Education workers say they are overworked and lack the time to learn how to navigate a system designed to detect and prevent child abuse, leaving vulnerable children at risk. | nikkprecel
services to share information on a child’s wellbeing without parental consent. Education workers were added to the scheme in April last year.Act for Kids Queensland
A mix of ongoing work pressures, a squeeze on staffing and illnesses were the reasons educators found it difficult to complete the CISS training or even familiarise themselves with the scheme, saying they were “incredibly time poor”.Community Child Care Association executive director Julie Price said it was a “major concern” that some children at risk may go unreported, with the workforce under “such stress at the moment”.
The Department of Education and Training will provide casual relief teacher funding for those wanting to do the training. It has created e-learning packages, face-to-face learning options as well as online webinars to make it easier for staff to complete, but about a quarter of respondents didn’t know what CISS was or didn’t know where to access information about it, despite it being readily available online.
Liana Buchanan, Victoria’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, said it was always going to take time for the scheme to be used to its full potential.
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