Early Learning and Care Council of Australia (ELACCA.org.au)

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We are delighted to launch our ITE Boost Queensland program today, welcoming 54 early childhood educators to an accelerated teaching degree course, featuring specialised wrap-around supports and scholarships. The Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Boost Queensland program is funded by the Queensland Government, through its Qualifications Pathways Program (QPP). ELACCA is one of nine organisations selected by the Queensland Government to help build its early childhood workforce through the QPP. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4cUSb7J

Always a pleasure to meet with Jason Clare MP to discuss the critical importance of supporting the EC workforce and providers to deliver high quality, accessible, affordable, inclusive early childhood education and care for all Australian children and families.

The Early Learning and Care Council of Australia has welcomed today’s Federal Budget, which includes a commitment to build and sustain the early learning and care workforce via a wage subsidy. ‘We congratulate Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister Clare and Minister Aly on this vital investment in a qualified, highly-valued early learning and care workforce,’ said ELACCA CEO Elizabeth Death. ‘We look forward to seeing the Government bring together the threads of important policy and industrial processes – including the Productivity Commission inquiry and Multi-Employer Bargaining – over the remainder of 2024.’ More in our media release 👉 https://lnkd.in/dsbkdAnc

We are delighted to welcome our newest member, Renee Bowman, Chief Executive Officer of Nido Early School. Renee was previously the UK CEO of Junior Adventures Group, which also operates children’s education and care services in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. She has worked in 10 countries, leading teams in public, private and charitable sectors across a wide range of sectors. Nido Early School has been a member of ELACCA since 2021 and we thank Renee's predecessor, the Founder and Managing Director of the company, Mathew Edwards. Our media release: https://lnkd.in/gdYmjZ6t

Congratulations to the Queensland Government, Steven Miles and Di Farmer, on the launch of your Qualifications Pathways Program (QPP), which will provide hundreds of early childhood educators with scholarships and support to upskill to a Bachelor qualification. ELACCA is very pleased to be one of nine organisations selected to deliver the QPP in Queensland. Our experience and expertise in supporting educators to upskill and to extend their professional learning makes this program a great fit for ELACCA. Read our media release: https://lnkd.in/gXzq6Zru

We congratulate the NSW Government on the success of its Early Childhood Education and Care Scholarships program, which will catalyse growth and quality uplift in the early learning sector. ‘We are delighted to see such a strong response to the scholarships program,’ said Elizabeth Death, CEO of ELACCA. ‘More than 2,300 scholarship applications were received, which is such an encouraging indicator of future growth and quality uplift in the early learning sector.’ Read our media release here: https://lnkd.in/gfsrinzT