Initiatives
Other initiatives underway include:
- $370 million to attract high-quality early childhood teachers and educators to support the rollout of the Best Start, Best Life initiative, including scholarships and employment incentives (Premier of Victoria (2023), Building A Stronger Kindergarten Workforce(opens in a new window), April).
- $5.6 million to fund more Enrolled Nurse Transition to Practice Program places (Department of Health (2022), Training and Development Funding 2022-23 Program Guideline(opens in a new window)s, November).
- the Postgraduate Midwifery Incentive Program to address shortages and build the capability and capacity of this workforce (Department of Health (2023), Postgraduate scholarships for nurses and midwives(opens in a new window)).
- the Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing initiative, with undergraduate nurses and midwives taking up designated roles as a pathway to graduate level (Department of Health (2023), Undergraduate student employment programs(opens in a new window)).
- Free TAFE offers fee-free access to 30 qualifications and skills sets for jobs in the care economy, including Diploma of Nursing, Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and Certificate III in Individual Support (Victorian Government (2023), Free TAFE for more Victorians(opens in a new window)).
- the 12-month National Skills Agreement with the Australian Government which provides 26,900 new places in the care sector, including 3,800 for early childhood education and care qualifications (Premier of Victoria (2022), Fee-Free TAFE and VET places for Victorians in 2023(opens in a new window), December).
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