Induction: Setting educators up for success professional learning package

Early Childhood Australia has curated a collection of fundamental resources for educators who are new to the sector and are undertaking or yet to commence a formalised education and care qualification. This collection is intended as a starting point for induction for the core fundamentals before an educator starts in an education and care service.

This course is available within a standard ECA Learning Hub subscription.

The National Quality Framework sets a benchmark for the quality of education and care services. This course will assist educators who are new to the education and care sector to orientate themselves and understand the regulatory framework in which they operate.

This course is available within a standard ECA Learning Hub subscription.

Play offers children opportunities to engage with the world around them. Being intrinsically motivated and freely chosen, it allows children control over their actions and their learning. Play also helps children develop their self-regulation and problem-solving capacity, and it enriches their vocabulary and language skills.

Today, nearly 200 years after Froebel first argued for its importance in children’s lives, play remains an essential part of effective early childhood learning. This is reflected in the Early Years Learning Framework when it describes play as a ‘context for learning through which children organise and make sense of their social worlds, as they actively engage with people, objects and representations’.

This course is available within a standard ECA Learning Hub subscription.

This course has been designed to provide employees with an understanding of workplace bullying and harassment in the workplace. This course references current legislation in Australia.

This course is available within a standard ECA Learning Hub subscription.

This course is suitable for individuals working in education and care settings in Australia. However, each individual in the workplace has a different level of responsibility in relation to work health and safety and an organisation will have specific policies outlining responsibilities.

This course is available within a standard ECA Learning Hub subscription.

This webcast explores the idea of professional identity in two ways—who you are and what you do. You will ponder notions of professionalism and your identity in early childhood education and care in relation to children, families, colleagues and the community. Educators are encouraged to stop and reflect, individually and with colleagues, on the importance of being an ethical early childhood educator in relation to element 4.2.1 of the National Quality Framework – Management, educators and staff work with mutual respect and collaboratively, and challenge and learn from each other, recognising each other’s strengths and skills. In addition to reflecting on identity, the learner will be asked to consider links between professional identity and the implications of professional ethics on your practice.

Please note: Participants will have opportunities to take part in robust conversations with colleagues  and reflect on the term professionalism. It is therefore helpful to work alongside a peer or mentor to fully engage in the intended learning of this webinar

This course is available within a standard ECA Learning Hub subscription.