Can we leave a trainee alone supervising the children ?
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:36 pm
Hi, I finished my Cert. 3 last December and I have been working in a childcare centre for almost 3 months now.
I found that we got quite a lot trainees in my centre. I always wondering that can we leave a trainee alone to supervising the children. Regarding the ratios, can trainee be 1:4 also like normal educator?
I saw your forum that you mentioned it to someone : As a trainee you should not be left alone supervising the children. You are basically still considered an "unqualified" educator until you receive your qualification and you should be supervised at all times.
You know, I found that Some trainees they work alone like look after some children outdoor by themselves without supervising. A trainee who is studying diploma but she doesn’t even have any qualifications like cert. 3. Her work photo title is “Assistant Educator”. Does it make any sense for you ? The centre makes parents get confusing that parents thought she is qualified but obviously she is not.
In our nursery room we have 20 children but we have 3 qualified educators and one trainee to look after 20 children. Can trainee be a normal educator to cover on the ratios?
Last Thursday, I was at work. I found that 3 trainees and one lead educator were in nursery room with around 15 children. Is that ok ?
Basically I can see some trainees are not really learning how to be an educator. They seem do their way as no one supervising them. This is absolutely a risk for the children.
I found that we got quite a lot trainees in my centre. I always wondering that can we leave a trainee alone to supervising the children. Regarding the ratios, can trainee be 1:4 also like normal educator?
I saw your forum that you mentioned it to someone : As a trainee you should not be left alone supervising the children. You are basically still considered an "unqualified" educator until you receive your qualification and you should be supervised at all times.
You know, I found that Some trainees they work alone like look after some children outdoor by themselves without supervising. A trainee who is studying diploma but she doesn’t even have any qualifications like cert. 3. Her work photo title is “Assistant Educator”. Does it make any sense for you ? The centre makes parents get confusing that parents thought she is qualified but obviously she is not.
In our nursery room we have 20 children but we have 3 qualified educators and one trainee to look after 20 children. Can trainee be a normal educator to cover on the ratios?
Last Thursday, I was at work. I found that 3 trainees and one lead educator were in nursery room with around 15 children. Is that ok ?
Basically I can see some trainees are not really learning how to be an educator. They seem do their way as no one supervising them. This is absolutely a risk for the children.
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