4240.0.55.001 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2013  
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WORKER

For 2013 Collection output, an ‘ECEC worker’ is defined as a contact worker who has paid employment with an ECEC service provider (including full-time, part-time and contract workers) and has delivered, or assisted in delivering, a preschool program within the collection reference period.

TEACHER

The formal definition of a teacher is ‘an ECEC contact worker who has completed at least a three year university qualification in early childhood education and are employed as a teacher'. Relevant qualifications to qualify as a teacher include:

    • Postgraduate degree
    • Graduate diploma or graduate certificate level
    • Bachelor degree (honours)
    • Bachelor degree pass (4 years or equivalent)
    • Bachelor degree pass (3 years or equivalent).

An equivalent four year university qualification includes workers who have been deemed to have the necessary skills and qualifications to be employed as a four year degree equivalent teacher by the jurisdiction.

For 2013 Collection output, an 'ECEC teacher' is defined as an ECEC contact worker who has completed a three year university qualification in early childhood education or equivalent and has delivered, or assisted in delivering, a preschool program in the reference period.

More information on worker and teacher specifications can be found in Chapter 1: 'Collection Specifications' of the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2013 (cat. no. 4240.0.55.002).

For more information on how a worker/teacher is defined for each state and territory see Chapter 5: Overview of ECEC in Australia.



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