Early Childhood

For Parents

Maternal and Child Health Services

• Growth Charts
• My Health and Development Record
• Online Resources
• Resources for Families
• Your First Contact with the Service
• Your Maternal and Child Health Service Visits
  • 2 Weeks
  • 4 Weeks
  • 8 Weeks
  • 4 Months
  • 8 Months
  • 12 Months
  • 18 Months
  • 2 Years
  • 3 1/2 Years
  • Home Visit

Child Care Services

• About Child Care
• Child Care Fees
• Choosing the Best Child Care or Kindergarten for You
• Concerns About Your Child Care
• Enrolling and Starting Child Care
• Types of Child Care

Kindergarten Programs

• About Kindergarten
  • Does My Child Need a Second Year of Kindergarten
  • How Kindergarten Will Benefit Your Child
• Choosing a Kindergarten
• Concerns About Your Kindergarten
• Enrolling and Starting Kindergarten
  • I Love Kindergarten
• Kindergarten Fees
  • Early Start Kindergarten

Playgroups

Child Health and Development

• Learning and Development
  • Babies (0-12 Months)
  • Toddlers (1-3 Years)
  • Preschoolers (3-5 Years)
  • School Age (5-8 Years)
• Health and Wellbeing
  • Immunisation
  • Newborn Hearing Screen
  • Vision Screening
• Behaviour
• Safety

Children with Special Needs

• Early Childhood Intervention Services Translations
• Enhanced Transition from Kindergarten to School
• Family and Parenting Services
• Flexible Support Packages
• Hearing Impairment Kit
• Other Services

Parent Support and Assistance

• Welcome to Early Childhood Services
• Best Start Links for Parents
• Fathers Matter Parenting Resource
• Just4Mums
• Maternal and Child Health Line
• Single Mothers Parenting Resource
• Support for Aboriginal Families
• Translated Resources

Transition to School

Integrated Children's Services
• Supporting Your Child's Transition to School
• Transition to School
• Transition to School for Children with Severe Disabilities

For Professionals

Child Health and Development

• Maternal and Child Health Service
  • Breastfeeding Victoria
  • CALD Resources
  • Clinical Updates
  • Enhanced Service
  • KAS Caterpillar Artwork
  • Universal Service
• Policy and Reports

Early Childhood Learning

• Transition to School
  • Completing the Transition Learning and Development Statement
  • Family Support Resources
    • Resources for Families from CALD Backgrounds
    • Support for Children Affected by Bushfires
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Transition Guide
  • Transition Resource Kit

Professional Development

• Professional Development
• Professional Learning and Development
  • Brigance Basics
  • Development Dysplasia of the Hip
  • Key Ages and Stages Training
  • Leaders Workshop
  • Learning Tools
  • MCH Scholarship and Research
  • Qualifications and Registration

Support Resources

• BMI Education Resource
• Best Start Support Resources
• Resources for Nurses
• Related Websites

For Service Providers

Licensing and Regulation

• National Quality Agenda
• National Quality Framework
• Victorian Children's Services
• Newsletters

Funding and Grants

• Children's Facilities Capital Program
• Early Start Eligibility and Funding
• Kindergarten Fee Subsidy
• Kindergarten Funding Criteria
• Policy and Funding Plan Up to 2012
• Program and Services Guide

Support Resources

• Maternal and Child Health Annual Report and Data Collection

Integrated Children's Centres

Education and Care

Child Health and Support

• Children with Severe Disabilities
• First Aid, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management
• Head Lice
• Healthy Minds
  • Building Mental Health Promotion Capacity
  • Environments
  • Family and Community Partnerships
  • Integrated Mental Health Promotion
  • Social and Emotional Learning
• Professional Development Booklet

Children with Additional Needs

• Best Start Guidelines
• Early Childhood Intervention Services
• Kindergarten Inclusion Support Packages for Children with Severed Disabilities
• Koorie Kindergarten Inclusion Kit
• Supporting Aboriginal Children and their Families
  • Best Start Aboriginal Resources
  • CFC Leaders Forum

Communication and Family Engagement

• Children's Week
• Early Childhood Interpreter Service
• Education Week
• Kindergarten Communications Material
• Literacy and Numeracy Week

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School

For Parents

Primary School

• Choosing a Primary School
  • Distance Education
  • Home Schooling
  • Non-Government Schools
  • Primary School Types
• Enrolling in Primary School
  • Changing Schools
  • Enrolment for International Students
  • Restrictions and Boundaries
• Getting Involved
  • Children's Week
  • Education Week
  • Extracurriculur Activities
  • Guide for Prospective School Council Members
  • National Literacy and Numeracy Week
  • Parent Participation at School
  • Staying Informed
    • Parent-Teacher Interviews
  • Supporting Your Child
    • 201 Literacy and Maths Tips to Help Your Child
    • 201 Literacy and Maths Tips Booklet - Translations
• Learning at Primary School
  • Stages of Learning
    • Prep to Year 4
    • Years 5 to 8
  • Curriculum and Assessment
    • National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
  • Gifted Education
  • Homework
  • Reading Difficulties and Dyslexia
  • Ultranet
• School Life
  • Today's Classroom
  • Our Teachers
  • Attendance
  • School Performance
  • Report Cards
  • Travelling to School
  • Uniforms
  • Outside School Hours Care
  • Discipline
• Starting Primary School
  • Prep for Parents
  • Preparing for School

Secondary School

• Choosing a Secondary School
  • Distance Education
  • Home Schooling
  • Non-Government Schools
  • Selective Entry High Schools
  • Types of Government Schools
• Enrolling in Secondary School
  • Enrolment for International Students
• Starting Secondary School
  • Beyond Primary
• Learning at Secondary School
  • Curriculum and Assessment
    • National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)
    • VCAL – Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
    • VCE – Victorian Certificate of Education
  • eLearning
  • Gifted Education
  • Homework
  • Reading Difficulties and Dyslexia
  • Stages of Learning
    • Years 7 to 8
    • Years 9 to 10
    • Years 11 to 12
    • Leaving School Before Completing Year 12
  • Ultranet
• School Life
  • Today's Classroom
  • Our Teachers
  • Attendance
  • School Performance
  • Report Cards
  • Travelling to School
  • Uniforms
  • Discipline
• Getting Involved
  • Staying Informed
  • Supporting Your Child
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • Parent Participation at School

Beyond School

• Career Pathways After School
• Career Planning at School
• Leaving School Early
• Planning a Career With Your Child
• Working Experience and Structured Workplace Learning

Costs and Financial Assistance

• Education Maintenance Allowance
  • Eligibility
  • Payments
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Financial Assistance for Families
• School Charges and Costs

Child Health and Wellbeing

• Physical Education and School Sport
• Student Behaviour
• Sexuality Education
• Buddy System
• Healthy Eating
• Immunisation
• Medical Conditions
  • Anaphylaxis
• Bullying
  • Dealing with Bullying and Unacceptable Behaviour
• Critical Incidents
  • Allegations of Student Sexual Assault
  • Child Protection
• Drug Education
• Student Attendance
• Head Lice
• Emergencies and Natural Disasters
  • Bushfire Resources
  • Helping Children and Adolescents After the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
  • Support Following an Emergency or Natural Disaster
• Student Support Services
  • School Nurses

Support for Aboriginal Children

Support for Children with Special Needs

• Assessment Service
• Autism
• Career and Pathway Planning
  • Early Planning for Students with Disabilities
  • Pathways for Students with Disabilities While Still at School
  • Pathways for Students with Disabilities After School
  • Support for Students with Disabilities While Still at School
  • Support for Students with a Disability Seeking Employment
  • Support for Students with a Disability – Specialist and Community Based Options
• Enhanced Transition From Kindergarten to School
• Home Based Programs
• Student Support Groups

For Students

Student Support

• Student Support Services
• Financial Assistance for Students
• Attendance
• Homelessness
• Support for Students with Disabilities
• Support for Aboriginal Students
• Information for International Students Following a Disaster

Help with Homework

• Copyright
• Microsoft Software for Students

Learn About the VCE

Beyond School

• What is a Career?
• Career Planning at School
• Career Pathways After School
  • Begin or Continue an Apprenticeship
  • Continue with Further Education and Training
  • Find Work
  • Start a Small Business
  • Take a Gap Year
• Occupations
• Work Experience and Structured Workplace Learning
  • Industry Overviews
    • Automotive
    • Business and Administration
    • Construction
    • Engineering
    • Farming
    • Hairdressing
    • Health and Community Services – Childcare
    • Hospitality
    • Manufacturing
    • Recreation
• Resilience and Career Development
• Leaving School Early
• Youth Guarantee
• Careers Websites

Performing Arts Unit

• Past Productions
• Performance Ensembles
  • Choir Ensemble
  • Dance Ensembles
  • Ensemble Auditions
  • Massed Dance and Massed Choir Ensembles
  • Musical and Speciality Groups
  • Solo Vocalist Ensemble
  • Soloists
  • Stage Band Ensemble
  • Victorian State Schools Spectacular

Events and Competitions

• National Literacy and Numeracy Week
• Student Awards

International Students

For Teachers and Support Staff

Learning and Teaching Resources

• Discipline-based Learning
  • Economics
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • English
    • Assessment – English Online Interview
    • English Developmental Continuum P-10
    • Reading
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Literacy Learning Professional Resource
    • Professional Learning
    • Reading Difficulties and Dyslexia
    • Research
  • Geography
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • History
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • Languages
    • Assessment and Reporting
    • Information for Schools
    • Languages Other Than English (LOTE) – Community Languages Schools (CLS)
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program
    • Policy and Funding for Government Schools
    • Professional Learning
    • Promotion and Advocacy
    • Research and Data
    • School Programs
    • Victorian Languages Strategy
  • Mathematics
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Mathematics Assessment
    • Mathematics Developmental Continuum P-10
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • Science
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
    • Sample Science P-6
    • Science Developmental Continuum P-10
  • The Arts
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
• Interdisciplinary Learning
  • Communication
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • Design, Creativity and Technology
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • Information Communiations Technology
    • Assessment
    • ICT for Communicating
    • ICT for Creating
    • ICT for Visual Thinking
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • Thinking Processes
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
• Physical, Personal and Social Learning
  • Civics and Citizenship
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
  • Health and Physical Education
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Sexuality Education
    • Research
  • Interpersonal Development
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
  • Personal Learning
    • Assessment
    • Learning and Teaching Support
    • Professional Learning
    • Research
• Learning Diversity Resources
  • English as an Additional Language
    • Introduction to English as an Additional Language
    • EAL in Schools
    • EAL Developmental Continuum P-10
    • Curriculum Planning
    • Assessment and Reporting
    • Professional Learning
    • Multicultural Education Aides (MEAs)
    • Newly Arrived Students
    • Support for Refugees
    • Resources
  • Gifted Education
    • For Parents
    • Gifted and Talented Students
    • Professional Learning
    • Schooling Options
    • Select Entry Accelerated Learning Program
  • Students with Disabilities
    • Handbook and Guidelines
    • Disability Standards
    • Assessment Service
    • Working Towards Level 1 of VELS
    • Home Based Education Programs
    • Resources
• Careers Resources
  • Victorian Careers Curriculum Framework
  • Careers and Transition Resource Kit
  • Work Experience and Structured Workplace Learning
  • The Real Game Series
  • On Track
  • Policy Context
  • Careers Organisations
  • Contacts
  • Acknowledgements

Student Health and Wellbeing

• Healthy Eating
• Building Respectful and Safe Schools
• Healthy Minds
• Traffic Safety Education
• Anaphylaxis
  • Anaphylaxis Management in Schools
• Learning On Line
• Out-of-Home Care
• Respectful Relationships Education
• Drug Education
• School Focused Youth Service
• School Nurses
• Support Following an Emergency or Natural Disaster
• Homelessness
• Abilities Awareness
• Headlice Management Toolkit

Human Resources

Teacher Support Resources

• Curriculum Planning
  • Copyright
  • Curriculum Planning Guidelines
  • Module 1: Whole School Curriculum Planning
  • Module 2: Planning Programs for Cohorts of Students
  • Specialised Curriculum Approaches
• Assessment and Reporting
  • Assessment Tools
  • Student Reports
  • Assessment Advice
  • Multi-domain Assessment Tasks
  • Assessment Professional Learning
• Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)
• Principles of Learning and Teaching
  • Background
  • Principles of Learning and Teaching P-12
  • Case Studies
  • Data Collection Tools
  • Familiarisation Activities
    • Synergy and Challenges Reflection Tool
  • Leading Change Program
  • PoLT Online Professional Learning Resource
  • Other Resources
• Innovation in Education
  • Why Innovate?
    • Inspire Me
  • The Department's Innovation Model
    • Stimulate
    • Incubate
    • Accelerate
  • Examples of Innovation
    • Adapting and Enhancing
    • Innovator of the Month
  • Leadership for Innovation
    • Leadership in Action
    • Leadership Development Resources
  • Getting Started
  • Planning Your Trial
  • How to Share
• The e5 Instructional Model
• Literacy and Numeracy
  • Literacy and Numeracy Pilot Project in Low SES School Communities
  • Digital Stories
  • Presentations
  • Resources
• Languages and Cultures
  • Language Support
  • Multicultural Education
    • Human Rights Education
    • Events and Programs
    • Community Organisations
    • Learning and Teaching Resources
    • Professional Learning
  • Studies of Asia
    • Engaging Students Through ICT
    • Professional Learning
    • Studies of Asia – Resources
  • Languages and Multicultural Education Resource Centre (LMERC)
    • Library Services
    • The LMERC Collection
    • Online Catalogue
    • Resource Lists and Links
    • Publications for Sale
    • Newsletter
    • Statewide Resources Centre Room Bookings
• Supporting Digital Learning
  • eLearning and ICT
    • Students and ICT
    • 1-to-1 Learning
    • eLearning Curriculum Planning
    • eLearning Planning for Leaders
    • What's Happening in Schools?
    • How Do I?
    • iPads for Learning
    • ICT Support and Services
    • Learning and Teaching Resources
    • Professional Learning
    • What's On?
    • eLearning Contacts
  • Innovating with Technology
    • Staying in the Picture
    • Using Technology to Support Teaching and Learning
    • Collaboration Options for Victorian Schools
    • Innovating with Technology Games-based Learning Overview
    • School Resources
  • Microsoft Resources for Teachers
  • Ultranet
  • Virtual Conference Centre
    • What is Web Conferencing?
    • Participating in a Web Conference
    • Running a Web Conference
    • Getting Started
    • Coaching Support
    • Technical Support
• Careers and Transitions
  • Managed Individual Pathways (MIPS)
  • Student Mapping Tool
    • Background
    • Policy Background
    • Level 1 - Obtain Your Own School's Data
    • Level 2 - Understand What the Data Can Tell You About Your Students
    • Level 3 - Understand What you School is Currently Doing to Support Your Students
    • Level 4 - Identify Student Needs and Plan for the Future
    • Level 5 - Evaluating the Effectiveness of Support Programs and Interventions
    • Level 6 - Pushing the Boundaries
    • Videos
  • Research and Presentations

Professional Development

• Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework
• Education Support Professional Learning
  • A Window into Autism
  • Education Support Staff Professional Learning Grant
  • Literacy Success – Comprehension
  • Literacy Success – Reading
  • Study Grants for Professional Development for Careers Practitioners
• Professional Learning Approaches
• Teacher Professional Learning
  • Supporting New Teacher's Practice
    • Induction
    • Mentoring
  • AGQTP
    • Building the Capacity of Professional Learning Leaders
    • Building the Capacity of Professional Learning Leaders in Clusters and Schools
    • Activities
    • Cross Sectoral Working Party
    • Digital Stories
    • Contacts
  • Asia Education Foundation (AEF) Leader/Teacher Study Tours
  • International School Coordinator Professional Learning Program
  • Teacher Professional Leave
• School Leadership Development
• Victorian Deaf Education Institute
  • Online Learning
  • Masterclass Series
  • International Speakers Program
• Resources From Past Opportunities

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For Principals and Administrators

Building and Infrastructure

• Capital Works
• Environmental Sustainability
  • Programs and Initiatives for Schools
  • Energy Saving Tips for Schools
  • Tools and Resources
• Information Technology
  • Acceptable Use of ICT Systems
  • ICT Products and Services
    • Desktop Computers
    • Notebook Computers
    • Tablets
    • Other ICT Products
    • CASES Hardware
    • Authorised Suppliers
    • Products and Services for Staff
  • Software
    • Adobe Software and Licensing
    • AntiVirus Software
    • Apple Software
    • Microsoft Software
    • Software for Education (S4E) Product List
  • CASES21
  • Technical Support to Schools
    • Network Based Management
    • Routine Support
    • Specialist Support
  • Census of Computers in Schools
• Property and Asset Management
  • School Maintenance
    • School Contract Cleaning
    • Landscaping Guidelines for Bushfire Prone Areas
  • Site Management
  • Health and Safety
  • Shared Use of School Facilities
    • Shared Facility Partnerships
  • Relocatable Buildings
  • School Fit-Out
  • School Camps, Plantations and Teacher Housing
  • School Openings, Closures and Asset Disposal
• Victorian School Design

Curriculum

• Care and Use of Animals in Victorian Schools
  • Background
    • About the Victorian Schools Committee
    • Policies and Guidelines
    • Record Keeping
    • Scientific Procedures Premises Licence
  • Decision Making Process
  • What Needs to be Approved?
  • How to Use the Approval and Reporting System
  • Additional Resources
    • Species Notes
• eLearning Support and Services
• International Students in Schools
  • Intensive English Language Program Guide and Guidelines
  • International Student Program – School Resource Kit
  • School Accreditation and Re-acreditation
  • School Registration
• Literacy and Numeracy
  • Advice to Schools
  • Effective Schools Model
  • Term 1 2012
    • Focus on Teaching and Learning
    • Purposeful Teaching
    • High Expectations for All Learners
    • Stimulating and Secure Learning Environment
    • Shared Vision and Goals
    • Accountability
    • Learning Communities
    • Professional Leadership
  • Term 2 2012
    • Focus on Teaching and Learning
    • Purposeful Teaching
    • High Expectations for All Learners
    • Stimulating and Secure Learning Environment
    • Shared Vision and Goals
    • Accountability
    • Learning Communities
    • Professional Leadership
  • Term 3 2012
    • Focus on Teaching and Learning
    • Purposeful Teaching
    • High Expectations for All Learners
    • Stimulating and Secure Learning Environment
    • Shared Vision and Goals
    • Accountability
    • Learning Communities
    • Professional Leadership
  • Term 4 2012
    • Focus on Teaching and Learning
    • Purposeful Teaching
    • High Expectations for All Learners
    • Stimulating and Secure Learning Environment
    • Shared Vision and Goals
    • Accountability
    • Learning Communities
    • Professional Leadership
  • Term 3 2011
    • Focus on Teaching and Learning
    • Purposeful Teaching
    • High Expectations for All Learners
    • Stimulating and Secure Learning Environment
    • Shared Vision and Goals
    • Accountability
    • Learning Communities
    • Professional Leadership
  • Term 4 2011
    • Focus on Teaching and Learning
    • Purposeful Teaching
    • High Expectations for All Learners
    • Stimulating and Secure Learning Environment
    • Shared Vision and Goals
    • Accountability
    • Learning Communities
    • Professional Leadership
• Qualifications and Programs
  • School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships
  • City Kids Experiencing Country Life Initiative
    • Barwon South West Region
    • Gippsland Region
    • Grampians Region
    • Hume Region
    • Loddon Mallee Region
• Student Reports
  • Circulars
  • Requirements for Software Development
• Vocational Education and Training in Schools

Finance

• School Start Bonus
• Education Maintenance Allowance
  • Eligibility
  • Payment Amounts
  • Forms
  • Communicating With Parents
  • Processing Applications
  • Frequently Asked Policy Questions
  • Key Dates
• CASES21 Finance
• High Yield Investment Account
• School Financial Guidelines
  • Finance Circulars
• Student Resource Package
  • About the Student Resource Package
  • The SRP Guide
    • Student Based Funding
    • Core Student Learning Allocation
    • Equity Funding
    • School Infrastructure
    • School Specific Programs
    • Targeted Initiatives
  • Managing the Budget
  • SSS Network Budgets
  • Rates Archive
  • A to Z Guide to Topics
  • Printing the Student Resource Package Guide
• School Purchasing Card
• Purchasing Senior Secondary Education and Training From External Providers
• Program for Students with Disabilities Management System
• Support

Governance

• Accountability and Improvement
  • School Accountability and Improvement Framework
    • School Strategic Plan
    • School Review
    • School Self-evaluation
    • Annual Implementation Plan
    • Annual Report to the School Community
  • Performance and Development Culture
    • Monitoring Progress
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Resources
  • National Partnerships in Vitorian Government Schools
    • Smarter Schools National Partnerships
    • Smarter Schools Annual Activity and Accountability Statements 2009
• Archives and Record Management
  • List of Common Permanent Records
  • List of Common Temporary Records
• Health, Safety and WorkCover
  • OHS Management System
    • OHS Policy and Planning
    • First Aid and Infection Control
    • OHS Induction and Training
    • Contractor Management
    • Rehabilitation and Return to Work
    • OHS Risk Management
    • OHS Data Reporting and Document Control
    • OHS Measurement and Evaluation
    • OHS Communication and Consultation
    • OHS Purchasing
    • OHSMS Management Review
    • Health, Safety and WorkSafe Publications and Resources
  • OHS Hazards
  • Report an Injury, Incident or Hazard
  • WorkSafe and Return to Work
• Intellectual Property and Copyright
  • Information for Victorian Government Schools
  • IP Register
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • School Resources and Forms
• School Councils
  • Key Functions
  • Role of Sub-committees
  • Council Meetings
  • Elections
    • Election Process – Schedule 3
    • Election Process – Schedule 4
    • Election Process – Schedule 5A
    • Election Process – Schedule 5B
  • Training Resources
    • Introduction to School Councils
• School Networks
• Multicultural Education
  • Multicultural Policy and Guidelines
  • Victorian Government Social Policy Plans
  • Advice for Schools
    • Dealing With Conflict
  • Victorian Multicultural Legislation
    • Multicultural Victoria Act 2004
    • Racial and Religious Tolerance (RRT) Act 2001
    • The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
• Parent Clubs
• Provision of the International Baccalaureate

Human Resources

Management

• School Operations
• International Education
  • School Practice
    • Strategic
    • Classroom
    • Parents and Community
  • Overseas Learning Experiences
    • Educators
    • Students
    • International Delegations Programs
  • Sister Schools
  • Languages Support
  • International School Students in Victoria
    • International Student Program
    • Study Tours in Victorian Schools
  • Partnerships
    • International Partners
    • Program Partners
  • Updates and Events
  • Contact Us
• Emergency and Security Management
  • Supporting Staff
• Healthy Canteens
  • Background to Healthy Eating
  • School Canteens and Other School Food Services Policy
  • School Confectionary Guidelines
  • Food Categories and Planner
  • Getting Started
  • Canteen Manual
  • Student Learning Activities
  • Food Ideas for Home and School
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Download Healthy Canteen Kit

Professional Development

• Principal Class Performance and Development
• Principal Induction Toolkit
  • Emergency and Security Management
  • Finance Topics
  • Human Resources
  • Risk Management and Legal Liability
  • School Accountability & Improvement
  • School Council Governance
  • School Facilities Management and Accountability
• Leadership Development
  • Coaching for Impact
  • Coaching for Leadership Teams
  • Coaching for the Principal Class
  • Leading Conversations About Student Work
  • Professional Support for New Principals
  • Professional Research Grants for Principals
• Financial Management
  • CASES21
  • Dollars and Sense Financial Management Program
• Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership
• iLead 360° Survey
• Principal for a Day

School Community

• Guidelines for Community Use of School Facilities
• Education Partnerships
  • Create
    • Identifying Goals
    • Types of Partnerships
    • Finding a Partner
  • Implement
    • Agreeing on Goals
    • Establishing Governance
    • Roles and Responsibilities
    • Identifying Resources
    • Developing Work Plans
    • Demonstrating Leadership
    • Sustainability
  • Grow
    • Evaluating a Partnership
    • Expanding a Partnership
    • Addressing Problems
    • Ending a Partnership
  • Resources
• Families as Partners in Learning
• Engaging With Koorie Parents and Community
  • Policies
  • Professional Reading
  • Articles
  • Wannik Digital Stories
  • Useful Websites
• School Communications Toolkit
  • Additional Resources
• Interpreting and Translating
  • Accessing Interpreting and Translating Services
  • Multilingual School Notices
• Children's Week
  • Activity Ideas
• Education Week
  • Activity Ideas
  • Free Events

Student Health and Wellbeing

• Support in Schools
  • Framework for Student Support Services
  • Student Support Services Officers
  • Primary Welfare Officer Initiative
    • Wellbeing Strategies for Schools
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Support in Schools Case Studies
  • Student Welfare Coordinator
  • School Focused Youth Services
• Support for Children with Special Needs
  • Student Support Group
  • Disability Standards
  • Assessment Service
• Anaphylaxis
  • Anaphylaxis Management in Schools
• Drug Education Policy
• Medical Accessibility Support
• Mental Health
  • Student Mental Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Environments
  • Building Mental Health Promotion Capacity
  • Family and Community Partnerships
  • Integrated Mental Health Promotion
• Student Attendance
• Learning On Line
  • School Staff Policies, Guides and Agreements
    • Using Social Media: Guide for DEECD Employees
    • Acceptable Use Policy for the Department's Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Resources
    • School Internet Management
    • Public Records and Archives
  • Consent Forms and Templates
    • Student Acceptable Use Agreement
    • Digital Copyright
    • Consent and Online Privacy
  • Working With Your School Community
    • Hosting a Parent Information Night
    • Students Working With the School Community
    • Parent Education Kit
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Contacts and Support
• Out-of-Home Care and Homelessness
  • Informal Relative Carer
• Emergencies and Natural Disasters
  • Helping Students Deal With Emergencies
• Head Lice Management
  • Policy
  • Consent Forms
  • Management Agreements
  • Action Taken Forms
  • Alert Notices
  • Resources

Student Participation

• Student Attendance
• Children of School Age Attending a Kindergarten Program
• Effective Strategies to Increase School Completion
• Student Engagement Policy Guidelines
• Support for Disengaged Students
  • School-based Strategies
  • Identifying Students at Risk
• Re-engagement Programs
  • Types of Re-engagement Programs
    • Primary Level
    • Secondary Up to Year 10
    • Senior Secondary Level
  • Elements of Quality Programs
    • Personalised Learning
    • Pathways and Transitions
    • Engagement and Wellbeing
    • Strong Governance
    • Skills Workforce
    • Partnerships
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Accessing a Re-engagement Program
    • Recording Students
  • Establishing a Re-engagement Program
    • Identifying Need
    • Planning a Program
    • Necessary Approvals
  • Funding Arrangements
  • Contract Arrangements

Student Safety

• Safety Guidelines for Education Outdoors
  • Roles and Responsibilities
    • Principals
    • School Councils
    • Teachers
    • Students
    • Parents/Guardians
    • External Provider
  • Planning
    • Planning Questions
    • Planning Summary
    • Approval Process
  • Risk Management
  • Activities
    • About Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding
    • Abseiling
    • Artificial Climbing and Abseiling
    • Bushwalking
    • Camping
    • Canoeing and Kayaking
    • Challenge Ropes Courses
    • Cross Country Skiing
    • Cycling
    • Horse Riding
    • Orienteering
    • Rafting
    • Recreational Swimming
    • Rock Climbing
    • Sailing
    • Scuba Diving
    • Sea Kayaking
    • Snorkelling
    • Surfing
    • Water Skiing
    • Windsurfing
  • Environment
  • Forms
  • Resources
  • Student Transport
    • Student Conveyance Allowance System (SCAS)
  • Critical Incidents
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Further Education and Training

For Learners

Higher Education

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

• What is an Apprenticeship or Traineeship?
  • What's the Difference Between an Apprenticeship and Traineeship?
  • Who Can Become an Apprentice or Trainee?
  • What Type of Training is Available?
  • Choosing an Industry
• Part-time and School-based Appreticeships and Traineeships
  • Apprenticeships and Traineeships at School
• Pre-apprenticeships
• Competency Based Training and Completion
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• How Do I Apply?
• Financial Assistance
  • Apprentice Trade Bonus Program
  • Examples of Eligibility Date Calculations
• Wages and Training Contracts
• Making the Most of Your Training
• How to Deal With Problems
• Field and Support Officers
• Brochures, Fact Sheets and Forms

Vocational Education and Training

• The Victorian Training Guarantee
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Success Stories
  • Adult Learning Taken Back to the Community
  • Against the Odds
  • Course Completes Career Change for Camp Worker
  • Creative and Hands-on: Apprentice Thrives
  • Overcoming Barriers and Learning Workplace Skills
  • Surfing the Skills Wave of Success
  • Waste Disposal Deliver Training Right on Target
• How Do I Apply?
• Fees

Learn Local Courses

• Choosing What to Learning, Where and How
• Course Fees
• How to Enrol
• Success Stories
  • A Long Way From the Border
  • A Second Chance in the Neightbourhood
  • Back From the Brink
  • Carer's Program Hits the Mark
  • Determination and Motivation Bring Results
  • Leading the Way in e-Learning
  • Learning Teams Support Bushfire
  • Literacy Program Kicks Goals
  • Parents Join Learning Journey
  • Rachelle Turning Her Life Around
  • Reaching Her Full Potential
  • Recycle and Renew Program Connects
  • Regional Student Achieves with VCAL
  • Re-training for Success
  • Returning to the Workforce
  • Starts, in Pam's Eyes

Find a Course or Training Providers

• Find a Location
• Technical Education Centres

Financial Assistance

• Learn Local Financial Assistance
• Victorian Flood Response – Additional Training Assistance

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For Training Providers

Registered Training Organisations

• Training Delivery
• Service Agreements
  • 2012 Skills for Victoria Service Agreements
  • 2011 Skills for Victoria Service Agreements
  • 2010 TAFE Performance Agreements
  • 2009 TAFE Performance Agreements
• TAFE Governance
  • TAFE Constitutions
  • Use of the Terms 'TAFE' and 'Technical and Further Education'
  • Becoming a TAFE Director
  • TAFE Director Appointment Process
• Grants and Funding
  • Changes to VET Fee and Funding Arrangements for 2012
• Auditing
• Data Collection
  • Archive
• Policies and Guidelines
• Workplace Learning
• Victorian Skills Gateway

Learn Local Organisations

• Membership of the Learn Local Network
• Committees of Management
• Grants and Funding
  • Accredited Training
  • Pre-accredited Programs
  • Delivery Plans
  • ACFE Board Capacity and Innovation Fund
  • Other Grants for the Not-for-profit Sector
  • Course Fees
  • Reporting
  • Survey
• Program and Operational Tools
  • Learn Local Toolkit
  • Building Learn Local Organisations' Sustainability
  • A-frame
  • Curriculum Resources
  • ACFE Capacity Initiatives
  • E-learning
  • ACE-Trax
  • ACE DisAbility Network
  • Fire Risk Management
  • Microsoft Agreement
    • Application Process
    • Census
    • FAQs
    • Placing an Order
    • Products
    • Work at Home
• Notifications
  • General Memos
  • Capacity Initiative Memos
  • Learn Local Newsletters

Higher Education Providers

• Higher Education Reviews
• Public University Governance
• University Council Appointment Process

Training Market

• Industry Profiles
• Industry Training Market Trends
• Regional Training Market Trends
• Victorian Training Market Reports

Teachers and Trainers

• Professional Development
• Teaching and Training Resources

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For Employers and Industry

Apprenticeships & Traineeships

• Recruit and Apprentice or Trainee
  • Who Can Be Employed as an Apprentice or Trainee?
  • Steps for Selecting Apprentices and Trainees
• Training an Apprentice or Trainee
  • What is a Registered Training Organisation?
  • Choosing a Registered Training Organisation
  • Who Pays the Training Fees and Charges?
  • Competency Based Training and Completion
    • Competency Based Completion Frequently Asked Questions
  • Group Training
  • How to Supervise
• Part-time and School-based Training
• Incentives and Assistance
• Dealing with Problems
• Apprenticeship Field Officers
• Brochures, Fact Sheets and Forms

Industry Participation

• Industry Skills Consultative Committee
• Industry Skills Portfolio Teams
• Annual Industry Skills Conference
• Regional Market Facilitation Managers
• Industry Transition and Specialist Training Initiative
• Industry Skills and Training Updates
• Industry Training Market Information
• Skill Needs

Develop Your Workforce

• Business and Industry Training
• Business Case Studies
• Learn Local Case Studies

Market Facilitation Manager's Toolkit

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