Other education and training providers

The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children outlines a national commitment to ensuring that children and young people are able to live safe and happy lives.

Organisations that specialise in providing training and advice on safeguarding in different sectors can be found here.

Location	Provider	Description	Subject
ACT, NSW, VIC, NATIONAL BY REQUEST	Institute of Child Protection Studies ACU 02 6209 1228	This institute within ACU aims to enhance outcomes for children, young people and families through quality research, evaluation, training and community education.	Kids Central Toolkit Training and workshops Child, Youth and Family Welfare Research
NATIONAL	Australian Childhood Foundation 1300 381 581	A not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting children and families devastated by abuse, family violence and neglect.	Safeguarding Children Training
NATIONAL	Child Wise 1300 244 539	A social enterprise of Save the Children focused on helping organisations ensure the safety and wellbeing of children.	Child Safe Organisation Training Parent and carer training
NATIONAL	National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) 02 8073 3300	National advocacy organisation focused on prevention of child abuse and neglect.	Child Safe Organisation Training Child Protection Week Resources
NATIONAL	Blue Knot Foundation 02 8920 3611	National organisation working to improve the lives of adult Australians who have experienced childhood trauma.	Trauma-informed practice Responding to vicarious trauma Clinical treatment of complex trauma Trauma Informed Supervision
NATIONAL	National Council of Churches in Australia 1800 625 611	The Safe Church Program is an initiative of the National Council of Churches in Australia and consists of the Safe Church Training Agreement (SCTA), Safe Church Network, and the Safer Churches conferences.	The Safe Church Program
NATIONAL	Catholic Church Insurance 1300 660 827	Catholic Church Insurance delivers risk management solutions dedicated to educating and helping minimise risks in Catholic organsiations.	Online Training Courses to address Safeguarding and Risk Management
NATIONAL	Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) 03 9486 3077	The Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia endorses a number of clinical supervision training programs that meet PACFA’s standards. These will be of particular interest to those in social services work, and those involved in Church work with a counselling background.	Clinical Supervision training programs
NATIONAL	Transforming Practices transformingpractices@gmail.com	An association of autonomous supervisors that also offers training in becoming a supervisor. Transforming Practices can assist you to find a supervisor, or to become one.	Supervision and supervisor directory, Supervision training programs
NATIONAL	Human Rights Commission – Child Safe Organisations training modules N/A	The Commission has developed a suite of e-learning modules to help organisations increase their knowledge and understanding of the National Principles and identify steps they need to take as they work towards implementing the National Principles.	There are 11 e-learning modules. They include an introductory module which gives an overview of the development and content of the National Principles, and separate modules on each of the ten National Principles. Each module will take participants around 20 minutes.
NATIONAL	SNAICC – National Voice for our Children (03) 9419 1921	SNAICC is the national non-governmental peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, working for the fulfilment of the rights of our children, in particular to ensure their safety, development and well-being.	From Early Years Through to School Transition The Journey to Big School A Place for Culture? (Early Years Cultural Competency) Stronger Safer Together Through Young Black Eyes (TYBE)
NSW	Office of the Children’s Guardian 02 8219 3600	The independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in New South Wales and manages the NSW Working with Children Check and Reportable Conduct Scheme.	Child Safe Training Child Safe Organisation e-learning
VIC	The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare 03 9614 1577	The peak body for community service organisations in the child, youth and family services sector of Victoria.	Victorian Child Safe Standards Information and Training
VIC	Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) 1300 78 29 78	The independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affecting the safety and wellbeing of Victorian children and young people and has responsibility for both the Victorian Child Safe Standards and the Reportable Conduct Scheme.	Victorian Child Safe Standards Information and Training Victorian Reportable Conduct Scheme
VIC	Jesuit College of Spirituality (03) 9448 8276	Jesuit College of Spirituality is a College of the University of Divinity and a work of the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus.	The Graduate Diploma in Supervision provides advanced multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills for the pastoral supervision of individuals and groups in the helping professions. A Graduate Certificate of Supervision is also available
VIC	Stirling College (03) 9790 1000	Stirling College offers higher education programs in Supervision of individuals and groups at GradCert and GradDip level. These are particularly aimed at those in ministry roles who wish to become supervisiors.	Supervision training programs, especially ministry related supervision