03 MarSkilling the ECEC Workforce
ELAA is delighted to advise that the Victorian Government has allocated funding over two years for the delivery of the Skilling an Adaptable Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce (SAEW) project.
With this funding ELAA, in partnership with Gowrie Victoria and The Y Ballarat, will develop a series of specialised micro-credentials to ensure new early childhood educators can apply their skills and training in the workplace that meets the learning and developmental needs of children and the workforce requirements of employers across the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector.
Training Needs Analysis
As part of the initial project implementation phase, ELAA in partnership with Gowrie Victoria, will be undertaking a Training Needs Analysis to ensure the micro-credentials are developed in the areas most needed by ECEC employers and Certificate III qualified early childhood educators.
Once the results of the Training Needs Analysis have been finalised, up to 10 short micro-credentials (@1 hour each) and 3 long micro-credentials (@4-6 hours each) will be selected for development and published on a self-paced, interactive web-based Learning Management System. In addition, a Community of Practice will be established in early 2024 to support new early childhood educators to complete the micro-credentials, develop peer networks and access best practice tools, templates and other training resource materials.
Sector Consultation
In the coming weeks ELAA will be distributing a survey across the ECEC sector to help inform the range of micro-credential topics to be developed and other services offered through the project. The survey will be designed for completion by both early childhood employers and employees.
If you would like further information on the SAEW project please contact Greg Box, SAEW Project Manager via email: gbox@elaa.org.au or telephone: (03) 9411 9115.
