Light the Night

Hosted by Federation Training VCAL Program

Leukaemia Foundation

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Building on over 85 years’ experience in training and education Federation Training on is set to provide improved opportunities and outcomes for vocational education students across Gippsland and South Eastern Victoria.

With 9 campuses from Chadstone in Melbourne’s outer East across the state to Lakes Entrance, Federation Training offer a diverse range of programs and specially designed learning environments, providing students with the opportunity to get hands on and develop real skills and experience in the industry of their choice.

Established May 1, 2014 following the amalgamation of Advance TAFE and GippsTAFE, Federation Training aims to create one united education model for Gippsland. This will provide unprecedented opportunities for local students and an exciting learning environment for those seeking a regional educational experience.

Federation Training has a variety of courses from Pre-apprenticeships, Apprenticeships and Traineeships, to Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas. You can choose to study courses in Business, Health, General Education or Trades. There’s plenty to choose from!

Students can also study a Federation University degree at Federation Training, with flexible pathway options that take you from Diploma to Bachelor Degree in just 2-3 years.

Flexible study options mean you can complete your course in a way that best suits you and your lifestyle. You can study full time, part time or online with confidence that you will be equipped with the skills you need to get ahead in the workforce.

With great relationships with local industry, Federation Training courses are developed to meet the requirements of the workplace. This ensures our students have access to great employment opportunities once they graduate.

At Federation Training, we care about your career goals and set out to help you achieve them.

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About Light the Night

The Light The Night Walk is a fundraising campaign benefiting The Leukemia Foundation and their funding of research to find blood cancer cures.

It's about Community

Coming together for a common goal, friends, families and co-workers form fundraising walk teams. Millions of consumers also help by donating at retail outlets. Culminating in inspirational and memorable evening walks every October, participants in nearly 200 communities across Australia join together carrying illuminated lanterns to take steps to end cancer.

It's about Funding Research

More than 60,000 people are living with leukaemia, lymphoma , myeloma or a related blood disorder, and another 34 people are diagnosed every day.

These blood cancers can develop in anyone, at any age, at any time. They can't be prevented and while research has improved survival, blood cancer claims more lives than breast cancer or melanoma.

The money you raise through Light the Night will enable the Leukaemia Foundation to continue to help Australian families affected by blood cancer. Your fundraising will give them the free emotional and practical support they need, and drive important research to find the cures of tomorrow.

Your presence will also lift the hearts of our nation as we walk on one night across Australia, in hope for a future free of blood cancer

Lymphoma

What is it?

Lymphomas are cancers that affect the lymphatic system. Lymphomas arise when developing lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) undergo a malignant change and multiply in an uncontrolled way. Increasing numbers of abnormal lymphocytes, called lymphoma cells accumulate and form collections of cancer cells called tumours in lymph nodes (glands) and other parts of the body. Over time, lymphoma cells replace normal lymphocytes, weakening the immune system's ability to fight infection.

About Leukemia and

Lymphoma

More than 3200* people are expected to be diagnosed with a form of leukaemia this year - equivalent to eight people every day. Leukaemia is a cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow where blood cells are made.

There are four main types of leukaemia:

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)

Acute leukaemias develop quickly and need to be treated urgently. Chronic leukaemias develop more slowly and may not need to be treated for some time after they are diagnosed. Some forms may not require any treatment. Myeloid leukaemias arise from myeloid stem cells and are characterised by the accumulation of cancerous myeloid cells. Lymphoid leukaemias arise from lymphoid stem cells and are characterised by the accumulation of cancerous lymphoid cells such as B-cells and T-cells.

The most common forms of leukaemia in adults are CLL and AML, and the common cancer in children is ALL. Leukaemia is more common in adults

Friday the 16th of October