Make sure you complete each of the following modules within the first few weeks of starting your employment. Talk to your manager or principal to confirm if more training is needed as part of your role in addition to these modules.

Induction modules

We have compiled a selection of courses below that are open for enrolment.

Available anytime
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Staff Induction

This induction module provides helpful information for all new starters at DECYP, including important departmental policies, procedures, and training.
Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff
Available anytime
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Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Training

This mandatory module provides staff with information about child sexual abuse, including how to respond to children/young people that reach out for help.
Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff
Available anytime
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Mandatory Reporting

This mandatory module provides staff with information about their mandatory reporting obligations to report concerns about a child/young person.
Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff
Available anytime
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Recognise. Respond. Refer. Family Violence Awareness

This module aims to build workplaces that are supportive to victims of family violence and includes developing skills to identify and respond.
Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff
Available anytime
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Safety Essentials

This module complements your onsite induction, covering three key safety topics: workplace safety, reporting, and essential safety skills.
New Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff
Available anytime
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Digital Accessibility Awareness

This module introduces digital accessibility, readability, standards, and provides tips and tricks to help you meet your obligations.
Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff
Available anytime
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Disability Confident Workplaces

This training module will assist you, as a colleague, to be inclusive of people with disability every day at work.
Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff
Available anytime
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Family Violence Training for Managers and Principals

This module is mandatory for managers and principals with information on staff safety and access to Family Violence Leave.
Mandatory
Self-paced
Open to all staff

Looking for more training?

Start here to find other training and development opportunities from across the department.

I work in a School or CFLC

If you work in a CFLC or at a school as a teacher, principal, school business manager or other teaching or professional support staff.

I work in Children and Families

If you work for the Advice and Referral Line (ARL) or within child safety services (e.g. child safety officer, support worker, youth worker-child safety etc).

I work in Libraries Tasmania

If you work within Libraries Tasmania as a manager, librarian, archivist, in customer service or as part of their frontline support staff.

I work in Corporate

If you work in corporate supporting all functions of our department, particularly frontline staff (e.g. finance, policy, projects, IT etc).

I work in Youth Justice

If you work within community or custodial youth justice as a youth worker, manager, case manager, trainer, support staff or within operations.

I’m a Volunteer or External

If you are an external service provider or if you volunteer within DECYP (e.g. in a school or library).
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