Hello to everybody and welcome to 2010. Below is a reminder of  upcoming Professional Development opportunities provided by PSCWA for February 2010.
The following Professional Development sessions are being held in February in the Communicare region. If you wish to attend any of the below listed sessions, please complete the attached registration form and forward it to us 14 days prior to the session. Take advantage of these opportunities and book in now.

We look forward to updating you with many opportunities,  information and resources to enable you to upskill yourself, your staff and to provide best practice for the children attending your services.

February 1st

Programming Part 1 - An Introduction to the Program Cycle and Theory

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 2nd

Menu Planning - Competency Based

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 2.00pm-4.00pm



February 3rd

EYLF & Networking

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 10.00am-.12.00pm



February 8th

Programming Part 2 - Observation and Planning

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 9th

Bullying

Venue: George Burnett Leisure Centre

Time: 10.00am-12.00pm



February 15th

Programming Part 3 - Linking Observations to your Program and Planning for Continuity

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 15th

EYLF Familiarisation Session

Venue: South Lake Recreation Centre

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm


February 16th

Eat Smart Play Smart

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 10.00am-12.00pm



February 17th

Financial Administration

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 9.30am-11.30am



February 17th

Mad Maths

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 17th

Managing Time Managing Yourself

Venue: YMCA

Time: 5.30pm-8.30pm


February 18th

Working for Equity: Putting Theory into Practice

Venue: Challenge Stadium

Time: 10.00am-1.00pm



February 18th

Talkng to Families About Difficult Issues: Moving Beyond Silence

Venue: Challenge Stadium

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 19th

Emergent Cirriculum: A Primer for Educators

Venue: Challenge Stadium

Time: 9.00am-12.00pm



February 22nd

The Mad Scientist

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 23rd

Stepping Up to the Challenge

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 9.30am-12.30pm



February 23rd

Walking Through the Accreditation Process - The 5 Steps

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 24th

Naturally Beautiful Environments

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm



February 26th

CHILD Australia Networking Session

Venue: CHILD Australia

Time: 10.00am-12.00pm


Role Modelling/Consultancy Service Visits

PSCWA have identified a need for change in delivering customised support in 2010. PSCWA will be encouraging services to attend Calendar PD workshops, instead of organising additional customised evening PD sessions at individual services. PSCWA will now be offering child care services who access and attend a Calendar Professional Development workshop the opportunity to request a individual consultancy visit at their service as a follow up during the day with the same facilitator that facilitated the Professional Development workshop. The focus of this support is for the facilitator to provide role modelling with early childhood educators on the floor and therefore directly linking theory to practice.

PSCWA have decided to offer this type of support because of recent research that has identified the importance of continual learning and the ability to apply newly learnt skills to enhance positive outcomes for children and families.


To book this session call the Helpline: 1800 783 768 or follow this link http://pscwa.org.au/Forms.aspx to complete a registration form. Cost $60 per hour.


For Childcare services please ensure this information is distributed to all staff.

For Family Day Care Schemes please forward to all carers for their information.