Be You for VET

Be You is a national initiative for educators aimed at promoting and protecting positive mental health in children and young people.

Be You's vision is that every learning community is positive, inclusive and resilient, and where every child, young person, staff member and family can achieve their best possible mental health. 

It's free and designed for:

• early learning educators, teachers and education support workers
• leaders in early learning services and schools
• students enrolled in early childhood and education-oriented qualifications.

The initiative offers online, evidence-informed Professional Learning modules, Fact Sheets and tools to help educators foster mentally healthy generations. Be You also has resources and tools to support your wellbeing while studying and in the workplace.

For a full introduction to Be You, download:

• Pre-service Educators Handbook: Early Learning Services (PDF, 9.1MB)
• Pre-service Educators Handbook: Primary and Secondary Schools (PDF, 9.4MB)

This plan is designed to help you support your mental health and wellbeing while studying.

It will help you consider strategies and resources you can use to promote and protect your wellbeing.

Your relationship with children and young people shapes how they learn and develop, and their mental health and wellbeing.

Brain development affects a child or young person's ability to form healthy, satisfying relationships and to succeed in learning and social environments. 

Many children experience anxiety when separating from their families as they first attend an early learning service or start school.

This guide highlights Be You resources that are most relevant to CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.                   

This guide highlights Be You resources that are most relevant to CHC30221 Certificate III and CHC40221 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support.

1. Go to beyou.edu.au/register
2. Register as a pre-service or tertiary professional. Be sure to select your area of special interest (such as the early childhood stream).
3. Search for and select your RTO in the drop-down menu. If your institution is not on the list, please fill in their details.
4. Once registered, you’ll receive an email asking you to verify your email address.
5. Verify your email address.

You’re now a registered Be You user with ongoing access to Be You resources.

You’ll also have a personalised dashboard that will allow you to track your Professional Learning and store certificates of completion you can use for your resume or as part of professional development evidence.