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Join the workforce

The early childhood education and care sector offers a range of opportunities for a rewarding and meaningful career. The below initiatives are currently available to assist people considering or seeking employment in early childhood education and care.

Assistance to become an early childhood teacher:

• Early Childhood Bridging Program (primary teachers) - allows qualified and registered primary teachers to upgrade their skills to seek employment as early childhood teachers

• Kindergarten Rural and Remote Teacher Incentive Scheme - will provide financial assistance for qualified early childhood teachers who are employed to deliver an approved kindergarten program in approved rural and remote locations across Queensland.

• Kindergarten Beyond the Range Program - will provide high-achieving pre-service teachers with financial assistance and support to undertake professional experience in a rural or remote location.

• Kindergarten teacher recognition - recognises existing early childhood teaching qualifications to enable teachers to teach or lead an approved kindergarten program.

Assistance to become a qualified early childhood educator:

• TAFE Fee Waiver Program - subsidises tuition fees for the Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Children's Services until 2014.

• Rural and Remote Engagement Strategy - provides eligible students studying a Children's Services qualification in rural and remote areas with access to a remote support teacher, additional face-to-face support, library facilities and resources.

• Indigenous Remote Area Strategy - delivers targeted and culturally appropriate training of the Certificate III, Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Children's Services qualifications to existing and new-entrant children's services educators in remote indigenous communities.

• Productivity Places Program - supports new and existing workers to undertake early childhood training or commence a traineeship and apprenticeship in children's services.

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