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Accreditation

To further support our learners, ECA offers a multitude of courses that are currently accredited in two jurisdictions: Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) ACT and NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) NSW. The approved courses outline what professional standard each course is linked to and what learning outcomes can be achieved.

View our accredited courses below. Once you complete a course on the outlined list, complete the request for logging hours form and we will log the required hours for you through the applicable portal.

Accredited courses- TQI

Accredited courses- NESA

A teacher’s completion of any accredited PD course will count towards their NESA or TQI accredited PD requirements. Any course that is not accredited can be used towards, teacher identified activities or elective PD.

If you have completed a course in the last 14 days that has been TQI or NESA approved, complete the applicable online request form with all requested information. This will be evaluated, once approved, will be submitted for accreditation. ECA will use the information supplied to lodge the completion of your professional learning in the relevant state or territory. These will be visible to you within 30 days after we have received the request.

To note: you must provide evidence of completion and log the hours personally prior to ensure the request can be actioned and completed in full within the jurisdiction’s timeframe. Requests can only be logged after the approved accreditation date (these dates are listed next to the course name)

So now, not only can you enjoy the variety of our diverse learning content, extend your own professional learning, but also use these hours to support your teacher registration.

Request Form

If you are a registered Early Childhood Teacher, please complete this form to submit your request for logging accredited hours for courses completed in 2023. You must have a google account to complete this request form.

Please check your course was completed after the approval date listed on this page.

You will be required to provide us with your teacher registration number and upload evidence of completion of the accredited course. By completing this request form you are giving ECA permission to share your personal details with a third party, for more information, please read our privacy statement.

What course are accredited for TQI

— Acting Ethically: Exploring the ECA Code of Ethics | Approved from 02/01/2023 | 2 hours
— An insight into Autism Spectrum Disorder (2-part series) | Approved from 03/01/2023 | 3 hours
— Claire Warden: Focus on the Floorbooks Approach | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 2 hours
— Claire Warden: Focus on Talking Tubs | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 2 hours
— Early Childhood Australia Leadership Program | Approved from 02/01/2023 | 10 hours
— Encountering and interpreting the principles of Reggio Emilia Encounters (4-part series) | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 4 hours
— Engaging with digital documentation and technology (3-part series) | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 4 hours
— eSafety Early Years Program* (3 course series) | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 3 hours
— Music in early childhood (2-part series) | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 3 hours
— Partnerships with families for inclusive practice (2-part series) | Approved from 03/01/2023 | 3 hours
— Philosophy leading strategy (3-part series) | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 2 hours
— Putting art in place (2-part series) | Approved from 01/01/2023 | 2 hours
— Understand the role: Nominated supervisor and person in day-to-day charge in education and care | Approved from 02/01/2023 | 3 hours

TQI requests will be processed within 14 days after we have received the request.

*eSafety Early Years Program (3 course series) includes:
— eSafety Early Years: We MAKE and DO with technology
— eSafety Early Years: We SAY and SHARE with technology
— eSafety Early Years: We WATCH and EXPLORE with technology

What courses are accredited for NESA

The courses that are currently NESA accredited are:

• A good place to be a child: Creating effective early learning environments. Approved from- 28/07/2022
• Community of Practice: Literacy and Language in early childhood. Approved from- 12/01/2023
• Community of Practice: Play-based learning in early childhood. Approved from- 12/01/2023
• Community of Practice: STEM. Approved from- 10/01/2023
• Engaging with digital documentation and technology series. Approved from- 20/10/2022

To ensure that we meet NESA’s required timeframe – you as the learner must notify us within 14 days of completion of the course. These requests will be processed at the start of the next calendar month.

How do I request my hours to be submitted by ECA

Please complete the request form with all the required information. This will be evaluated and submitted for accreditation. Once approved ECA will use the information supplied to lodge the completion of your professional learning in the relevant state or territory. For TQI requests, these will be visible to you within 14 days after we have received the request. For NESA requests, these will be processed at the start of the next calendar month.

You must provide evidence of completion and log the hours personally prior to ensure the request can be actioned and completed in full within the jurisdiction’s timeframes.

Need to know - key information

1. You must complete the course in full, prior to sending a request to ECA to log the accredited hours.
2. Any programs that have multiple courses only need to have one request form completed. Noting- that attendees will not be credited with their PL hours until all sessions are complete.
3. You can only put through a request for courses on the approved list from the date ECA received the accreditation approval.
4. NESA – To ensure that we meet the required timeframe, you must notify us within 14 days of completion of the course. NESA requests will be processed at the start of the next calendar month.

Request TQI accredited hours for PD from 2022

If you have completed an approved PD course from our TQI list for 2022, you must submit an online request form
by 24th March 2023.

2022 List of courses:
•Documenting and assessing children’s learning (Package). Approved from- 28/1/2022
•Equity and inclusion (Package). Approved from- 28/1/2022
•Early childhood learning environments (Package). Approved from- 28/1/2022
•Music in early childhood (2-part series). Approved from- 28/1/2022
•Participatory Planning―The Floorbooks Approach―Focus on Talking Tubs™. Approved from- 28/1/2022
•Participatory Planning―The Floorbooks Approach. Approved from- 28/01/2022
•Participatory Planning―The Floorbooks Approach (A focus on Floorbooks). Approved from- 28/01/2022
•Play-based learning in early childhood (Package) . Approved from- 28/01/2022
•Service leadership in early childhood (Package). Approved from- 28/01/2022
•STEAM―Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (Package). Approved from- 28/01/2022
•eSafety Early Years Program (Package). Approved from- 28/01/2022
•Engaging with digital documentation and technology (3-part series). Approved from- 4/08/2022
•Encountering and interpreting the principles of Reggio Emilia Encounters 1-4 (Series). Approved from- 4/08/2022
•Philosophy leading strategy (3-part series). Approved from- 4/08/2022
•Putting art in place (2-part series). Approved from- 4/08/2022

Please check your course was completed after the approval date listed on this page.

You will be required to provide us with your teacher registration number and upload evidence of completion of the accredited course.
By completing this request form you are giving ECA permission to share your personal details with a third party, for more information, please read our privacy statement.