This targeted governance training supports Committees of Management and Approved Providers in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector to understand their legal, regulatory and ethical responsibilities for keeping children safe.
Participants learn how to exercise effective oversight, ensure compliance with safeguarding requirements, and promote a culture of safety, accountability and trust.
The course explores the governance and risk management functions essential to implementing and sustaining a child-safe culture in accordance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards, the Reportable Conduct Scheme, and the National Quality Framework (NQF).
What You Will Learn
This course helps governance members understand their role in ensuring the highest standards of child safety and compliance. Key topics include:
- What safeguarding means from a governance and oversight perspective
- Legal obligations under the Reportable Conduct Scheme
- How to fulfil your duty of care as a governing body
- Governance expectations under the Child Safe Standards and National Quality Standard (NQS)
- How to promote and model a child-safe organisational culture
- Ensuring regular reviews of compliance, risk and workforce screening records
- Key questions to ask at committee meetings to monitor safeguarding performance
Who Should Attend
This training is designed for those responsible for the governance, oversight or strategic direction of early learning and care services, including:
- Committees of Management
- Approved Providers
- Board members and non-executive directors
- Governance and compliance officers
- Centre leadership working alongside governing bodies
Why Choose This Training
- Developed by safeguarding and governance specialists with experience in the ECEC sector
- Focused on compliance, accountability and risk management in early childhood governance
- Supports best practice alignment with the Child Safe Standards, NQS, and Reportable Conduct Scheme
- Empowers governing bodies to exercise proactive, informed and accountable leadership in child safety
- Reinforces the link between good governance and safe outcomes for children
