Child protection training
All staff must have participated in an induction or child protection awareness training and an annual update (during the past 12 months). Registers must be maintained in schools and workplaces of all staff child protection training.
All new staff including casuals, need to:
- read Child Protection Policy: Responding to and reporting students at risk of harm
- read the Child Protection Policy Guidelines: Responding to and reporting students at risk of harm
- participate in an induction or child protection awareness training on these procedures (staff only) or the external version.
Training reinforces staff roles and responsibilities in supporting students, as well as responding to and reporting suspected risk of harm concerns.
External staff or workers can register to obtain a user name and password to access training on MyPL.
Mandatory child protection training 2020
Mandatory child protection training 2020 for school-based staff
Mandatory child protection training 2020 for school-based staff
Mandatory child protection training for corporate staff 2020 is a one hour, self-paced online course that includes real-life scenarios where child protection concerns have arisen for corporate staff in their roles.
Corporate staff who work closely with schools may complete the school version of this training as a substitute, or complete both versions.
Mandatory child protection training 2020 must be completed by all corporate staff, and it is recommended by 31 July 2020 as it contains important information. This includes casual and temporary staff, contractors and trainees.
Training requires a log-in. External staff or workers can register to obtain a user name and password to access training on MyPL.
Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Child Safe Standards will be legislated as the overarching framework to guide child safe practice in NSW. Child protection training at all levels of the department is an important standard.
Completion of training by corporate staff will now be monitored as part of the department’s annual reporting to the Office of the Children’s Guardian on the implementation of the Child Safe Standards.
Child protection information update – April 2020
Learning from home is a new form of delivery but statutory responsibilities for reporting suspected risk of harm remain unchanged.
Mandatory child protection training 2019
This is a self-paced online course that can be accessed on MyPL and completed within one hour. The training provides information on responding to child protection concerns and following these up - including making a report to FACS Helpline, contacting the Department's Child Wellbeing Unit or monitoring and supporting students. It includes the requirement for reporting child abuse to police, unless there is a reasonable excuse. It also clarifies staff obligations under the reportable conduct scheme in NSW.
Participants can select pathways for school executive or for other school staff, and choose case studies developed for primary or secondary school settings. All case study questions must be answered successfully to complete the training.
Training must be completed by all school staff during 2019, and it is recommended by Term 1 as it contains important update information.
Completion of training will generate a certificate of completion, MyPL record and NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) accreditation at proficient level for three Australian Professional Teaching Standards.
Mandatory child protection training 2018
The online Mandatory Child Protection Training 2018 course can be accessed by DoE staff on MyPL under Quicklinks or by selecting 'Browse Learning' and searching the catalogue by course code RG019008 or by the title Mandatory Child Protection Training 2018.
It is a self-paced online module focussing on key child protection obligations and responsibilities, and is about 1 hour in length. It requires a staff log-on and will generate a certificate of completion, and NESA accreditation.
Mandatory child protection training 2017
Mandatory child protection training 2017 has been replaced by Mandatory child protection training 2018.
Child protection update 2016
The 2016 update has one module for staff who work directly with children and young people and a separate module for corporate staff.
Module 1
Module 1 can be delivered face to face and takes approximately 40 minutes. It can alternatively be completed independently by reading the material and completing a quiz, which will generate a certificate and MyPL and BOSTES accreditation.
- Presentation (PPTX 65.1MB)
- Facilitator notes (PDF 562.3KB)
- Case study for reading (PDF 75.5KB)
- Quiz (optional - login required).
Note that the presentation file is large and may take some time to download.
Corporate staff
The 2016 child protection update for corporate staff is available here:
Child protection update 2015
The 2015 update has three 45 minute modules for all school staff. Each module includes PowerPoint presentations, facilitator notes and handouts.
Each module is designed to be delivered face to face. Modules can alternatively be completed independently by reading the material and viewing the PowerPoint.
Module 1
Identifying and responding to domestic and family violence
Module 2
Educational neglect and working collaboratively with other agencies
Module 3
Identifying and responding to sexual behaviours in students
Further information
For enquiries about child protection training
email cptraining.cps@det.nsw.edu.au
Mandatory Reporter Guide (MRG)
If you are concerned about the safety of a student, you are encouraged to use the Mandatory Reporter Guide.
The guide helps determine whether you should make a report to the Child Protection Helpline, or identify alternative ways to support vulnerable children in cases of abuse or neglect.
