New training options and updated resources are available to help you continue to embed the Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms and Child Link at your service.
These resources respond to feedback from stakeholders requesting targeted guidance, and support services to continue sharing information confidently, safely and appropriately.
New eLearns and guidance
We have developed a series of free and innovative eLearns to help you learn more about your responsibilities and obligations under the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS). There is also an eLearn for Child Link users and authorisers.
To access the new eLearns for education professionals, or the existing webinar training options, refer to Training for the information sharing and MARAM reforms. This provides links for both information sharing training and compulsory Child Link training.
Funding is available to support early childhood teachers who would like to attend the webinars. For more information, email: CISandFVIS@education.vic.gov.au
In addition to the new eLearns, the updated Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms – Guidance and Tools are designed to support the education, health, wellbeing and inclusion workforce.
About CISS and Child Link
CISS makes it easier for early childhood professionals to request and share information with other organisations to promote the wellbeing and safety of children.
The Child Link system is a digital tool that displays information about a child and their participation in key early childhood and education services. Child Link is a key enabler of the CISS.
Both Child Link and CISS are designed to enhance the valuable work early childhood providers already do to promote children’s wellbeing and safety by supporting professionals to see the full picture. Together, CISS and Child Link can support you to:
- make more informed decisions about the wellbeing, safety, and support needs of a child in your service
- better identify risks and vulnerabilities and provide support to prevent any escalation of harm
- encourage cross-service collaboration to facilitate more holistic support around a child
- provide support earlier by linking together information from across schools and services
- facilitate smoother transitions between early childhood and education services by responding to gaps in participation.
Early childhood providers can nominate up to 3 Victorian Institute of Teaching registered teachers as Child Link users for each service.
For more information about Child Link and how to access it, refer to Child Link for Early Childhood Providers.
Find out more
For more information, refer to:
- Information Sharing and Family Violence Reforms – Guidance and Tools
- Child Link for Early Childhood Providers
- Child Information Sharing Scheme.
For further enquiries, contact the Whole of Victorian Government Information Sharing and MARAM Enquiry Line:
- phone: 1800 549 646
- email: CISandFVIS@education.vic.gov.au
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