Aboriginal Cultural Education - Let's take the first step together (AC00560)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (1 hour). AECG and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and community involvement is encouraged.

Required: On commencement

Timing: Every 3 years

Anaphylaxis e-learning Teaching and Administrative Staff (NRG01569)

Mandatory training for school staff such as, but not limited to, classroom teachers, School Administrative Managers (SAM) and School Learning Support Officers (SLSO).

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (1 hour)

Required: Before or on first day

Timing: Every 2 years

Anaphylaxis e-learning Leadership (NRG01570)

Mandatory training for school staff such as, but not limited to, Principals, Deputy Principals, Assistant Principals and Head Teachers.

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (1 hour 15 mins)

Required: Before or on first day

Timing: Every 2 years

Anaphylaxis e-learning Essential (NRG01610)

Mandatory training for school staff such as, but not limited to, General Assistants and Farm Assistants.

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (45 mins)

Required: Before or on first day

Timing: Every 2 years

For more information visit the Anaphylaxis e-Learning page.

Anti-Racism Policy training (NR30069)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (30 minutes) 

Required: On commencement. Staff have 12 months to complete the training. from term 2, 2022

Timing: Every 2 years

Visit anti-racism education for more informaiton.

Child Protection Awareness Induction Training (NR28972)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (30 mins)

Required: On commencement - new employees must complete as part of their induction.

Timing: Once

Child Protection Update 2024 (NR41255)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (30 mins)

Required: On commencement and update annually, expiring 31 December. Existing staff must complete the update prior to 28 February each year.

Timing: Annually

For more information about child protection training requirements visit the Child Protection Website.

Code of conduct online (NR27345)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL. Choose 'refresher' version for existing staff (20 mins) or full course for new staff (50 mins). 

Required: On commencement and update annually, expiring 31 December. Existing staff must complete the update prior to 28 February each year.

Timing: Annually

Cyber Security NSW Essentials training (NR31133)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (45 mins)

Required: to be completed on commencement of employment by all new teaching and non-teaching staff. 

Timing: Once

Cyber Security NSW Essentials Refresher training (NR36708)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (15 mins)

Required: to be completed on expiration of Essentials training. 

Timing: Annually

Data Breach Preparedness Module 1: Reporting Data Breaches (NRG12326)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (10 mins)

Required: Prior to commencement or on first day of employment

Timing: Every 5 years

e-Emergency Care (NRG14190)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (2 hours)

Required: Prior to commencement or on first day of employment

Timing: Every 3 years

For more information visit the e-Emergency Care page.

Fraud and Corruption Control (NR33012)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (30 mins)

Required: On commencement

Timing: Annually

WHS Induction for employees (NR33383)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (20 mins)

Required: Prior to commencement or on first day of employment

Timing: Once

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

It is mandatory for all NSW government schools to arrange and conduct CPR training annually. Each school is required to ensure that a significant proportion of staff attend the training, subject to essential student supervision arrangements.

Enrolment and delivery: Review available face-to-face and remote learning options on the First Aid, CPR and Anaphylaxis training website

Required: As required

Timing: Annually

First Aid

Mandatory training for nominated First Aid Officers receiving an allowance. 

Schools must use a department approved RTO to deliver first-aid training to staff. First aid training delivered by RTOs results in three mandatory training certifications:

• HLTAID011 – Provide first aid ( three-year certification), automatically provides the following:
• HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support, (three-year certification)
• HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (one-year certification)

All three qualifications are ASQA recognised. ASQA determines the duration requirement for each certification.

Enrolment and delivery: Review available face-to-face and remote learning options on the First Aid, CPR and Anaphylaxis training website

Required: Nominated First Aid Officers receiving an allowance

Timing: Every 3 years

Recognition and management of anaphylaxis (RAMOAP)

It is mandatory for all NSW government schools to arrange and conduct Anaphylaxis training annually. Each school is required to ensure that a significant proportion of staff attend the training, subject to essential student supervision arrangements.

Enrolment and delivery: Review available face-to-face and remote learning options on the First Aid, CPR and Anaphylaxis training website

Required: As required

Timing: Annually

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (20 minutes)

Required: For Principals, School Performance PSSE Staff, Asset Service Officers (ASOs) and Work, Health and Safety Advisors (WHSAs)

Timing: Every 3 years

For more information refer to the Asbestos Management Plan.

Administration of medication in Schools (NR27160)

This e-learning provides staff with essential information and training on the administration of medication to students. It is mandatory training for staff who are required to administer medication to students.

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (2 hours) 

Required: On commencement. Mandatory for staff prior to administrating prescribed medication to students.

Timing: Every 3 years

Anti-Racism Contact Officer (ARCO) blended online training course (NR00129)

All schools are required to have a trained Anti-Racism Contact Officer (ARCO). Nominated ARCOs must complete this mandatory 10 hour blended online course over a 6 week period. 

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (10 hours) 

Required: On nomination

Timing: Refresher training every 4 years.

Chemical Safety in Schools (CSIS)

Mandatory training is dependent on the role and contact with chemicals. It is required for employees who:

• use, handle, generate or store hazardous chemicals

• operate, test, maintain, repair or decommission a storage or handling system for a hazardous chemical, and/or

• are likely to be exposed to a hazardous chemical

Enrolment and delivery: Self-paced or face-to-face options are available via the Chemical Safety in Schools Package website.

Required: On commencement

Timing: As required

Cyber Security NSW Essentials Plus training (NT01649)

This training is to be completed by all IT admin, EDConnect, Finance and Payroll staff. This is in addition to the Essentials Training.

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (20 mins)

Required: On commencement

Timing: Annually

Data Breach Preparedness Module 2: Managing Data Breaches (NR28309)

Mandatory training for any school or non-school-based roles who own data. Principals, or their nominees, are data owners.

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (15 mins)

Required: On commencement

Timing: Every 5 years

Disability standards for education leaders (NRG10974)

Mandatory training for staff who are substantive, active or relieving as Director Educational Leadership, Principal, Deputy Principal, Assistant Principal or Head Teacher.

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (4.5 hours)

Required: On commencement

Timing: Every 3 years

Mandatory certification and recertification for any School Learning Support Officer who is required to deliver student health support related to enteral (tube) feeding, clean intermittent catheterisation, suctioning and/or tracheostomy management.

Health Support in Schools Training (Certification) (NT00559)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (6 hours)

Required: Mandatory for SLSOs, SLSO (Student Health Support) or SLSO (Preschool) prior to supporting a student

Timing: Once

Health Support in Schools Training (Recertification) (NT00560)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (3 hours)

Required: As required

Timing: Every 2 years

Workplace learning policy and procedures e-Learning (NR26976)

Enrolment and delivery: Enrol in MyPL (1 hours)

Required: Mandatory for all staff responsible for organising student workplace learning programs.

Timing: Once

All staff are required to complete relevant mandatory training to comply with legislative, department and school requirements, ensuring the safety and optimal functioning of the school. Professional Learning Policy for Teachers and School Staff 1.6.

Employees:

• ‘Must maintain the required credentials to fulfil [their] role, including Working with Children Check Clearances, accreditation and mandatory training as required by law and/or department policy’. Code of Conduct 9.7
• Must ‘complete training the department identifies as mandatory, specific to their role, within the required timeframe and through the provided structures’. Professional Learning Policy for Teachers and School Staff 4.1

Principals:

• Effectively use professional learning and other appropriate funds, and provide time for all staff to undertake professional learning and required mandatory training. Professional Learning Policy for Teachers and School Staff 4.2
• As workplace managers, ‘have effective systems to keep employees informed of legislation, policies and procedures that apply to their work including induction processes, mandatory training and ongoing learning.’ Code of Conduct 9.7
• Must ensure that a significant proportion of staff attend CPR and RAMOAP training, subject to essential student supervision arrangements
• Consider the mandatory training requirements for specific roles e.g. Administration of Medication in Schools for staff who are required to administer medication to students.

The Scout-HR-Staff compliance report plays a critical role in monitoring and planning mandatory training for current staff in a specific school.

• The report is available to Principals, DPs, Business Managers and SAMs, as this task is often delegated to key staff. The principal needs line of sight to any delegated processes and tasks.
• Only DoE employees currently engaged by a school are included. Current staff remain on the report until the end of their employment. This may be the end date of a temporary contract or the end date of a casual nomination.
• Currency of staff training is evident in the report with a countdown to expiry.
• All mandatory training for teaching and school-based staff is included in the report (as of Term 3 2021)
• The report is being upgraded to include items from the mandatory training for schools and specific roles (Due date: early Term 1 2022).
• It is imperative that school leaders monitor the report, consider the complexities of their school context and take appropriate action. For example:
  • Planning for staff leave where those staff have additional training that may not be held by others
  • Ensuring that induction processes cover mandatory training required on commencement
  • Following up on staff who have not maintained required credentials.

No. Evidence of completion of all mandatory training for current teaching and school-based staff is included in the report.

The school auditor generates a SAP report for current staff and this will usually be cross-referenced against the Staff compliance report.

The report is reliant on regular data feeds from various sources. This means the report is updated overnight, and at times within 2 business days. Data fed from external providers, for example, from third party face-to-face trainers, will take longer.

Best practice is to check the report twice each term. From time to time, you might need to act on a backlog of staff completing mandatory training.

No. Staff show on this report only when they are currently engaged by the school. Staff data is drawn from SAP to ensure currency, and this includes those staff employed through temporary contracts or casual nominations.

The Induction hub supports principals and school executive with checklists when employing new staff. However, ClassCover provides a green tick for all casual teachers successfully screened for employment, and this includes mandatory training compliance. By ensuring that you only nominate casuals with a green tick in ClassCover, you will not need to check their certificates.

Yes. ClassCover is the preferred casual employment recruitment tool within NSW public schools.

Integration of ClassCover and DoE systems means teacher status verification is shown to schools at the point of booking. This eliminates the need for manual checks via multiple DoE systems (teacher approval and mandatory training status).

A green tick in ClassCover indicates that a casual teacher:

• has Approval to Teach
• holds a current WWCC
• has completed all mandatory training
• can confidently be nominated as a casual in your school.

In addition to mandatory training and employment screening checks completed by ClassCover, remember to complete local WHS induction and final screening checks prior to employing a casual teacher at your school. This is described in WWCC compliance checklist for employees, contractors, volunteers and visitors, ‘Casual Teacher sourced via Class Cover’, p6.

To ensure you are monitoring compliance for all your staff, including nominated casuals, regularly check Scout-HR-Staff compliance report for compliance factors. Always check NTBE for casuals returning from a break.

Managing current staff compliance with mandatory training requires school leadership team members to monitor the Staff compliance report and take action.

MyPL sends reminder emails to staff members 14 days before expiry, 7 days before expiry and on the day of expiry for mandatory training courses.

Ensuring that one-off mandatory training is complete is part of the school induction procedures. No reminder emails are sent.

See the Scout-HR-Staff compliance Report explanation webpage.