Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care


       

                                       

Welcome to CQUniversity’s Work Integrated Learning (WIL) online placement system, Sonia! Here’s what you can do in Sonia:  

  • Submit Mandatory Checks: Upload your required documents for verification by the WIL Compliance team.  
  • Access Resources: Find Important Forms, guides and policies related to your placement  
  • View Placement Allocation: Check your assigned WIL placement details

  

  

Work Integrated Learning Guide   

  

Mandatory Check Guide  
 

Mandatory Check Dates   

 

Term 2 2026:
19th August 2026

 

Placement Dates
  
  

 

Term 1 2026 Cohort:  

EDEC28008: 5 single day visits completed 1 day per week
7th September - 9th October 2026
PLUS
5 week block
12th October - 13th November 2026



Term 2 2026 Cohort:  

EDEC28004: 21st of September - 9th of October
EDEC28005: 19th of October - 6th of November
EDEC28008: 31st of May 2027 - 9th of July 2027




 

Scholarships and Financial Assistance   

   

Apply HERE   

   

  

Contact us   

  

Work Integrated Learning Office:   
Placement Enquiries   
WIL-GDEarlyChildhood@cqu.edu.au  
Phone: 07 4930 9124 option 6 
  
 
WIL Compliance Team:  
Mandatory Check Enquiries   
WILCompliance@cqu.edu.au 
Phone: 07 4930 9124 option 2
  
 
International Enquiries:   
Int-enquiries@cqu.edu.au    
  
 
Head of Course:
Gillian Busch
g.busch@cqu.edu.au



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 Please ensure that when viewing your placement that you CLICK ON THE DETAILS icon for full information and instructions regarding your placement. 

  Warning to students.  Should a Mandatory Check expire before placement and you have not renewed this evidence and/or alerted your WIL Officer for them to do their final check, SONIA will automatically remove your placement information from view.  It is important to ensure that you do not allow your evidence to expire so you can view your placement information at all times.  Please note that as per policy students will be removed from placement if any mandatory checks are allowed to expire during placement.  It is compulsory that students also take all original evidence in a display folder to placement on their first day.