Training requirements
Child Safe Standards training
Training requirements – school staff
The PROTECT Child Safety eLearn and your school’s face-to-face child safety briefing contribute to annual child safety training requirements for all staff.
Schools are encouraged to consider other training opportunities for everyone in the school. This helps to embed a child safe culture.
For examples of actions schools can take, go to Child safety knowledge, skills and awareness(opens in a new window).
The department provides resources to support schools to deliver child safety training(opens in a new window).
Child Safety eLearn
All school-based staff must complete the PROTECT Child Safety eLearn for government schools. Schools must complete it once per calendar year.
The PROTECT Child Safety eLearn for government schools is available on My LearnED. You can access this, through eduPay (staff login required)(opens in a new window).
- All government school staff are enrolled into this course each year.
- Staff can also login to eduPay and search for 'PROTECT Child Safety' and self-enrol.
- To generate a certificate of completion select: 'My Learning>History>Select Course>Print'.
- Certificates will remain part of your learning record on eduPay.
Face to face briefing
Schools must provide an annual face-to-face child safety briefing to all staff.
The face-to-face briefing builds on the content in the PROTECT Child Safety eLearn. It provides an opportunity for school staff to discuss their child safety policies and practices.
Schools may need to deliver the briefing more than once each year to ensure that:
- all staff have received the briefing (in the event there were some staff absent at the first briefing)
- staff understand their child safety obligations after a child safety incident.
It is recommended that schools:
- record dates that the training is delivered and who attended
- provide a copy of the presentation to new staff as part of their induction.
Resources are available to support schools(opens in a new window). Government schools must use these resources to deliver the face-to-face briefing.
Training requirements – volunteers
Under the Child Safe Standards volunteers must receive an induction and training in child safety that is appropriate to their role and responsibilities.
The department has developed training resources(opens in a new window) to support schools to meet this requirement.
Training requirements – school council members
The department has developed training resources(opens in a new window) for schools to train school councils on the Child Safe Standards and Ministerial Order 1359.
Schools must deliver this training annually to school council members to meet the child safety training requirements.
Training requirements – department staff
The following department staff in central office, regional and area locations must complete PROTECT Child Safety eLearn once per calendar year:
- mandatory reporters
- staff that have roles that engage with students
- staff that provide advice to schools about child safety.
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