Australia’s ECEC workforce pipeline: Who and how many are pursuing further qualifications?

Sharon McKinlay, Karen Thorpe, Chrystal Whiteford, Laura Bentley, Susan Irvine
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The significant shortfall of staff in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce identifies an imperative not only to recruit educators but to support ongoing qualifications and career advancement of those within. Indeed, Shaping Our Future, Australia’s workforce strategy for 2022–2031 identifies qualifications and career development as key focus areas. Taking this imperative, we asked Who? and How many? within the Australian workforce are committed to ongoing study? Analysing a national survey (N = 1291), we examine characteristics of those studying (20.5%) intending (52.3%) or wavering about further study (18.7%). Study and study intention were associated with being younger and at early career-stage, identifying a positive message for career growth. Those who were older or working part-time were less certain about ongoing training. Those with long tenure in ECEC had higher rates of studying for non-ECEC qualifications. Implications for qualification pipeline, career pathways and workforce strategy are discussed.

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澳大利亚的幼儿保育和教育工作队伍:有哪些人和多少人在继续深造?
儿童早期教育和保育(ECEC)工作队伍中的人员严重短缺,这就要求我们不仅要招聘教育工作者,而且要支持他们不断获得资格认证和职业发展。事实上,澳大利亚 2022-2031 年劳动力战略 "塑造我们的未来 "将资格认证和职业发展确定为重点关注领域。根据这一要求,我们询问了澳大利亚劳动力中有哪些人和多少人致力于持续学习?通过分析一项全国性调查(N = 1291),我们研究了正在学习(20.5%)、打算学习(52.3%)或对继续学习持摇摆不定态度(18.7%)的人的特征。学习和学习意向与年轻和处于职业生涯早期阶段有关,为职业生涯的发展提供了积极的信息。年龄较大或从事兼职工作的人则不太确定是否会继续接受培训。长期从事幼儿保育和教育工作的人学习非幼儿保育和教育资格证书的比例较高。本报告讨论了资格渠道、职业途径和劳动力战略的影响。
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