The Respectful Relationships initiative is offering free training for early childhood professionals in government-funded kindergartens.
The online training will run in June 2026. It will help early childhood professionals:
- promote respectful relationships, positive attitudes, and behaviours through their teaching
- enable children to build healthy relationships, resilience, and confidence
- understand the role of gender equality in the prevention of family violence
- learn practical strategies for promoting gender equality in their teaching
- recognise and respond to family violence and build support networks.
About the training
World-leading experts from Monash University helped design the training. It aligns with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the National Quality Standard.
The department will help cover the cost to replace staff who attend this training.
You can find the training on the School Readiness Funding Menu. You can also use the Menu to arrange replacement staff or more support.
- Dates: from 1 to 23 June 2026
- Format: online (one full-day workshop, and a 2-hour, self-paced learning module)
- Cost: free.
Find out more
For more information, refer to the Respectful Relationships in early childhood webpage.
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