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. When it gets tough, I just have to keep my eye on the prize and remind myself that this is what I want.

I'll post more about childcare, my course, and my timetable and things start to reveal themselves on Monday and beyond. Watch this space for more info on Monday, after my first day.

~ Australian Kiwi