Aboriginal Cultural Safety training and associated backfill

(First year of partnership only)

Partner Services must commit to ensuring that ECTs and educators working in the funded preschool room(s) and other staff in direct contact with families participating in the funded preschool program, such as administration staff, undertake OECD approved foundational Aboriginal Cultural Safety training delivered by an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation or Aboriginal Business Supplier.

In the first year of partnering, Services can access a funding contribution of $45 per hour (for up to 2 hours per person) to backfill staff attending mandatory Aboriginal Cultural Safety training.

Foundation training will focus on building knowledge aligned with the ‘knowing’ level of the Knowing, Being, Doing Cultural Safety Framework. This training, funded by the OECD, is being progressively rolled out across all Partner Services and will include options for both face-to-face and online formats.

Access to training and confirmation of attendance will be managed through the Preschool Boost program and Partnership Plan. Prior training aligned to the ‘knowing level’ may be recognised, depending on its timeframe and alignment with the scope of training available for Partner Services. Services seeking to apply for Recognition of Training (RoT) must request this at the time of submitting their Partnership Plan.

Eligibility

All educators working in the funded preschool room(s) and other staff in direct contact with families participating in the funded preschool program (such as administration staff), must complete foundational Aboriginal Cultural Safety training.

This backfill contribution is only payable in the first year of a service’s partnership with the OECD. New staff hired by the service must complete the training as part of their standard induction process.

Partnership plan inclusion

Applicable where a Service is a new Partner Service (first year of service delivery) and is seeking RoT.

Spending rules

Backfill for Aboriginal Cultural Safety training can only be allocated toward backfill of relevant staff participation in training.

Program reporting

Backfill for Aboriginal Cultural Safety training will need to be accounted for in the service-level annual financial acquittal.