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The Queensland Early Years Workforce Institute believes that the best workforce solutions are shaped with the people who know their regions best. That is why Regional Workforce Planning Alliances will be a central feature of the Institute’s workforce planning and development model. Established across all fourteen Institute regions, these alliances will bring together educators, teachers, […]

Marking an exciting step in the establishment of the Queensland Early Years Workforce Institute we are pleased to announce The Institute’s three founding members and inaugural Board Directors. The Institute was created in response to a shared vision for a sustainable, capable and future-focused early years workforce. Following extensive consultation with the sector and the […]

Over the past few months, The Institute has been meeting with educators, teachers, service leaders and regional stakeholders online and face-to-face across Queensland. To date we have held information sessions in Far North Queensland, Wide Bay, Darling Downs, Ipswich, Bundaberg, Gold Coast, Brisbane North, Brisbane South, Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast.   This has been […]

Queensland’s education and care workforce is often spoken about as one sector. The Institute’s regional intelligence profiles tell a more nuanced story: of one workforce, shaped by many different environments, people and realities across the State. While some regions are growing quickly, others are focused on sustainability, access and service continuity, with each carrying different […]

As The Institute takes shape, one message is guiding our work: the voices of educators, teachers and the broader early childhood workforce must be at the centre of what we do. Over recent months, the Team has been travelling across Queensland to meet with educators, teachers, service leaders and sector stakeholders — not only to […]