Federal Department of Education Playgroup WA WA Department of Education Increase the provision Reduction in Transient Medium priority Insufficient Early years waivers workforce and uptake of participation in networks granted to often results professional Would improve professional services re: in skill loss – Child and family the quality of development mandatory less incentive development (PD) services, centres training for services to opportunities, events increase Improved rates upskill their particularly in rural LGAs knowledge and of staff staff? Barriers to encourage and remote areas by:- retention, lower Lack of buy-in Development access networking and staff turnover from services, (geography, Commissions mentoring and more especially at limited number Coordinating a highly skilled a high level Local of events, strategic staff (Survey Lack of Would share insufficient professional communities Monkey to capacity in good practice, to cover the development services) services to Regional service) improve the programme, forging Levels of undertake Lack of links to other rating and Development school training understanding sectors (health, assessment Agencies readiness (insufficient within services education) and score for ECEC relief to of the value of facilitating PD organisations services and cover) PD collaboration Strategic build the Services Health agencies between services professional reputation of experiencing for PD events. development Schools difficulties services in their Publishing a PD programme complying with skills / training communities WA Department would require the National register template for co-ordination of Education Quality services/ educators unclear who – Standards to use would drive Developing and this introducing a
Federal Department of Education Playgroup WA WA Department of Education Insufficient participation in professional development (PD) events Barriers to access (geography, limited number of events, insufficient to cover the service) Lack of understanding within services of the value of PD Services experiencing difficulties complying with the National Quality Standards Increase the provision and uptake of professional development opportunities, particularly in rural and remote areas by:- Coordinating a strategic professional development programme, forging links to other sectors (health, education) and facilitating collaboration between services for PD events. Publishing a PD skills / training register template for services/ educators to use Developing and introducing a Early years networks Child and family centres LGAs Development Commissions Local communities Regional Development Agencies PD organisations Health agencies Schools WA Department of Education Reduction in waivers granted to services re: mandatory training Improved rates of staff retention, lower staff turnover and more highly skilled staff (Survey Monkey to services) Levels of school readiness Transient workforce often results in skill loss – less incentive for services to upskill their staff? Lack of buy-in from services, especially at a high level Lack of capacity in services to undertake training (insufficient relief to cover) Strategic professional development programme would require co-ordination – unclear who would drive this Medium priority Would improve the quality of services, increase knowledge and encourage networking and mentoring Would share good practice, improve the rating and assessment score for ECEC services and build the reputation of services in their communities
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