The Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC) project will transition the 10983NAT Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care course to the CHC Community Services Training Package.

The course aims to meet the growing OSHC sector’s need for qualified educators and improved workforce consistency, and help mobility between OSHC and educational support roles. 

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September to November 2024

The Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) workforce has grown rapidly. In 2023, there were 27,491 educators serving 553,690 children across 4,954 services. Many OSHC staff are employed on a casual basis with short shifts and part-time hours. University students make up a significant portion of this workforce.

This is a multi-year project that is expected to be completed by September 2025. The OSHC sector faces challenges related to qualification requirements, casual employment and career progression, prompting the need for a nationally accredited Certificate III course to address these issues and support workforce consistency and mobility. The aim to create a Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care within the CHC Community Services Training Package. 

A final report will reflect the outcomes of a functional analysis workshop and requirements identified through interviews. The report will inform the development of draft units of competency, qualification and a consultation discussion paper.  The development of the qualification and associated units of competency will be in accordance with the process detailed in the Training Package Products Development and Endorsement Process Policy. 

Project Scope

We will review and transition the nationally accredited 10983NAT Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care to the CHC Community Services Training Package. The new qualification will support training for the following occupations:

  • Outside School Hours Care Educator
  • Outside School Hours Care Assistant
  • Play Leader
  • Recreation Assistant (Children’s Services).

Project governance and consultation strategy

We have established a Technical Committee (TC) of experts to provide advice for the project. TC members are selected for their relevant expertise on the diverse aspects of the project.

View our Technical Committee and Terms of Reference.

View our Project Consultation Strategy.

Fact sheet

November 2024 to February 2025

A Technical Committee of relevant experts has been established and has provided specialised advice for the project and communication and consultation strategies. They also provide technical advice on the skills and knowledge required to meet graduate outcomes and workforce needs.

We will also undertake:

  • desktop research
  • a review of available information on industry standards, working conditions and employer recruitment selection criteria
  • virtual workshops to:
    • explore the skills that organisations need
    • identify career pathways for employees
    • discuss foreseeable changes in the sector.

We invite all Outside School Hours Care, School Based Education Support and Early Childhood Education and Care training professionals to an in-person consultation workshop for our Outside of School Hours Care (OSHC) project. 

We want to hear from training organisation managers, faculty leaders, head teachers, teachers, subject matter experts, assessment designers, learning designers, quality assurance officers, etc.

Our workshop will give you the opportunity to provide feedback on any proposed changes to the qualification in this transition process.

Please register your interest in attending one of the following workshops.

 

Hervey Bay - Thursday 27 March 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Brisbane - Tuesday 1 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Cairns - Wednesday 2 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Canberra - Friday 4 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Devonport - Monday 7 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Hobart - Tuesday 8 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Wollongong - Wednesday 9 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Darwin - Tuesday 15 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Online - Thursday 17 April 2025, 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm

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Melbourne - Wednesday 23 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Online - Thursday 24 April 2025, 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm

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Berri - Tuesday 29 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Adelaide - Wednesday 30 April 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Perth - Thursday 1 May 2025, 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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April to May 2025

Details to come.

June to September 2025

Details to come.

How to get involved

We encourage stakeholder participation from all relevant sectors across Australia. Please register to stay across project updates and opportunities to be involved.

Project updates

Contact details

To contact the project team, please email [email protected].

Project timeline

  • Project Set Up

    Establish a Technical Committee to provide expert advice for the project.

  • Development

    Undertake functional analysis via 16 employer interviews and a virtual functional analysis workshop.

    Develop draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency.

  • Consultation

    Delivery of 12 face-to-face and 5 virtual workshops.

    Workshops will be held in all states and territories. 

  • Finalisation and Submission

    Review all feedback.

    Draft qualifications, skill sets and finalise units of competency.  

    Submit final draft materials to Skills Senior Responsible Officers and address any feedback prior to submission to the Skills Ministers for endorsement.  

  • Endorsement and Implementation

    Upload endorsed qualifications, skill sets and units of competency to the VET National Training Register.  

    Update the Companion Volume to reflect changes to the Training Package, identified pathways information and mapping information.  

    Deliver 3 virtual professional development workshops to highlight the features of the new qualifications, skill sets and units of competency.