The department has developed 'Protecting Children' e-learning modules to assist staff in both government and non-government schools to understand their mandatory reporting and other legal obligations.
The modules align with information on PROTECT, which outlines how to identify and respond to child abuse.
Government school staff
Obligations
In line with the policy Protecting Children – Reporting and Other Legal Obligations, staff who are:
- School-based staff:
- mandatory reporters must complete the module once per calendar year
- not mandatory reporters are strongly encouraged to complete the module once per calendar year.
- Department-based staff:
- mandatory reporters must undertake the training once per calendar year
- who have roles that engage with students or provide advice to schools about mandatory reporting or child safety are strongly encouraged to undertake the training once per calendar year.
Accessing 'Protecting Children' e-learn module
The Protecting children: Reporting and other legal obligations (PROTECT), module is available on LearnED, which is accessed through eduPay.
Government school staff who are mandatory reporters are automatically enrolled into this course.
Alternatively, all staff can login to eduPay and search for 'Protecting Children' and self-enrol.
Staff can generate their certificate of completion in eduPay by selecting: 'My Learning > History > Select Course > Print'. This certificate will remain part of your learning record on EduPay.
Non-government school staff
Obligations
Mandated reporters in non-government schools are strongly encouraged to complete mandatory reporting training once per calendar year. Other staff are also encouraged to undertake the module annually.
Accessing 'Protecting Children' e-learn module
The Protecting Children – Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations Non-Government Schools eLearn training has moved.
Government and non-government school staff, including Casual Relief Teachers (CRTs) must now access the training through their sector learning management systems using the relevant link below:
Catholic school staff and CRTs employed in Catholic schools
- Catholic school staff and CRTs can access the training on the VCEA Courses platform(opens in a new window)
Independent school staff and CRTs employed in independent schools
- Independent school staff and CRTs can access the training on the ISLearn platform(opens in a new window)
Government school staff and CRTs employed in government schools
- Government school staff and CRTs with an education.vic.gov.au email address can access the training via eduPay/MyLearnED(opens in a new window).
CRTs without access to the Catholic, independent and government schools learning management systems
CRTs without access to the Catholic, independent and government schools learning management systems can (opens in a new window)access the training via https://protectngstraining.education.vic.gov.au/(opens in a new window).
Training module guidance
Updated