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This session is designed to provide participants with up-to-date child protection information. Participants will gain a clear understanding of their ethical and legal responsibilities as mandatory reporters. A scenario will be presented and participants will have the opportunity to follow the Mandatory Reporter Guide (MRG) and be part of the discussion.

• The changes introduced to the Mandatory Reporter Guide (Edition 7) about moving the MRG from the Keep Them Safe website to the new Child Story Reporter website have been included in this session.
• Level: All

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This session is aimed at exploring our thinking around our role in providing children with opportunities to build independence and resilience whilst experiencing a sense of freedom. In this session we will:

• Begin the conversation about the risks in play
• Identify potential problems of removing risks vs possible benefits of supporting risks in play and,
• Look at how we can support risky play in ECEC environments

• Level: All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

 
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Managing the ‘business’ of Family Day Care is particularly complex and challenging for a FDC service provider management and staff who have had little or no business administration experience.

• This series of 3 one hour mini-webs is designed to provide some basic business management and development information along with some tools that can be adapted to suit individual FDC services.
• Participants are able to register for individual Mini-webs or even decide to register for the whole series of 3 as follows:

1. ‘Diagnosing the business’ – why and how to undertake a diagnosis of your FDC business (Min-web 1: Thu 2 Nov)
2. ‘Preparing the budget’ – how to prepare and monitor an operational budget that is tailored for your FDC service (Mini-web 2: Thu 9 Nov)
3. ‘Preparing the business plan’ – why do I need a business plan, what should it contain and how do I prepare one (Mini-web 3: Thu 16 Nov)

• Level - All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This session will focus on positive guidance of children’s behaviour from the perspective of social development. We acknowledge that children are learning a complex range of skills and behaviours from birth.

• The workshop explores the rights of the child and the importance of building positive relationships with them and their families. It looks at ways of identifying, reviewing and developing strategies surrounding concerning behaviour.  You will learn about the importance of promoting positive behaviour by way of setting and applying appropriate limits and expectations to support children to attain self-regulation.
• Level: All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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Under the National Quality Framework, Nominated and Certified Supervisors must have training in child protection in order to be the responsible person in charge of a service. This unit, CHCPRT001, from the CHC Community Services Training Package, meets this requirement. Participants who successfully complete the related assessment task will be issued with a Statement of Attainment for this unit. The training will include an overview of Child Story website and the MRG, requirements for mandatory reporters in NSW, identifying significant harm and risk factors and the provision of child safe environments.

• Level – All

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This fully accredited single unit course will develop educators and management knowledge of WH&S legal requirements and, will provide guidance in risk management. You will learn to establish systematic approaches to managing WH&S issues.

• Key topic areas include: an overview of WH&S legislative responsibilities, management system, risk management, safe work procedures, training and supervision, reporting and investigating common hazards and risk controls.

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This session will assist educators to improve their understanding of WHS legal requirements, in particular, risk management. It will assist participants to establish their own systematic approach to managing WHS issues relevant to scheme requirements and their own workplace. Key topic areas covered include: overview of WHS legislative responsibilities; elements of a simple WHS management system; risk management; safe work procedures; reporting and investigating hazards and risk controls.

• Level – All

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This session is designed to provide participants with an understanding of safe food preparation and the provision of nutritious food and drinks in early education and care settings. The information delivered relates to food handing legislation and ensures educators have up to date and relevant information. Participants will be provided with examples of best practice and ideas to use in their own service.

• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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A meaningful Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is best informed by a comprehensive review of service practice. This is a series of 7 webinars of 1 ½ hour duration each. This series is reflective and inclusive of the changes in the NQS that will apply from 1 February 2018. Each Quality Area at a time will be examined in more detail. Participants will have the opportunity to examine the elements of each quality area and see where they are at and where they need to go to complete a successful assessment and rating process. Strategies for assessment of current practice will be discussed in depth.

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These webinar sessions are for staff with minimal experience writing and implementing a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) who are in the process of developing it.

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• Session 1: QA1 – Educational Program and Practice
• Session 2: QA2 – Children’s Health & Safety
• Session 3: QA3 – Physical Environment
• Session 4: QA4 – Staff Arrangements
• Session 5: QA5 – Relationships with Children
• Session 6: QA6 – Collaborative Partnerships with Children Families and Communities
• Session 7: QA7 – Leadership and Service Management

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A meaningful Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is best informed by a comprehensive review of service practice. In this session we will discuss the self-assessment process, identification and description of your service strengths and working towards achievable goals. This session is for staff who may be in the process of developing a QIP with minimal experience of writing and implementing it.

• In this session we will provide you with an overview of the QIP process. This session is inclusive of the changes in the NQS applicable from 1 February 2018 (Services due to A&R after 1 February 2018, will have to develop a QIP reflective of the revised NQS)
• There are also individual webinars which you can book into which go into more detail regarding each quality area.
• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This webinar will focus on QA1 Educational Program &Practice and how this can be included into your service's QIP.

• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This webinar will focus on QA2 Children’s Health & Safety and how this can be included into your service's QIP.

• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This webinar will focus on QA3 Physical Environment and how this can be included into your service's QIP.

• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This webinar will focus on QA4 Staffing Arrangements and how this can be included into your service's QIP.

• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This webinar will focus on QA5 Relationships with Children and how this can be included into your service's.

• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This webinar will focus on QA6 Collaborative Partnerships with Children, Families & Communities and how this can be included into your service's QIP.

• Level – All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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This webinar will focus on QA7 Governance and Leadership and how this can be included into your service's QIP.

• Level – All
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• Social media policies and guidelines are an essential component of a social media marketing strategy. This session is designed to assist services to draft a social media policy and develop practices to ensure that everyone involved in a service understands their social media responsibilities. This session will also review social media etiquette, ethics and help participants to determine how social media can be used effectively in education and care services by both educators and staff.
• Level: All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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Is it just about growing vegies and sorting waste into recycling bins? Sustainability is a key element of Quality Area 3 of the NQS.  This session provides educators with a full range of ideas and practical suggestions to embed sustainable practices within their services. Non-tokenistic practices will ensure a path towards a truly environmentally sustainable environment over time.

• Level: All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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• This training focuses on the inclusion of children from a wide range of additional needs into early childhood education and care settings. Presentation also includes a comprehensive overview of the Autism Spectrum Disorder, focusing on understanding particular needs of children diagnosed with this disorder, learning strategies to best support them and knowing where to access support. Points contained are:
  • Principles, benefits and barriers to support inclusion
  • Strength based practice to support children, families and educators
  • Accessing support
• Level: All
• Content and session times suitable for all Australian States and Territories.

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