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Industry Overview – Children’s Education & Care

This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Children’s Education and Care sector, which is one component of the Community Services industry.

This sector provides education, care and support to children under eighteen years of age. The sub-sectors include:

  • Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
  • School age education and care
  • Outside school hours care (OSHC)
  • Education support.

The sector is large, diverse and growing. Children’s education and care services operate under a number of different ownership/management arrangements, including private operators, community and non-profit organisations, state/territory and local governments, and public, independent and private schools. Service types recognised within the National Quality Framework (NQF) are Long-Day Care (LDC), Family Day Care (FDC), Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) and Preschools/Kindergartens.

Nationally recognised training for Children’s Education and Care occupations is delivered under the CHC – Community Services Training Package.

DATE: 2016
REGION: AUS, ACT & VIC
ORGANISATION: Australian Industry & Skills Committee (AISC)
Target Sector: Aged Care
Priority Population: Female & Older Workers

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