To report immediate concerns for the safety of a child, contact Victoria Police on 000.
The Information Sharing and MARAM Enquiry Line provides practice and policy guidance for professionals who apply the Child and Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes and MARAM.
These guides are for Victorian education workforce professionals who need to undertake the Protecting Children - Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations (PROTECT) online eLearning provided by the Department of Education.
This training is designed to support education workforces with their capacity to respond effectively to children whose safety, health or wellbeing may be at risk.
*For government school staff, the Protecting Children - Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations training is available on the Department of Education intranet My LearnED portal accessed through eduPay. You can only access the My LearnED portal if you are a current and active government school teacher or employee with an @education.vic.gov.au email address.
This guide is for Victorian non-government school staff, including:
Catholic school staff
independent school staff and
Casual Relief Teachers (CRTs), including CRTs who work at government schools who do not have an @education.vic.gov.au email address.
We strongly recommend using a laptop or a desktop computer. This course is interactive and may not display correctly on a smartphone or tablet.
Existing users - Log in
If you have previously used the online learning system to complete other courses, you can use your existing log in details to enter the system.
If you have forgotten your log in details, click Lost password? on the home page to receive an email to reset your password. Please check your junk or spam folder in case it appears there.
Once you have successfully logged on, scroll down to the Navigate to your course instructions below.
New users - Create new account
Step 1: You must create a new account if you have not used the online learning system before.
Click on the Create new account button under the Log in button to go to the New account set up form.
Step 2: Complete the New account form.
You must fill in all the fields flagged with an exclamation mark (!).
The Department of Education manages personal information in accordance with relevant Victorian privacy law, the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. For more details, visit the Privacy Information Policy.
First, choose a username and password.
We recommend using your email address as your username.
Enter your email address and name.
Step 3: Choose your communication preferences.
Select your role from the drop-down list.
If your role is not listed, please select 'Other (please specify below)' and type it in the field provided.
Step 4: Complete the section About Your Organisation.
For Sector, select 'School Education'.
For Service Type, select:
Catholic schools, or
independent schools.
If you are a Casual Relief Teacher (CRT), select the sector that you mostly work in. If this is a government school, select 'Government schools'.
For Organisation Type, find the heading School Education and select one of the following:
Catholic schools
Catholic school system bodies
independent schools, or
independent school system bodies.
If you are a CRT employed by an agency, go to the heading Multi-sector and select 'Employment Agency'.
Complete the remaining required fields about your organisation.
Step 5: Once you have successfully created an account, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your account. Check your junk or spam folder in case it appears there.
Navigate to your course
Step 1: Once you are successfully logged in, go to the Home page and click Protecting Children.
Step 2: Choose the Protecting Children: Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations Non-Government Schools 2025 course and click Enter.
This course has two sections. A learning module and an assessment.
IMPORTANT: You need to complete BOTH the learning module and the assessment to successfully complete this course.
Step 3: Click on the Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations learning module link from either the course Welcome page or left-hand side course menu.
OR
After you complete the learning module, click on 'Save and exit' and then click 'Yes, exit the module'.
Step 4: Return to the course Welcome page or the left-hand side course menu page to complete the assessment.
OR
Certificate of Completion
Certificates are available within 24 hours of course completion. You can download your certificate from the coursepage or the My certificates tab.
We strongly recommend using a laptop or a desktop computer. This course is interactive and may not display correctly on a smartphone or tablet.
Existing users - Log in
If you have previously used the online learning system to complete other courses, you cano use your existing log in details to enter the system.
If you have forgotten your log in details, click Lost password? on the home page to receive an email to reset your password. Please check your junk or spam folder in case it appears there.
Once you have successfully logged in, scroll down to the Navigate to your course instructions below.
New users - Create new account
Step 1: You must create a new account if you have not used the online learning system before.
Click on the Create new account button under the Log in button to go to the New account set up form.
Step 2: Complete the New account form.
You must fill in all the fields flagged with an exclamation mark (!).
The Department of Education manages personal information in accordance with relevant Victorian privacy law, the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. For more details, visit the Privacy Information Policy.
First, choose a username and password.
We recommend using your email address as your username.
Enter your email address and name.
Step 3: Choose your communication preferences.
Select your role from the drop-down list.
If your role is not listed, please select 'Other (please specify below)' and type it in the field provided.
Step 4: Complete the section About Your Organisation.
For Sector, select 'Early Childhood Education'.
For Service Type, select one of the following:
family day care
kindergarten
long day care
outside school hours care, or
other early childhood.
For Organisation Type, find the heading Early Childhood and select one of the following:
family day care
kindergarten - community based
kindergarten - for profit
kindergarten - school based
long day care - community based
long day care - for profit
long day care - school based
outside school hours care, or
other early childhood.
Complete the remaining required fields about your organisation.
Step 5: Once you have successfully created an account, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your account. Check your junk or spam folder in case it appears there.
Navigate to your course
Step 1: Once you are successfully logged in, go to the Home page and click Protecting Children.
Step 2: Choose the Protecting Children: Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations Early Childhood 2025 course and click Enter.
This course has two sections. A learning module and an assessment.
IMPORTANT: You need to complete BOTH the learning module and the assessment to successfully complete this course.
Step 3: Click on the Mandatory Reporting and Other Obligations learning module link from either the course Welcome page or the left-hand side course menu.
OR
After you complete the learning module, click on ‘Save and exit’ and then click ‘Yes, exit the module’.
Step4: Return to the course Welcome page or left-hand side course menu to complete the assessment.
OR
Certificate of Completion
Certificates are available within 24 hours of course completion. You can download your certificate from the course page or the My certificates tab.
