Meeting the child safe standards in your education and training organisation.
The Victorian Government is phasing in child safe standards for organisations that work with children (i.e. students under the age of 18 years).
Compliance for the following education and training organisations is being managed through existing regulatory arrangements.
A variety of other organisations that work with children are required to meet the child safe standards. For more information, visit the Department of Health and Human Services website.
The Department of Health and Human Services website provides information about reporting concerns about a child’s safety to the Victoria Police and other agencies.
The child safe standards came into effect for non-school senior secondary on 1 January 2016.
The Guidelines for Non-School Senior Secondary Education Providers: Minimum Standards for Registration to Provide an Accredited Senior Secondary Course have been updated to reflect the requirement to meet child safe standards.
Visit our Resources page for further information and resources.
Enquiries about the child safe standards may be directed to vrqa.schools@edumail.vic.gov.au.
Organisations that provide overseas secondary student exchange programs are required to meet the child safe standards.
This applies to school, non-school and student exchange organisations.
The VRQA Guidelines, Conditions and Application Form for the Approval of Overseas Secondary Student Exchange Organisations have been updated to reflect this requirement.
Visit our Resources page for further infomration and resources.
Enquires about how the child safe standards apply to organisation providing student exchange programs may be directed to bourton.gary.j@edumail.vic.gov.au.
The child safe standards came into for Victorian VET providers on 1 January 2017.
There are seven standards to meet.
Further information will be communicated in the coming months. To ensure you are receiving the latest information, subscribe to the VRQA news.
The Department of Education and Training has also developed content to support VET providers to meet their obligations under the standards. Visit Protect for further information and materials.
Enquires about the child safe standards can be directed to qar@edumail.vic.gov.au
