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Leadership

The Director's Toolkit: Administrative Responsibilities - Webinar

This session will look at time management and help participants to prioritise and set plans for achieving administrative success.

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

7, 2

LeadershipThe Directors Toolkit

Upcoming Dates

Tue, 13 Aug 24

Thu, 12 Sep 24

Leadership

The Director's Toolkit: Family And Community Partnerships - Webinar

Explore how to develop positive relationships and partnerships with families and the wider community.  

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

7, 6

LeadershipThe Directors Toolkit

Upcoming Dates

Tue, 20 Aug 24

Thu, 19 Sep 24

Governance

Compliance In Everyday Practice - Webinar

Compliance is a team effort. 

Build your understanding of the Law and Regulations through practice-based scenarios, interactive discussions, and clear explanations. Learn how a knowledge of the Law and Regulations underpins the provision of a quality service.

Delivery Method:

Webinar

NQS Areas:

2, 7

OOSH

Upcoming Dates

Wed, 27 Nov 24

Leadership

Dealing Effectively With Complaints - Webinar

An important session to equip educators with the skills to understand the ‘why’ behind complaints, and how to regulate and work effectively with stakeholders. 

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

7, 2

LeadershipFamily relationshipsChildren and family wellbeing

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Program and Practice

Play Theory And Behaviour - Webinar

Would you like to know how to respond to behaviour through more playful interventions?

This session will enable educators to discover new ways to support children’s play narratives, interactions and play themes.

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

1, 5, 3

ProgrammingChild relationshipsPlayBehaviour

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Governance

So Now You Are On The Committee

Committee members often change annually, leading to a constant need to rebuild knowledge for the upcoming year. It's important to have committee members on the same page so that they understand their roles and responsibilities and can implement high quality governance.

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

7

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Staffing

Educator Wellbeing: Filling an Empty Bucket - Webinar

During one of the most challenging times our sector has faced, this webinar will help educators to know more about how to manage workplace and personal stressors, and how to implement effective wellbeing practices in a challenging and fast-paced environment. 

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

4, 7

WellbeingOOSH

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

OOSH

OOSH Active Supervision - Webinar

Build your knowledge of a range of supervision techniques for before, after and vacation care programs that not only ensure the health and safety of children, but provide a means for building relationships. 

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

2, 3, 7

ProgrammingLeadership

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Staffing

Time Management in ECEC - Webinar

Do you wish you had more time in your day to achieve everything you need to achieve? This session will give you an overview of a variety of effective time management theories, approaches and tools.

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

4, 7

ProgrammingLeadership

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Staffing

Effective Supervision in Family Day Care - Webinar

Do you know the meaning of key terms such as effective, adequate and active supervision?  

This session will enable family day care participants to have a conscious understanding of what effective supervision means in their daily practice in order to engage with children while maintaining their safety.   

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

2, 4, 7

ProgrammingToddlersCommunicationPlay

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Families and Communities

Building Genuine Partnerships with Families and Communities

  • Do you feel like your service is built on trusting relationships an partnerships with familes?
  • Does the wider community know about your service?

This session will investigate practical strategies for establishing two-way connections to involve both families and your community. Participants will engage in reflective practice and have the opportunity to explore some of the ways to construct quality in relationships with families and communities. 

Delivery Method:

Inservice

NQS Areas:

1, 6

Family relationshipsChild relationshipsCommunication

Upcoming Dates

Customised/inservice only, call us on 1800 157 818 or find out more.

Self-paced courses

Approved Provider and Governance Program — New Provider

Are you applying to become an Approved Provider in NSW? Do you need help understanding how to navigate operational requirements under the National Quality Framework (NQF) and how to apply the National Law and Regulations in relation to education and service governance? 

Purchase our Approved Provider & Governance Program New Provider package to gain access to a year’s membership with CELA, 4 hours of tailored individual approved provider support and training for your team, one year of access to our self-paced learning portal for all approved providers in your organisation AND a copy of our Starting from Scratch Toolkit e-book.  

Delivery Method:

Self-Paced Online

Approved Provider

Upcoming Dates

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Inservice Training

Inservice Training

While our training calendar is extensive, we know that sometimes you need a more targeted approach. Our learning and development specialists can tailor your training to be delivered where, when and how you need it. 

Mentoring

Mentoring

We offer a unique mentoring program that can be completely tailored to your needs and specifications. Based on sound educational practice and specialist expertise, our mentors provide one-on-one and group sessions to support professional progress.

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