05 FebFree professional learning opportunity – support the learning of young children with disabilities and/or developmental delays

Posted on 05 Feb 2019

Applications for cohort 1 close 18 February.

Early childhood educators are encouraged to participate in the FREE Early ABLES Champions professional learning opportunity. The opportunity is for educators who have interest, knowledge and/or experience with the Early ABLES tool, or who would like to develop skills in this area, to promote its implementation through their teams and networks
Each potential Early ABLES Champion, nominated and approved by their Director/approved service provider, should submit an Expression of Interest (EOI), together with a nominated ‘team’ to support their professional learning. The ‘Team around the Educator’ are other early childhood professionals who support the educator to provide a high quality learning and care program for young children (for example, educational leaders, Directors, approved service providers, Pre School Field Officers, inclusion professionals (IPs) or early childhood intervention professionals). These professionals will also have an opportunity to develop knowledge of the Early ABLES tool, assisting them to promote the use of Early ABLES by ECEC services.

Day 1: background and content of the Early ABLES tool to support educators to plan and provide a more personalised learning program for children aged 2-5 years with disabilities and/or developmental delay. Day 1 will be delivered by Department of Education and Training, for educators and Teams around the Educator.

Day 2: development of coaching skills (in collaboration with Semann Slattery & Associates) is for educators and optional for Teams Around the Educator.

Dates/ locations*:

*you are not restricted to attend the professional learning opportunity based on your region. Attendance for any date/ area is permitted and reimbursement of contributions to accommodation expenses may be available.

Employers of staff undertaking DET approved professional learning are eligible to claim a contribution towards. Reimbursement contribution is also available for staff accommodation if required. For further information, please contact earlyables@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Please note, as a pre-requisite for submitting an EOI, nominated educators and early childhood professionals in the ‘Team around the Educator’ should complete the free online professional learning program on Early ABLES here that contributes 5 hours towards the VIT registration requirement of 20 hours professional learning.

Contact the Early ABLES Project team on earlyables@edumail.vic.gov.au:

• to submit EOI application
• for information about reimbursement contributions for staff accommodation
• to discuss claiming of a contribution towards hiring an early childhood professional to backfill the staff member during workshop days
• further information regarding the Early ABLES tool, or the ‘Champion’ and ‘Team around the Educator’ professional learning opportunity.

Applications for COHORT 1 close at 5pm on Monday 18 February 2019

Applications for COHORT 2 5 close at 5pm on Friday 1 March 2019