Professional development

A wage subsidy is available for Child Care Subsidy approved providers to help cover staff wages while completing national child safety training. It applies to staff directly educating or supervising children, including directors and teachers. Round 1 applications close Friday, 3 July.
Information & application

NSW Refugee Health Service webinar exploring hepatitis B prevalence, screening, prevention, and care within refugee and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. It will highlight tailored support programs, available resources, cultural considerations, and pathways for accessing services to improve overall patient care.
Thursday, 28 May, 12.30pm-1.30pm, via MS Teams
Registration

Australian Centre for Child Protection (ACCP) resources complementing the mandatory National Child Safety Training for the education and care sector. Designed for short team discussions, they help embed learning into everyday practice, build a child-safe culture, and include a facilitator guide alongside course-specific reflection activities.
National Child Safety Training Community of Practice Resources

This post expires on Sunday 19 July 2026

For educators and professionals, as well as parents/carers and grandparents. Topics include Tackling Toilet Training; Support for Mums in Pregnancy & Early Motherhood; How a Child’s Temperament Shapes their Development; Sensory Processing; Tackling Sleep Challenges in the First Three Years; and more.
Second Tuesday of the Month, April to December, 1pm-2.30pm, via Zoom
Information & registration

ABC Kids toolkit designed to normalise cultural diversity and foster allyship in early childhood education. Includes five videos, educator articles, and access to practical planning suggestions for bringing allyship to life through play in early childhood education settings.
Allies & Friends Early Childhood Education Toolkit

This post expires on Monday 29 June 2026

Short Q&A webinars focusing on suicide prevention, including link between missing persons and suicide risk, trauma-informed approaches, the relationship between cost of living crisis and sucide, how Google searches can be used to prevent suicide, and men’s suicidality following relationship breakdown.
Q&A webinars

This post expires on Monday 29 June 2026

The program features AIFS webinars from the past 2 years. Each webinar is available for a set 3 weeks. Topics include working with parents from Culturally & Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, parents with intellectual disability, promoting resilience in infants and toddlers, and more.
Various dates & times, February to June, via GoToWebinar
Webinars schedule & registration

Aged care providers can display this Department of Health, Disability & Ageing poster in their workplaces to share information about training opportunities for the aged care workforce.
Poster: A4 & A3 | Website (includes information about ordering printed copies of the poster)

This post expires on Sunday 24 May 2026

Training focusing on building understanding of specific issues faced by people from refugee backgrounds who are members of the LGBTIQA+ community resettling in Australia: including strengths, vulnerabilities and the risks experienced in their home countries, during the journey and resettling in Australia. Includes training specifically for interpreters and bilingual support workers.
Various dates & times, February to May
Registration | Contact: heather.jones1@health.nsw.gov.au

Blue Knot training programs focus on building trauma awareness, managing stress outcomes, working with complex trauma clients, and trauma responsive leadership.
Various dates & times, February to June
Blue Knot Online Training February-June