By Alesha Capone
Tegan Backus says that working with children always puts a smile on her face.
Miss Backus, 26, is employed at Point Cook World of Learning.
She has been nominated for the annual Victorian Training Awards, which are run by the Department of Education.
Point Cook World of Learning centre manager Julie Willshire, said staff were “very proud but not shocked” to find out that Miss Backus had been nominated for the award.
Miss Backus said she felt “very surprised” after her RTO trainer, Katie, nominated her for the award’s Trainee of the Year category.
Miss Backus said she would find out if she has been shortlisted for the state award around August.
Miss Backus is an education leader at Point Cook World of Learning, and also an assistant educator of the “Ducklings Room” which is for children aged between 18 months and 2.5 years old.
“I love it, I wouldn’t do anything else,” she said.
“I love children – seeing their faces literally lights up my day.”
Miss Backus said she also enjoyed how community-oriented the Point Cook centre is.
For this reason, Miss Backus said that if she wins the $5000 state prize at the Victorian Training Awards, she would like to donate a portion of the money to a community cause.
M Backus said she wanted residents to contact the centre with their ideas of which Wyndham groups or causes she should donate the funding too – such as ones which are not well-known but do a lot of good in the community.
Contact: pointcook@worldoflearning.com.au
