Professional development opportunities

We’re supporting early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers to offer professional development opportunities to teachers and educators. Support includes subsidies and an online network to help staff complete training and practicums.

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Opportunities

Professional development subsidy

✅ Open

A subsidy to help qualified staff complete training that adds to their skills.
Paid practicum subsidy

✅ Open

A subsidy to help early childhood teachers and educators in training complete practicums.
Practicum exchange network

✅ Open

An online network where services and educators can search for and arrange exchange opportunities.

About these opportunities

The government is investing $72.4 million in professional development opportunities from 2023–24 to 2026–27.

The measures aim to:

  • strengthen skills and professional experience
  • improve staff retention
  • build supply
  • increase capacity.

How this is helping

2024–25

Professional development subsidy

$13.08 million total subsidies
46100 Educators Supported
3400 Services Paid

Paid practicum subsidy

$8.86M Total Subsidies
1450 Educators Supported
970 Services Paid

2023–24

Professional development subsidy

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Paid practicum subsidy

$3.21 million total subsidies
750 Educators Supported
490+ services paid

Figures accurate as of January 2025. In 2023–24, the subsidies prioritised services in regional and remote areas and services with First Nations identifying educators.

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