Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100652]
Researchers:
Dr Susan Irvine
(Chief Investigator)
,
Karen Thorpe
(Chief Investigator)
,
Paula K McDonald
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Joanne Brownlee
(Chief Investigator)
,
jennifer sumsion
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Identifying effective strategies to grow and sustain a professional early years workforce. The National Early Years Workforce Strategy (2012) identifies the imperative for a larger, more qualified, professional, responsive and collaborative childcare workforce. This need is urgent. By 2014, Commonwealth legislation specifies that all long day-care centres must have a qualified teacher and minimum staff qualification of Certificate III. Yet high turnover, skill loss and failure to meet existing qualification standards persist. Nationally, multiple strategies are being implemented to achieve the new qualification standards but there is scant evidence about their effectiveness. This project aims to identify the most effective strategies to reduce loss and increase professional engagement in the early years workforce.
Funding Amount $286,000
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100652
- ARC : LP140100652