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Develop the leadership capacity to advocate for young children and their families. This micro-credential equips leaders and aspiring leaders within early childhood education and care with research-backed strategies for advocacy.
Develop the leadership capacity to advocate for young children and their families.
This micro-credential explores contemporary debates on this topic and equips leaders and aspiring leaders within early childhood education and care with research-backed strategies for advocacy.
Explore the roles of advocacy and activismGain a research and policy-informed understanding of approaches to advocacy and activism and how they can achieve equitable outcomes for young children and families. Explore the role of educational leaders in enacting advocacy and the strategies you can adopt.
Examine case studies of advocacyReview case studies of advocacy efforts for young children and families to gain a deeper understanding of how this plays out in practice across a diverse range of early childhood communities and settings.
Understand the role of key advocacy organisationsExplore organisations that advocate with and on behalf of young children and families. Consider how you can collaborate with key stakeholders and organisations during your own advocacy efforts.
Develop an advocacy planUsing your new knowledge, you'll produce an advocacy plan that can be used for children and families in your service. Define strategies and stakeholders that can assist in your advocacy and use research to justify your approach.
To be eligible for this course, you need to have a minimum of three years' experience in the early childhood sector.
Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.
How should educational leaders engage in advocacy and activism to support young children and their families?
This micro-credential explores contemporary debates on this topic and equips leaders and aspiring leaders within early childhood education and care with research-backed strategies for advocacy.
Gain a research and policy-informed understanding of approaches to advocacy and activism and how they can achieve equitable outcomes for young children and families. Explore the role of educational leaders in enacting advocacy and the strategies you can adopt.
Review case studies of advocacy efforts for young children and families to gain a deeper understanding of how this plays out in practice across a diverse range of early childhood communities and settings.
Explore organisations that advocate with and on behalf of young children and families. Consider how you can collaborate with key stakeholders and organisations during your own advocacy efforts.
Using your new knowledge, you'll produce an advocacy plan that can be used for children and families in your service. Define strategies and stakeholders that can assist in your advocacy and use research to justify your approach.
This micro-credential is for experienced educators and educational leaders within the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector who either aspire to lead teams or want to enhance existing leadership skills.
To be eligible for this course, you need to have a minimum of three years' experience in the early childhood sector.
This micro-credential has been developed in consultation with educational and pedagogical leaders in the ECEC sector. You'll gain skills and knowledge that you can apply immediately in your current role.
Learning is aligned to the Highly Accomplished Teacher category of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) teacher standards.
By the end of this course, you'll have a deeper understanding of how educational leaders can advocate for better outcomes for young children and their families. You'll be able to:
This course runs over eight weeks.
Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:
Assessment:
Once you've successfully completed this course, you will be awarded your Leading Learning through Advocacy micro-credential. This digital certificate will warrant the achievement of knowledge, skills and capabilities outlined in the learning outcomes. It may also include artefacts (such as videos and written material) related to both experiential and work-integrated learning, including translatable assessment that is practical to your professional life. You can also share your micro-credential digitally and via social media by adding it to your personal platforms, such as LinkedIn. See example certificate.
Leading Learning through Advocacy can be taken as a stand-alone course or complemented with any other micro-credential in the Educational Leadership in Early Childhood series to deepen your knowledge and skills.
It also offers a pathway - otherwise known as advanced standing - into the Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching. To use it this way, you need to complete all four micro-credentials in the Educational Leadership in Early Childhood series, then apply for credit towards the qualification.
The series includes:
This micro-credential has been designed to coincide with teaching terms to ensure you have opportunities and time to apply your newly acquired knowledge and practices. You'll be introduced to learning material at targeted time points during the learning period, building knowledge over time.
In our innovative online environment, you'll learn alongside other industry professionals and undertake guided learning, peer discussion and facilitated activities involving contributions from the industry, including policymakers, researchers and educational and pedagogical leaders. Learning includes videos, online reading tasks, independent study supported by interactive webinars and discussion board activities. Fully online delivery offers a convenient way to develop your skillset, from a location that suits you.
There is no set expiry date.