Response 925721012

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Quality Education and Care NT, Department of Education

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Topic name
As the Early Childhood Sector continues to struggle with staff retention Quality Education and Care NT wished to gather more information pertaining to choice employers and the overall satisfaction employees have with organisations holistically. It would be beneficial to see what the common length of service is generally to help inform our research into retention in the early childhood sector . perhaps some of our approaches have been outdated and we may need to review our approach based on the culture of employment at present.

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Assessment Criteria 1

1. This topic is of current national importance.

National Importance
The data will inform national early childhood agendas such as decisions to or not increase the level of qualification required to educate and care for children birth to five years. It will assist in the development of policy when considering the shortage of professionals retained in the early years and how providers may respond to staff turn over.

As previously stated the research will help identify outdated policy and expectations. ie is consistent staff still a requirement if family life is more transient in this day and age?

Assessment Criteria 2

2. There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.

For whole population
It is definitely micr and macro data sets required

Assessment Criteria 3

3. The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.

Easy to answer
The topic should be relatively easy to understand Ie length of service and reason for change

Assessment Criteria 4

4. The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.

Acceptable
I don't believe it is intrusive or offensive and basic enough for an accurate answer

Assessment Criteria 5

5. The topic can be collected efficiently.

Collected efficiently
I think it will be easy to average as it is a basic question that has no double meaning

Assessment Criteria 6

6. There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.

Continuing need
I think there remains a need to keep up with generation shift in culture and needs in order to respond the recruitment and retention issues in a range of environments

Assessment Criteria 7

7. There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.

No alternatives
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Further comments
Across Australia early childhood professionals continues to be in shortage and it would be interesting to note if this is an industry specific crisis or a shift in employment culture. Do invested parties need to review requirements to provide more room for flexible hours and perhaps approach consistency of relationships in a more innovative way because nationally employees value different working environments.