EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 356
Qualifications for educators--children over preschool age
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS - REG 356
Qualifications for educators--children over preschool age
356 Qualifications for educators--children over preschool age
(1) This
regulation sets out the qualification requirements for educators at a
centre-based service educating and caring for children over preschool age for
the purposes of regulation 126(2).
(2) At least 50 per cent of the educators
required to meet the educator to child ratio for children over preschool age
must hold, or be enrolled in and studying for, at least a qualification
published under regulation 137(2) in the list of approved diploma level
qualifications for educators working with children over preschool age for
Victoria.
(3) All other educators required to meet the educator to child
ratio for children over preschool age must--
(a) hold, or be actively working
towards, at least a qualification published under regulation 137(2) in the
list of approved certificate III level education and care qualifications for
educators working with children over preschool age for Victoria; or
(b)
commence obtaining a qualification referred to in paragraph (a) within 6
months of commencing to educate and care for children.
(4) Subregulation (3)
does not have effect before 1 January 2014.
