Training
Are you interested in training or further qualifications? See below for training that is currently available. Please chat to your Team Leader or Educational Leader, Carley Adams for more information or discuss other training options.
+ Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care CHC30113 CIT (Ongoing)
Is Early childhood your chosen career path! then you might like to start looking into doing your certificate three in early childhood education and care! This program provides students with the knowledge and skills to assist in the planning of learning environments and experiences for young children as well as provide for their physical and emotional care.
How to enrol: online via https://cit.edu.au/courses/education_community/childrens_education_and_care/C3-HC56
More information: if you would like some more information please come and see the Educational Leader
+ Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care CHC50113 CIT (Ongoing)
Would you like to contunue your studies from your certificate lll then you might like to look into doing your Diploma! This program provides you with the opportunity to lead teams, manage programs and design and implement curriculum for children in Early Childhood Education and Care services.
How to enrol: online via https://cit.edu.au/courses/education_community/childrens_education_and_care/DP-HC56
More information: if you would like some more information please come and see the Educational Leader
+ First Aid: HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting (Ongoing)
Is your First Aid Qualification due to expire this year? We strongly recommend that you sign up for course HLTAID004 with Canberra First Aid (unless you are a current trainee with Baringa, in which case you will complete your First Aid qualification with CIT).
Cost: $150.00, to be reimbursed by Baringa upon completion.
Format: a mix of online content and a 30 minute face-to-face session at either Fyshwick or Kingston.
How to enrol: online via www.canberrafirstaid.com
Reimbursement: to be reimbursed for courses complete either via CIT or Canberra First Aid, provide your certificate of completion to us via admin@baringa.org.au.
+ Inclusion training
----Acknowledging and Celebrating Aboriginal Australia – A starting point - CELA
Description: A guiding principle of the National Quality Framework (NQF) is that Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are valued. But where do we begin, and how do we enable others to understand the importance of this rich and diverse culture?
This workshop is designed to provide educators with a clearer understanding of how to to acknowledge and celebrate Aboriginal Australia. We will explore how to deliver respectful experiences of Indigenous histories, cultures and languages, and who to engage with in order to embed authentic Aboriginal perspectives into your program.
This is a great workshop for those wanting to understand: Why services and individuals should acknowledge and celebrate Aboriginal Australia, where and how to begin, and how to plan and deliver experiences for children that are also responsive to the local Indigenous community?
Format: Onlie Workshop
Dates and time: 8 & 15 Oct | 10am – 12:30pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Description: Saying an Acknowledgement of Country is one way we can honour and pay respects to the traditional custodians of the land. This webinar will reveal ways to make a daily acknowledgement meaningful and relevant to children in an early learning setting.
Jessica will also be yarning about the protocols and processes that educators should be mindful of when creating an acknowledgement of country.
In this webinar we will cover:
The difference between a welcome to and acknowledgement of country Why saying an acknowledgement of country is important What should be included in an acknowledgement of country Ways to respectfully display an acknowledgement of country Ways to make an acknowledgement of country a meaningful part of your program Protocols associated with acknowledging country
Format: Onlie Webinar
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Aboriginal Art in Early Childhood
Description: This session is for educators who are wanting to respectfully embed Aboriginal art and culture into their art curriculum. Jessica Staines Director of the Koori Curriculum dispels the myths about what is and isn’t ok and provides educators with practical tips and ideas to meaningfully teach and include Aboriginal art in the curriculum.
This webinar covers:
• Tips on how to meaningfully include Aboriginal art into early childhood contexts. • Ethical procurement of Aboriginal Art • Balancing between traditional, contemporary, urban, regional and local Aboriginal arts practices. • Practical ideas for the sharing of Aboriginal art for birth to two year olds. • How to extend children’s interests through Aboriginal art. • Introduction to using art as pedagogy. And so much more.
Format: Onlie Webinar
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives
Description: When embedding Aboriginal perspectives, educators can be overwhelmed and anxious as they're so worried about doing the wrong thing that it becomes debilitating. In this course, Jess wants to build your cultural confidence and capacity to find ways that you can meaningfully and respectfully include Aboriginal perspectives in your everyday programming curriculum.
When talking about embedding Aboriginal perspectives, it is a multifaceted approach. It is not just about creating a cultural corner but sprinkling Aboriginal artifacts and resources into the curriculum where the children can play and engage.
It's also about using children's interests as the vehicle for learning where you include an Aboriginal perspective in context to that genuine interest.
Format: Onlie Webinar
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- Neuroscience and Behaviour - CELA
Description: Drawing from current research in relation to how children’s brains grow and develop, this session will support you to identify a child’s stress-related behaviour and develop an understanding of how the brain and body work together to create behavioural responses. This research and science can apply a new ‘lens’ to how we view children’s behaviour and our responses as educators.
Format: Online Workshop
Dates & time:
Mon, 25 Oct | 4pm – 6pm
Tue, 16 Nov | 10am – 12pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- Research and Theory in Behaviour - CELA
Description: When do children start to develop empathy and how does self-regulation play a part? What is Baron’s model of emotional social intelligence and how it can help you to cope with daily environmental demands and to problem solve in changing situations?
This session builds on your knowledge from Theory Basics of Behaviour, exploring a range of new research and frameworks that support children’s behaviour and address our own behaviour as educators.
You will learn practical strategies that you can implement into your service, which will help you to better understand the triggers for certain behaviours and how to deal with them in children, within yourself, and within your colleagues.
Format: Online Workshop
Dates & time: Mon, 1 Nov | 11am – 1pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Disability Standards for Education for early childhood (prior to school)
Description: This course is designed to help you uphold your legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). These obligations focus on providing fair access to education for students with disability.
As you will discover by doing this course, Australians with disability still face considerable barriers, many of which begin at school. In your leadership role as an educator, you can make a huge difference. Your positive attitude and actions towards students with disability can set a high standard for your whole community.
Format: Online Workshop - 6hrs
Price: Free
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
+ Wellbeing training
An Introduction to the Circle of Security® for Early Educators
Description: An Introduction to the Circle of Security® for early educators is an evidence-based program which can support you to strengthen your relationship with children. This introductory workshop series led by Michelle Cuthbertson (a licensed Circle of Security® facilitator) provides an overview of key concepts in order to inspire educators to reflect on their daily practices and interactions, using the lens of secure attachment. You will walk away with strategies to support meaningful connections, strengthen relationships, and reconsider responses to children’s emotions and behaviour
Dates:
November 3rd 2021
Time: 10:00am 12:30pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Vulnerable and Valuable - Understanding and working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds
Description: "There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” - Nelson Mandela Attending this workshop will enable educators to understand what is disadvantage and how this impacts on a child’s development as well as behaviour, relationships and participation. ‘Good programs at critical points in development are able to shape children’s outcomes across five domains’ (AEDC). Early childhood educators play a vital role in reducing vulnerabilities in children. By exploring current research and understanding what it is to work with a trauma informed approach this workshop aims to support educators who are working with and supporting children who often have complex and difficult life experiences.
Dates & time: October 20th 2021 (1:00pm - 3:00pm)
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- Educator Wellbeing Filling an Empty Bucket - CELA
Description: This webinar will explore where you find your ‘flow’ and what depletes your energy. It is important for educators to identify what fills their bucket and enable them to be present when working with children and their team mates.
Drawing from Positive Psychology, Neuroscience and Emotional Intelligence this workshop aims to support educator wellbeing.
Format: online Workshop
Dates & time: Wed, 13 Oct | 10am – 12pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- 5 ways to better conversations with children - CELA
Description: Great conversations make us feel good about ourselves and our place in the world, no matter how old we are. Orders, directions, and demands can make us feel resentful and annoyed. As educators in a sometimes stressful and time poor environment, we can unintentionally fall into a pattern of verbally directing and demanding when interacting with young children.
In this session, participants will explore 5 strategies to enhance their interactions and conversations with children. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss these strategies and reflect on their practices to enable them to finesse their communication strategies moving forward.
Format: online Workshop
Dates & time: Wed, 17 Nov | 11am – 1pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Difficult Conversations - Accidental Counsellor - Lifeline
Description: This two-day program has been developed for people in virtually any role, who find themselves in situations where counselling or empathetic communication is required.
The program provides participants with a range of tried and tested counselling skills that work to create effective communication and de-escalate clients who are in crisis e.g.
Highly distressed Angry Abusive Manipulative, or Need assistance for a mental health issue.
Format: In person Workshop
Dates & time: 2 day workshop Tuesday 9& 10 November 2021
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Difficult Conversations - Dealing with People in Difficult Situations - Lifeline
Description: Dealing with People in Difficult Situations empowers participants with the skills and knowledge required for effective communication.
The course is designed for people with direct client contact, including reception and admin staff, case management, customer service or direct service provision.
At completion, participants will be equipped with the skills needed to de-escalate difficult situations and conversations as they arise, and most importantly, the value of boundary setting and self-care (both of which are imperative during these COVID-19 times!).
Format: In person Workshop
Dates & time: 2 day workshop Tursday 28th October 2021 Tuesday 23rd Novemeber 2021
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Mental Health Wellbeing & Resilience - The Working Mind - Manager Course - Lifeline
Description: The Working Mind (TWM) Course, is an education-based program designed to address and promote mental health and reduce the stigma of mental illness in a workplace setting.
The course is based on the original Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) - First Responders course and provides both a Manager and an Employee version for organisations.
Format: In person Workshop
Dates & time:
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Trauma Responsive Practice in Education
Description: These eleven module self-paced anytime learning programs provide an overview of the neurobiology of trauma as well as a framework for effectively responding to children and young people who have experienced trauma. This foundational knowledge program looks at trauma responsive practice for children and young people as they learn and grow. These programs have been developed using the wisdom and background of the highly popular and well-evaluated SMART online training and Making SPACE for Learning Programs that the Foundation has been running for schools and education systems nationally for 20 years.
Format: Online self -paced 11 module workshops
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
+ Health and Safety
---- Covid-19 Infection Control Training
What the training covers: infection prevention and control for COVID-19 training for aged care workers training focused on rural and remote communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Format: Online modules
How to enrol: online via https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/covid-19-infection-control-training
Cost: Free
---- Generation Sunsmart
Descrition: Learn about: skin cancer, being SunSmart, and how to incorporate sun protection strategies into your day to day activities. (Certificate given at end of training)
Format: Online Workshop (30-40minutes)
Cost : Free
How to enrol : https://www.generationsunsmart.com.au/account/teacher-registration/
---- Food Allergy Training
Desrciption: The All about Allergens for Children’s education and care (CEC) course is designed to help children’s education and care providers and staff gain knowledge and understanding about food allergens, and to develop best practice procedures to ensure the right food is given to the right child.
Format: Online Workshops
Cost:Free
How to Enrol: https://foodallergytraining.org.au/
---- Fire Warden Training
Desrciption: Would you like to be a fire warden at Baringa! do you want to learn some very valuable training on how to use a fire extigisher and be apart of the planning of emergency evacuations at Baringa? then this training is for you!
Date & Time: Monday 9th August - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Format: Online Workshops in person workshop (next door to Baringa)
Cost:Free
How to Enrol: Please talk to Carley or Betty
---- Children’s Rights, Children’s Voices- CELA
Desrciption: This session aims to explore the background to the concept of the rights of the child with links to the EYLF, Code of Ethics and the National Quality Standards, and how to embed the rights of the child in practice. Participants will reflect on Quality Area 5 Relationships with children, specifically Element 5.1.2 The dignity and rights of every child are maintained and its implications for practice and explore strategies of how to embed the rights of the child in daily practices, programs and relationships.
Date & Time:Tue, 24 Aug | 10am – 12pm Wed, 24 Nov | 2pm – 4pm
Format: Online Workshops in person workshop (next door to Baringa)
How to Enrol: Please talk to Carley or Betty
+ Education and Practice
---- ECE Active Supervision - CELA
Description: This session will explore the meaning of key terms such as effective, adequate and active supervision. Exploring these terms will support educators to be conscious of their supervision techniques and become aware of the dynamic nature of supervision. Through a range of activities such as identifying key times for supervision, risk assessments and supervision plans, this session will enable participants to have a conscious understanding of what active supervision means in their daily practice.
Format: Online Workshop
Dates & time: Thu, 23 Sep | 10am – 12pm Mon, 15 Nov | 3 – 5pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- Loose Parts Play - CELA
Description: Many educators are aware of Loose Parts and have them incorporated this into their program. But how much do we understand about loose parts theory and how it promotes inquiry-based learning?
This session will explore the Theory of Loose Parts and affordances in the learning environment and enable us to better appreciate the potential of loose parts to promote discovery and investigation.
Format: Online Workshop
Dates & time: Tue, 5 Oct | 10am – 12pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- Music in the Early Years - CELA
Description: Music is one of a range of tools and media listed in the EYLF as helping children to express themselves, connect with others and extend their learning.
The great news is, you don’t need to be an accomplished musician to include music in your daily program!
The session will cover the elements of music (such as rhyme, melody and expression) and provide resource ideas to introduce children to the elements of music.
You will feel more confident to include music experiences in your daily program via a variety of means such as intentional teaching, spontaneous teaching, routines and transition times.
Format: Online Workshop
Dates & time: Fri, 29 Oct | 12.30pm – 3pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- Literacy in the Early Years - CELA
Description: – Can you identify emerging literacy skills? – Do you know of strategies and tools educators can provide to support these emerging skills? – Are you aware of the difference between reading to learn and learning to read? Literacy is an important aspect of communication, which is vital for successful learning across the curriculum. The Early Years Learning Framework describes literacy as the capacity, confidence and disposition to use language in all its forms (p41). This session will help you to understand how to integrate literacy activities into your program, and how to support emerging literacy skills in children.
Format: Online Workshop
Dates & time: Fri, 26 Nov | 10am – 12.30pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
---- Numeracy in the Early Years - CELA
Description: – Does using the word “mathematics” in Early Childhood make you squirm? – What kind of maths can four and five year olds really do?
During this session you will be given an overview of basic mathematics and numeracy skills appropriate for this age group, and what this looks like in a play-based, ECEC setting. Educators will walk away with practical strategies and hands-on activities to aid them in developing their own understanding of numeracy, in order encourage children’s curiosity for learning, problem solving and effective communication.
Format: Online Workshop
Dates & time: Fri, 1 Oct | 10am – 12.30pm Fri, 19 Nov | 10am – 12.30pm
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au
Reflecting On Reflective Practice
Description: Reflecting On Reflective Practice explores reflective practice in early childhood education and care services. Reflective practice is a fundamental requirement and this series is a supportive, practices across your service or organisation.
Format: Online Webinar series X3
How to enrol: e-mail carley.adams@baringa.org.au