Trusted child protection training for ECEC professionals

This live webinar equips early education professionals with the skills to recognise and respond to child abuse, neglect, and harm. You’ll explore subtle signs of grooming and institutional abuse, as well as your legal responsibilities under national reporting frameworks. 

Through case studies and practical tools, you’ll gain the confidence to act early and safeguard children in your care.

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Creating and sustaining a child safe culture is a shared responsibility across every early education service, but it is leaders who set the tone. 

This live webinar explores what a child safe culture looks like under the NQF and the National Principles, and provides practical strategies for identifying and addressing institutional risk factors. 

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• Have you ever wondered what consent looks like with very young children?
• Are you unsure of where to start with body safety education?

This webinar will help professionals to understand the concepts of respect, body safety and consent. This will include practical skills and knowledge for implementing and teaching these concepts amongst infants, toddlers and preschoolers.  

We will also discuss how these topics and strategies can be introduced to families at the service, encouraging them to learn more and teach these concepts in the home.

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Deepen your understanding of children’s behaviour and the reasons behind what we often see as challenging. Learn intentional, strength-based strategies to respond in ways that honour each child’s context and experience.

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This 3-hour session provides an essential overview and refresher of child protection legislation, responsibilities, and best practices for professionals working with children in NSW only. Participants will engage in discussions, consider ethical dilemmas and build their knowledge and confidence in responding to child protection concerns.

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CELA’s Child Protection NSW Refresher course helps educators stay current with legislation, responsibilities, and best practice. Through six workshops, you’ll explore mandatory reporting, types of harm, responding to disclosure, supporting children and families, and applying ethical, child-safe practices. The course includes a 96-page resource booklet, online library, videos, quizzes, and interactive tools, with a certificate and digital badge awarded on completion. Allow 3–6 hours to finish at your own pace.

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CHCPRT025 Identify and Report Children and Young People at Risk is a comprehensive child protection course that provides training around all aspects of abuse, reporting requirements and legal obligations for early childhood professionals.

Study online at your own pace with live weekly support sessions.

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Through a range of activities such as identifying key times for supervision, risk assessments and supervision plans, this session will enable participants to have a conscious understanding of what active supervision means in their daily practice in order to engage with children while maintaining their safety.

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Gain insights into the experiences of families living in financial adversity and how early education services can support their needs. 

This is the first of a series of five evidence-based courses developed by leading researchers and early education experts. The course will help you build a deeper understanding of the complexities families face and equip you with the tools to engage effectively with families from all backgrounds.

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Gain your child protection certification with the course that sets the standard for the sector.

CHCPRT025 Identify and Report Children and Young People at Risk is a comprehensive child protection course that provides training around all aspects of abuse, reporting requirements and legal obligations for early childhood professionals.

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This interactive 3-hour workshop for educators, teachers and team members will help participants learn or refresh their knowledge of NSW Child Safe Standards and Child Protection Legislation in early childhood education and care settings, identify current practices, and recognise areas for improvement when supporting the implementation of the Child Safe Standards in your service.

Note: We run a separate session on this topic for leaders, directors and nominated supervisors. Book here. 

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Child safety is everybody's responsibility. As early childhood leaders, it is paramount to embed child safety into your organisational leadership, governance and culture. Do you understand your role and professional responsibilities to build a child safe environment, including responding to and reporting risk of harm concerns?

This 3-hour workshop is for leaders, directors and nominated supervisors. Looking for a session for educators, teachers and team members? Book here. 

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This session highlights the complexity and rewards of working with children, emphasising the need for professional skills, knowledge, and ethical practice to deliver high quality education and care. It will explore what it means to be a professional and to act ethically in early education, using frameworks such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the approved learning frameworks, and relevant legislation to examine the crucial role of early childhood educators.

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Gain your child protection certification with the course that sets the standard for the sector.

CHCPRT025 Identify and Report Children and Young People at Risk is a comprehensive child protection course  that provides training around all aspects of abuse, reporting requirements and legal obligations for early childhood professionals in Queensland.

Note: This session has been specifically tailored for educators and teachers in Queensland. If you're in NSW, please book into our NSW specific webinars.

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This session introduces the Circle of Security program and invites educators to explore how attachment theory underpins the program while complementing and supporting the National Framework -Belonging Being and Becoming EYLF V2.0.  

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Gain an in-depth understanding of neuroscience and how the brain impacts children’s behaviour to support children in your early education and care service. Be empowered to support children’s learning, well-being and development.

CELA Micro Credentials are online, self-paced workshops. They allow you to enhance your skills and knowledge on specific topics in just a few hours. Each Micro Credential includes a wide range of learning materials to suit all types of learners including tutorials, assignments, quizzes, readings and downloadable resources. After completing all prerequisites, learners will receive a digital badge and certificate—the digital badge can be shared on social media platforms and added to personal resumes and service QIPs.

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