How You'll Learn
Self-Paced Online
How Long
1-2 hours
How Much
$29 inc GST
Course Overview
This self paced online course shows educators what harmful habits look like, and what to do instead.
A practical, self-paced online course helping educators recognise harmful practices, understand why they cause harm, and replace them with safe, respectful approaches that protect every child’s dignity and wellbeing.
What You’ll Learn
- Recognise harmful and inappropriate practices
- Understand your legal responsibilities and the NQF
- Respond calmly and confidently in challenging moments
- Use safe, respectful, and child-centred strategies
- Support children’s dignity, belonging and emotional safety
Course Content
Explore the key topics and practical strategies covered in this course.
Inappropriate Discipline
What harmful habits look like, why they cause harm and what to do instead.
Foundations of Connection
Understand what sits beneath challenging behaviour and what children need from educators.
Strategies for Challenging Moments
Practical strategies to use straight away to respond with calm, confident practice.
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Your course access period will be outlined at the time of purchase. We recommend completing your course within this timeframe so you can make the most of your learning experience.
Once you’ve completed your course requirements, we’ll send you your certificate of completion within 5 days. Course requirements may include completing the required content, activities or quizzes.
Yes! Each educator will need to register individually and have their own account and access. To keep your learning secure and ensure everyone receives their own certificate, please don’t share course access, usernames, passwords or individual access links with others.
Yes! Our short courses are self-paced, so you can work through the content in your own time and at a pace that suits you. Just make sure you complete your course within the access period provided at the time of purchase.
Once your payment has been successfully processed, we’ll send you an email confirming your purchase and showing you how to access your course through ACCCO’s Online Learning Platform.
Simply follow the instructions in the email to log in to your account. Once you’re logged in, your purchased course will be ready to access from your learner portal.
If you’ve purchased an ACCCO course before, you can use your existing login details — there’s no need to create a new account.
Can’t find your email? Check your junk or spam folder and make sure you’re checking the email address you used when purchasing the course.
You can come back to your course whenever it suits you during your 90-day access period. Just log back into ACCCO’s Online Learning Platform and continue where you left off.
To keep your account and learning record secure, please keep your login details private and don’t share your account or course access with anyone else.
Yes! Organisations can purchase course access for multiple educators or staff members. Each participant will need to register individually where required by ACCCO’s Online Learning Platform, so they can have their own account and learning record.