The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has developed new guidance for registered training organisations. Training providers can use this guidance when assessing early childhood education and care (ECEC) students in the workplace.
The guidance also helps students understand their obligations during assessments at an ECEC service.
Training providers must follow child safe practices during student assessment in ECEC workplaces.
Direct observation is the preferred assessment method. Training providers may use live streaming where direct observation is not possible. For example, if the ECEC service is in a rural or remote setting. The training provider and ECEC service must mutually agree on this.
Training providers must be aware of child safety requirements and best practice recommendations. This includes the National Model Code for Taking Images and Videos.
ASQA developed this guidance in collaboration with:
- HumanAbility
- Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Education.