This toolkit helps early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers, regulators and stakeholders encourage all staff in the sector to complete national child safety training.
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How to use this toolkit
National child safety training is mandatory for people working or volunteering in ECEC services regulated under the National Quality Framework.
ECEC providers, regulators and stakeholders play a key role in communicating this requirement and supporting successful registration and completions across the sector. Use this toolkit to help staff understand what they need to do.
Posters
Print and display in staff rooms, break areas and other locations where staff will see it.
National child safety training poster – illustrated
National child safety training poster – photo
Staff news
Share information in your staff news and updates.
National child safety training now available
Foundations of child safety training is now available in Geccko.
Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of every early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a shared national priority. The new mandatory national training will support all people involved in ECEC to meet their legal child safety obligations, strengthen safeguarding practice, and reduce harm to children.
Foundation training is mandatory for any person who works or volunteers in an ECEC service regulated under the National Quality Framework (NQF).
Staff have 6 months to complete foundation training. Ongoing, staff must complete foundation training once every 2 years.
The training has been developed by the Australian Centre for Child Protection in partnership with the Queensland Government, on behalf of all Australian states and territories and the Australian Government.
The training is available through Geccko – the Australian Government’s online learning platform for the ECEC sector.
To access and complete national child safety training, register or log in to Geccko.
For more information about training requirements and how they apply in your state or territory, visit the ACECQA website or contact your regulatory authority.
Staff channels
Post reminders on your internal social media or collaboration channels.
Post 1
🚸 National child safety training is now available! Access and complete the training: https://learning.education.gov.au/register
Post 2
🛡️ Working or volunteering in early childhood education and care? National child safety training is now mandatory: https://learning.education.gov.au/register
Post 3
⚠️ Don’t wait – register and complete national child safety training in Geccko today: https://learning.education.gov.au/register
