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The Centre

As the peak body in child and family services across Tasmania and Victoria, The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (the Centre) proudly represents over 150 organisations, spanning community service organisations from proactive prevention and early intervention to the critical provision of out-of-home care.

For over 100 years, we have advocated for the rights and wellbeing of children, young people, and families, ensuring their right to be heard, to be safe, to access education, and to remain connected to family, community, and culture.

Welcome to our Tasmania Members!

The Centre has been welcomed as the peak body for child and family services in Tasmania following a merger earlier this year. Learn more about our inaugural Connecting Tasmanian Communities Tour and other updates for members here. 

Upcoming training and events

Latest news

News

Our 2024 Residential Care Awards Finalists!

UPDATE: Find the winners of the RCLDS Residential Care Awards 2024 here. — We’re thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2024 Residential Care Awards! The Residential Care Awards honour the exceptional work being done in therapeutic residential care across Victoria, recognising those who go above and beyond to make

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A Path to Universal Early Childhood Education and Care The Productivity Commission’s Inquiry Report
Children

A Path to Universal Early Childhood Education and Care: The Productivity Commission’s Inquiry Report

The Centre has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry report, A path to universal early childhood education and care (ECEC).   This report is the final in a series of inquiries the Productivity Commission (PC) undertook examining the state of ECEC in Australia.   The Commissioners have made several recommendations

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First issue of Children Australia journal published by the Centre this week
Children Australia

Children Australia Issue 46(1) is out now!

Children Australia has relaunched this week under the stewardship of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare after a 4-year hiatus. The journal was first published in 1976 and has a reputation for being an important vehicle for inter-sectoral conversations and for setting the agenda for child, youth

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outpouring of gratitude during Foster Care Week 2024
CEO Updates

An outpouring of gratitude during Foster Care Week

As we close out Kinship Care Week, Child Protection Week and Foster Care Week at the Centre we want to extend an enormous message of gratitude for kinship carers and foster carers and their work in communities throughout Australia. These remarkable individuals, who live and work amongst us, quietly get

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Our programs

Sector Capability Framework

The Centre has worked in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop a workforce capability framework supports the child and family services sector.

Online Learning

Our online learning courses and workshops provide essential learning requirements for child and family services workers 

Sector Support Training

Training is designed to be sector driven for the purpose of professional development and best practice

Nationally Recognised Training

The Centre provides nationally recognised training to organisations and individuals in child and family services.

RCLDS Professional Development

The Residential Care Learning and Development (RCLDS) aim is to improve outcomes for young people in living in residential care. 

Child Safe Organisations

Training and information to make your workplace child safe in Victoria

Customised Workshops

The Centre offers customised and tailored courses and workshops to organisations across the child and family services sector. 

Treating Families Fairly

An alliance of child and family service organisations, peak bodies and academics advocating for policies that uphold the rights of children and families.

Research and Submissions

The Centre's submissions to the state government, Royal Commissions, and government bodies.

Information Sharing Reforms

Child Information Sharing Scheme, Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme and the MARAM Framework.

OPEN: Outcomes Practice Evidence Network

Driving development of evidence and innovation across the service delivery system.

Learning System Grants

Learning System Grants are available to the child and family services sector to undertake projects that generate and apply evidence, including data, analytics, evaluation and research.

Network Forums

Free forums convened by the Centre aiming to provide a platform for professional workers to share their voice promoting progression within the sector.
Raising Expectations

Getting more Care Leavers to Uni and TAFE

Raising Expectations supports young people in out-of-home care and care leavers to aspire to, access and succeed in vocational and higher education.
fostering connections

Fostering Connections

Fostering Connections is a joint initiative of foster care agencies across metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Tri-Peaks Project

The Tri-Peaks Project is a collaboration between the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, the Victorian Healthcare Association (VHA) and The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) to support and promote good governance and integrated practices across our three different sectors.

Youth Participation And Advocacy

Working alongside young people to provide best practice advice and encourage ethical participation.

Preventing Occupation Violence and Aggression

Information for employers and employees in residential care on workplace safety.

Adolescents who use violence in the home

Working with service providers to build evidence on what works.

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