Relevant qualifications for educators working in OSHC in Queensland
To work as an educator in an OSHC in Queensland, individuals need to either hold or be actively working towards* a minimum 2-year or 1-year approved relevant qualification.
Educators who are 18 years of age or older have a period of time from commencing working in an OSHC where they do not need to hold or be actively working towards any qualification:
- Where an educator’s position requires them to hold or be actively working towards a minimum 2-year relevant qualification, the educator has 6 months grace period.
- Where an educator’s position requires them to hold or be actively working towards a minimum 1-year relevant qualification, the educator has 3 months grace period.
All educators under 18 years of age must hold or be actively working towards at least a minimum 1-year relevant qualification.
The
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) is the national body responsible for approving, and publishing the list of, all relevant qualifications for educators working in the early childhood education and care sector across Australia.
ACECQA also publishes a list of approved 2-year and 1-year relevant qualifications for educators working with school age children in each state and territory.
In Queensland, eight areas of study are approved as relevant for qualifications for educators working with school-age children. They are:
Early childhood education and care qualification
Behavioural science
Community services
Creative arts, fine arts, drama or music
Nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, diversional therapy or speech pathology
Primary, secondary or special education
Sport and recreation
Human welfare studies and services.
Individuals can check to see if the qualification they hold, or are actively working towards, has been approved as a relevant qualification for working in the OSHC in Queensland.
Check your qualification: ACECQA list of Approved qualifications for educators working with over preschool age children
Explanation of terms
*Actively working towards: under regulation 10 of the National Regulations, an educator is considered to be actively working towards a qualification if they:
- are enrolled in the course for the qualification
- provide the approved provider with documentary evidence from the education provider of the course that they:
- have commenced the course
- are making satisfactory progress towards completion of the course
- are meeting the requirements for maintaining the enrolment.
Qualifications not on the ACECEQA approved qualifications list
If the qualification you hold is not on the
ACECQA approved qualifications for educators working with over preschool age children list, you can apply to ACECQA to have it assessed for equivalence.
ACECQA will determine if you hold a qualification that is suitable for working as an educator in a centre-based service with over preschool age children in Queensland (refer ACECQA's webpage on Assessment of school-age qualifications).
More information
For more information on the qualification requirements for working as an educator in OSHC in Queensland, please email your query to
ecis@qed.qld.gov.au.