Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Paid Practicum Grant Opportunity Guidelines (2026-2027)
Tender ID: 610091
Tender Details
Tender Description
The purpose of the Paid Practicum grant is to provide a wage subsidy to give ECEC Employees paid leave while they are undertaking their paid practicum.
Eligibility:
Only ECEC services currently approved for and receiving the Childcare Subsidy (CCS) under Family Assistance Law, including long day care, family day care, in-home care, centre-based day care and outside school hours care services, are eligible and can apply for their employees.
To be eligible for a grant the employee must be:
· an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia or hold a valid work visa (including student visa) allowing employment in the ECEC sector; and
· a contact worker - an educator who is part of the adult to child ratio at a Service or who provides direct early childhood education and care, or supervision for children in other care types, such as IHC or FDC; or
a non-contact worker – a director or educational leader who provides direct support, early childhood education and care, or supervision for children; and
· a full-time, part-time, or casual employee who has worked more than 40 hours overall in the preceding three months with that Service.
The Provider must not be:
· a stand-alone kindergarten service that is not approved for and receiving CCS
· a stand-alone pre-school service that is not approved for and receiving CCS
· an individual
· an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website
· any entity which has any outstanding invoices for previous Paid Practicum or Professional Development grant funding
· any entity that is already receiving the maximum amount of funding (i.e. 8 weeks) for a paid practicum for the same ECEC Employee for the same period from the Commonwealth or a state or territory government.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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