Self Paced Course

Being the Responsible Person (PDTDC) is more than just a title; it’s a legal and leadership commitment to ensuring your service meets its obligations under the National Law and Regulations every single day. Whether you’ve been newly appointed, juggling this role alongside your educator duties, or you’re a provider wanting to ensure the right people are selected, this four-module on-demand course breaks down exactly what the role entails, what you’re legally accountable for, and how to confidently meet NQF requirements in practice.

This course covers child protection, raising awareness of child abuse and neglect.

The course explores the types of child abuse and neglect and the indicators of child abuse and neglect. The primary focus of the course is to identify the role and responsibility of those working in early and middle childhood education and care settings in protecting children’s safety and wellbeing. Topics covered will include the process of identifying children at risk of harm, and the procedures and actions to be taken when a situation is identified. This includes documentation of concerns and disclosures, reporting requirements (who and when – linked to current legislation) and mandatory reporting for your state and territory.

Transitions are part of every child’s day, from drop-off to group time and everything in between. This interactive course explores how to turn everyday changes into meaningful moments of connection. Learn how to reduce stress, strengthen relationships, and support children to navigate transitions with confidence and calm.

Leadership in our sector takes many forms. You may already be in a leadership role and looking to reignite your thinking, or perhaps someone has recognised your potential and encouraged you to step into leadership. Maybe you're simply curious—exploring what leadership could look like for you and how it might shape your professional journey. Whatever path has brought you here, this course is designed to meet you where you are and support your growth.

Across four interactive, self-paced modules, you’ll explore:

Module 1: Navigating the Sector and Service as a Leader

• Session 1: NQF Essentials for Leaders
• Session 2: Your Sector Snapshot – Staying Current in ECEC
• Session 3: Philosophy of Self and Service
• Session 4: Quality Improvement Planning – Setting and Reaching Goals

Module 2: Inspiring Leadership – Discovering Your Leadership Style

• Session 5: Leadership Theories, Attributes and Models
• Session 6: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
• Session 7: Discovering Yourself as a Leader

Module 3: Knowing and Supporting Your Team

• Session 8: Communication, Feedback and Difficult Conversations
• Session 9: Supporting Your Team and Nurturing Positive Workplace Cultures
• Session 10: Leadership and the NQS – Looking Deeper into Standard 7.2

Module 4: Operations and Safeguarding the Service

• Session 11: Roles and Responsibilities Within the Service
• Session 12: Policies, Procedures and Unpacking Governance and Leadership
• Session 13: Safeguarding Through Risk Awareness and Safety Culture

Course Alignment
This course supports leadership development across all areas of the National Quality Standard, with targeted reflection and application within:

• Quality Area 7: Governance and Leadership
• Quality Area 4: Staffing Arrangements
• Quality Area 6: Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Communities

Whether you're stepping into leadership for the first time or seeking to strengthen your current practice, this course provides the knowledge, tools, and inspiration to lead with confidence and clarity.

Extend your knowledge of neuroscience and child development to underpin behaviour management and program planning for 0-12 yrs and provide inclusive and best practice strategies for children, educators and families. 

An interactive course designed to inspire educators to see play as the foundation of childhood occupations and a powerful driver of learning and development. 

Together with Child Australia and renowned Occupational Therapist and researcher Cath Fitzhardinge, participants will explore the unique characteristics of play, its importance in child development, and how to link play mapping directly to the National Quality Framework and Approved Learning Frameworks. 

This self-paced course aims to develop an understanding of self-regulation through an exploration of five domains, biological, emotional, cognitive, social and prosocial. Children’s behaviours, how effectively they can respond to everyday challenges, the role adults play in co-regulation and how these are all related to self-regulation will be explored. Throughout the course, the role of the educator in supporting children’s self-regulation abilities will be discussed.

What is supervision? Supervision is everyone’s responsibility and should reflect educators who are focused and consciously in the moment.

There should be clear communication and shared understanding between not only educators but children as well. It’s about educators supporting learning and assisting children to develop risk assessment skills.