EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 369
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 369
369 . Educator to child ratios and qualification requirements for educators — children over preschool age
(1) In this
regulation —
approved educator qualification means a
qualification for the education and care of children over preschool age
that —
(a) is
approved as a qualification for an educator, other than a first educator, by
the National Authority; and
(b) is
included in the list of approved qualifications for educators, other than
first educators, published under regulation 137(2)(c) for Western
Australia;
approved first educator qualification means a
qualification for the education and care of children over preschool age
that—
(a) is
approved as a qualification for a first educator by the National Authority;
and
(b) is
included in the list of approved qualifications for first educators published
under regulation 137(2)(c) for Western Australia;
approved qualification means a qualification for
the education and care of children over preschool age that —
(a) is
approved as a qualification for an educator by the National Authority; and
(b) is
included in the list of approved qualifications for educators published under
regulation 137(2)(c) for Western Australia;
first qualified educator means an educator who
meets the following qualification requirements —
(a) the
educator holds an approved qualification; or
(b) the
educator —
(i)
is enrolled in a course that is an approved first
educator qualification; and
(ii)
has completed at least 50% of the course; and
(iii)
is making satisfactory progress towards completion of the
course; and
(iv)
is meeting the requirements for maintaining the enrolment
in the course;
qualified educator means an educator who meets the
following qualification requirements —
(a)
holds an approved qualification or an approved educator qualification; or
(b) is
actively working towards an approved qualification or an approved educator
qualification; or
(c) is a
first qualified educator.
(2) This regulation
sets out, for children over preschool age —
(a) the
educator to child ratios for the purposes of regulation 123(1)(d); and
(b) the
qualification requirements for educators for the purposes of
regulation 126(2).
(3) The educator to
child ratios for children over preschool age are set out in the 3 rd column of
the following Table.
Table
(4) The number of
educators at the service who are required to be qualified educators is the
relevant number set out in the 4 th column of the Table to
subregulation (3) in relation to the service.
(5) One of the
qualified educators at the service must be a first qualified educator.
Note for this regulation:
This regulation
differs from regulation 369 of the national regulations made by the
Ministerial Council.
[Regulation 369 inserted: SL 2023/105
r. 4.]
[ 370. Deleted: SL 2023/105 r. 5.]
[ 371. Deleted: Gazette 28 Sep 2018
p. 3649.]