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Directory / smartphone app of courses available Addressing access barriers to ECEC qualifications for people in rural and remote areas decline in student numbers. Few Aboriginal families use ECEC services and there is a general lack of understanding in Aboriginal communities of the value of ECEC Improve ECEC sector engagement with Indigenous families and increase their use of ECEC services by:- Promoting the importance of ECEC within Indigenous communities Consulting Aboriginal communities / groups to identify the types of services which would be desirable / appropriate in different regions / communities Indigenous groups Aboriginal Corporations LGAs Western Australia Local Government Association Schools CANWA NRM Groups Department of Aboriginal Affairs Department for Child Protection and Family Support New services established in Indigenous communities Improvement in AEDC results for Indigenous children Higher numbers of Aboriginal children attending ECEC services (Survey Monkey to services) Increase in number of Aboriginal Early Years staff Lack of buy-in from Indigenous communities High mobility of Aboriginal families Lack of motivation by Aboriginal people to enter the sector High priority Improving the buy-in of Indigenous communities to the value of ECEC would help to address the inequality in standards of education between Indigenous children and other social groups and promote the idea of universal access to education