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Respectful Relationships professional learning for early childhood educators

Build your capacity to support children to develop resilience, confidence and respectful relationships.

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The Respectful Relationships initiative is offering free professional learning for early childhood educators (bachelor, diploma, or certificate III qualified) in Victorian Government-funded kindergarten programs.

The online learning program will run from Monday 13 October to Friday 7 November 2025. It aims to strengthen the capacity of early childhood educators to:

  • promote respectful relationships, positive attitudes and behaviours within their teaching approach, to enable children to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence
  • understand the role of gender equality in the prevention of family violence, and learn practical strategies for promoting gender equality in their teaching practice
  • recognise and respond to family violence and build support networks.

About the professional learning program

We developed the professional learning program in collaboration with world-leading experts from Monash University. The program aligns with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the National Quality Standard.

The department is offering a financial contribution to services that need backfill for staff who join this training.

Program details

Dates: Monday 13 October to Friday 7 November 2025

Format: online (one full-day workshop and one 2-hour, self-paced learning module)

Cost: free.

Find out more

For more information and to register, refer to Respectful Relationships in early childhood. Registrations close Friday 7 November 2025, or when the program is fully booked.

For further enquiries, contact the Respectful Relationships team by email: respectful.relationships@education.vic.gov.au

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