GO ID: GO7760

Agency: Department of Education

Close Date & Time:
19-Sep-2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Primary Category: 131002 - Education Support
Publish Date: 4-Jul-2025
Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS 
Selection Process: Demand Driven

Description:

The purpose of the grant is to provide support to ECEC students (through their provider) already working in the ECEC sector with a living and travel allowance (for up to four weeks) to assist them complete a practicum placement away from their home location. Funding is not designed to fully cover the exact cost of a student’s travel and living expenses whilst on their practicum exchange.
Only CCS approved services, including long day care, family day care, in-home care, centre-based day care and outside school hours care services are eligible for this grant.

The grant is targeted to services who have employees that will provide education and care as part of their practicum exchange in one of the following remoteness categories:  

Inner regional Australia 
Outer regional Australia 
Remote Australia 
Very remote Australia

Eligibility:

Only ECEC services currently approved for and receiving the Childcare Subsidy (CCS) under Family Assistance Law, including long day care, family day care, in-home care, centre-based day care and outside school hours care services, are eligible and can apply for their employees.
 
To be eligible for a grant the employee must:
·          be undertaking their practicum exchange in a regional, remote or very remote location other than their home location
·          be currently employed by the Provider and work at least 40 hours in the Service in a 3-month period
·          have used the Practicum Exchange website to be matched to a service for their practicum period.
 
The Provider must not be receiving any funding from another source for the same practicum exchange activity.

Estimated Grant Value (AUD):

From $1,552.00 to $1,552.00 

Instructions for Application Submission:

Please prepare and submit your application online at www.secure-portal.com.au/ececgrants


There are step by step instructions to assist approved Providers to navigate the application process.

Enquiries can be emailed through to [email protected] or you can contact the Helpdesk on (03) 9917 7865 from 9am – 5pm AEST Monday to Friday (while applications are open).

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For grant queries, please refer to the official contact details:

Deloitte

Phone:
(03) 9917 7865

Email Address: [email protected]