That ICPA (Aust) lobbies the Federal Government and the Minister for Education to change the In Home Care (IHC) requirements for educators so that the enrolment in an education degree also makes them eligible for IHC positions in geographically isolated areas.
Families in geographical isolated areas are finding it difficult to find educators who are eligible to be enrolled in IHC. Educators need to be only enrolled in at least a Certificate III in Early Child Care, however a potential educator who is in 2nd year of Bachelor of Primary Education is not eligible to be enrolled with IHC until they have completed their degree and become a registered teacher.
The educator is employed for before and after school care of primary aged children so why do they then have to have an Early Childcare certificate. If the educator was employed in a town with before and after school care of primary aged children, they would not need this certificate.
