ELEVATE program for students

The ELEVATE program is for students wishing to Study a National Qualification in Dance.
Students will study the theory/academic components online, and then the practical elements in the comfort of their home studio.

If you are a high school student, or a parent of a high school student- you may be curious about if and how you could take all the years of experience in the dance studio and put them towards an Australian Recognised Qualification.

You are the reason why we created our ELEVATE program.

It is our mission to have more dancers in the industry that are passionate, serious, determined, and employable for years to come. 

We know that our cutting edge Certificates in Dance deliver world class dance education for tomorrow’s leading professionals, because our team who have been successfully employed and recognised by studios, wrote it. These are people who, just like you or your child, love to dance and their goals are to continue to have a long and reputable career in the industry.

Our goal here at Empowerdance, is to help you reach yours. We thank you for taking the time to enquire about our ELEVATE program and look forward to working alongside you.

STUDENT COMMITMENT – THEORY | ACADEMIC

The CUA10120 Certificate I In Dance requires students to attend live online theory classes 1 hours per week over 25 weeks

The CUA20120 Certificate II In Dance requires students to attend live online theory classes 1 hours per week over 30 weeks.

The CUA30120 Certificate III In Dance requires students to attend live online theory classes that will run for 2 hours per week over 45 weeks. 

The CUA30320 Certificate III In Assistant Dance Teaching requires students to attend live online theory classes that will run for 1.5 hours per week over 45 weeks

The CUA40320 Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management requires students to attend live online theory classes for of 1.5 hours per week over 45 weeks. This course is available in a self paced format for students aged 18+.

YOUR COMMITMENT – PRACTICAL

You will choose your practical units that are then completed in your dance studio during your regular classes in your preferred studio. The electives/styles you choose will then determine how many hours you are required to complete as a part of your Certification, and you will be given a logbook to log these hours.

You will also be assessed in a performance setting, that could be your annual dance performance, or competition routines you have performed in.

DELIVERY

All of your ELEVATE theory classes are delivered to you online via our online classroom with our friendly Empowerdance trainers and assessors.

All of your theory assessments are then uploaded and completed through your online portal, Cloud Assess, which you will have access to by using your own log in.

If you choose to complete a Certificate III or Certificate III in Assistant Dance Teaching you will need to work alongside a dance teacher in your studio to gain valuable experience for student teaching and teaching units. These teachers will become your mentors, giving your one-on-one training and coaching, creating an invaluable experience, with the goal to strengthen your skills to create employability for years to come.

You will also get to work alongside their peers for group assessments, which will require you to have internet available so you can access your online learning portal or other websites to help you in your studies.  

ENROLMENT AND PRICING

Empowerdance is committed to providing accessible dance education to as many passionate dancers and teachers as possible and therefore offers flexible payment plans based on the needs of the individual. We are happy to discuss your needs.

Certificate II, III and IV students will need to have at least 2 years of prior dance experience to apply.

To enrol in any one of our courses in the ELEVATE program a deposit must be made, when enrolling. Subsequently the course can be paid for in advance by the term, or in weekly or fortnightly instalments always two weeks in advance.

Please contact us for pricing and more information.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)

In some cases students may be able to apply for RPL if they have previously achieved the learning outcomes for an accredited unit through Nationally Recognised Training. Empowerdance will offer RPL for all units where there is enough evidence to support the application.

The availability of RPL will depend on the students experience, qualifications and evidence as well as relevant training package guidelines.

Students will be informed in writing with the results of the RPL application prior to the commencement of the relevant course session.