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Professional Support Coordinators
The Australian Government
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
funds agencies in each state to assist all services as they progress through CCQA. These agencies provide a range of services including phone information, training courses, bookshops and lending resources.
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Capital Territory
Communities at Work
ACT Professional Support Coordinator
Website: www.actpsc.com.au
E-mail: actpsc@commsatwork.org
Upper Level, Coolemon Court, Brierly Street
Weston ACT 2611
Phone: (02) 6287 3330 or 1800 228 772 (toll free)
Fax: (02) 6287 4242
Communities at Work aims to support, promote and
develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that underpin quality care
within the children's services profession. Communities at
Work offers assistance to children's services to enhance their
capacity to provide quality for children, including:
- advice and information for children's services professionals
- taking referrals online (www.psconline.com.au)
and through a toll free number 1800 228 772
- bicultural support
- a general library
- specialist equipment
- professional development opportunities such as training, customised workshops, networking sessions and conferences
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 New
South Wales
Children's Services Central
Website: www.cscentral.org.au
E-mail: info@cscentral.org.au
Building 21, 142 Addison Road
Marrickville NSW 2204
Phone: (02) 8922 6444 or 1800 157 818 (toll free)
Fax: (02) 8922 6445
Children's Services Central provide support, training and resources
to enable services to participate in the CCQA systems, and additional resources
and support to those services having difficulty in meeting CCQA standards.
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 Northern
Territory
Child Inclusive Learning and Development Australia
Professional Support Coordinator Northern Territory (PSC NT)
Website: www.pscnt.org.au
E-mail: info@childaustralia.org.au
71 Coonawarra Road
Winnellie NT 0820
Phone: (08) 8947 4512 or 1800 138 662 (toll free)
Fax: (08) 8947 2884
As the PSC
NT, CHILD Australia is the contact point for Australian Government approved
child care services that require support, training or information. It aims to promote and maintain high quality care and inclusion for all
children in eligible child care services by increasing the skills of
carers, service staff and management, in line with nationally consistent
principles.
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 Queensland
Health and Community Services Workforce Council Inc.
Website: www.pscq.org.au
E-mail: pscq@workforce.org.au
Ground Floor, 303 Adelaide Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Phone:(07) 3234 0190 or 1800 112 585 (toll free)
Fax: (07) 3237 1497
The Health and Community Services Workforce Council is funded by DEEWR to coordinate the Professional Support Coordinator Queensland (PSCQ)
project. The project's aim is to develop and improve the quality and
consistency of children's services in Queensland. To achieve this PSCQ provides professional support and learning activities to develop the skills of child care staff, management and volunteers. Support includes: - a general and specialist resource collection
- web-based
resources
- professional advice
- local training
and
learning opportunities.
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 South
Australia
Lady Gowrie Child Centre
Website: www.pscsa.org.au
E-mail: enquiries@pscsa.org.au
43 Dew Street
Thebarton SA 5031
Phone: (08) 8234 5219 or 1800 129 606 (toll free)
Fax: (08) 8234 5850
The Gowrie Training Centre provides training support and consultancy
to support children's services to work towards achieving high quality
programs for children and families. It helps services to work towards
continuous improvement in quality system, curriculum and management
practice, and carers and staff to gain skills and qualifications.
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 Tasmania
Lady Gowrie Tasmania
Professional Support Coordinator - Tasmania
Website: www.psctas.org.au
E-mail: psctas@gowrie-tas.com.au
229 Campbell Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Phone: (03) 6230 6800
or 1800 647 718 (toll free)
Lady Gowrie Tasmania is a community owned organisation, governed by
a voluntary Board of Directors. The organisation provides a range of
services to children, families and early childhood professionals. Funded by the Federal Government to act as a Professional Support
Coordinator, Lady Gowrie Tasmania promotes
and supports quality care and inclusion for all children by increasing
the skills of those who provide these services.
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 Victoria
Community Child Care Association
Website: www.cccvic.org.au or www.pscvic.org.au
E-mail: recept@cccinc.org.au
Ground Floor, 48 High Street
Northcote VIC 3070
Phone: (03) 9486 3455 or 1800 177 017 (toll free)
Fax: (03) 9486 3271
Community Child Care is the peak body for community owned children's
services in Victoria. It is funded by the Australian Government as the
Victorian Professional Support Coordinator to provide support, advice
and referrals for all eligible children's services in Victoria. Community
Child Care is the lead agency for the NATMAA consortium, delivering training to the OSHC sector on Outside School Hours Care Quality Assurance (OSHCQA).
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 Western
Australia
Child Inclusive Learning and Development Australia
Website: www.pscwa.org.au or www.childaustralia.org.au
E-mail: pscwa@childaustralia.org.au
5 Carson Road
MALAGA WA 6090
Phone: (08) 9249 4333 or 1800 783 768 (toll free)
Fax: (08) 9249 4366
Child Inclusive Learning and Development Australia (CHILD Australia) is funded as the Professional Support Coordinator for Western Australia to facilitate support for all child care
services to participate in the CCQA systems.
CHILD Australia is a community-based organisation that aims to increase the equity of
access and participation for all children, with a broader role of advocacy
for the children's services industry through providing information
resources and high quality professional development opportunities. CHILD Australia's multidisciplinary staff believe in
building inclusive communities and environments for children and their
care providers.
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