After extensive consultation, DCP and our service providers agreed on a number of improvements to increase recruitment capability while maintaining safeguarding.

Key changes (available on the carer and personnel requirements service provision requirement page include:

New minimum qualification and training requirements including:

• expanded list of recognised qualifications
• information on recognition and credit for prior learning
• training competencies
• updated minimum qualification requirements.

Updates to the service provider requirements matrix, including:

• consistency across licensing and contractual requirements
• inclusion of a new training module, Introduction to child protection system in SA, to provide additional support to personnel with alternative qualifications
• trauma informed training.