This is a website for ECEC educators looking to undertake a practicum placement and ECEC services looking to host ECEC educators-in-training.
Your personal information is protected by law, including under the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act).
Personal information
Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified or reasonably identifiable individual. Personal information includes an individual’s name and contact details, their age and gender, where the person is employed, their photograph and linkages to professional social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
You do not have to provide any personal information when using this site, but any personal information you choose to provide will be handled in accordance with this privacy statement.
If you do not choose to provide this information, you will only be able to use a generic version of this website and will not be able to match with other educators/services.
Sensitive information
Sensitive information is a subset of personal information. It includes information or an opinion about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, membership of associations or unions, sexual orientation or practices, criminal record, or health, genetic or biometric information.
If you choose to input bio information, role descriptions and views about ECEC in this website, we need your consent to collect your sensitive information. You do not have to consent to the collection of your sensitive information and may choose to use this website in a generic fashion with no personalisation.
If you do consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. To do this, simply close your registered account through your profile settings and your consent and any personal or sensitive information you have chosen to provide will be deleted.
Collection of your information
By registering to use this website, your personal information is collected by the department. You also agree that the department’s contracted web developer for this website 101 Web Technology Pty Ltd may access your collected personal information where required to ensure the continued functioning and maintenance of the website, such as if you lodge an inquiry about technical issues you may experience with the website. As a contracted party, 101 Web Technology is also bound by the Australian Privacy Principles.
Collection of personal information about others
The use of this website does not require you to provide information about other people or their opinions. Please do not provide personal information about any other individual unless you have their consent.
Purpose of collecting your information
The purpose of collecting your information is to run a website that makes visible ECEC practicum placements at services and show these to educators who are interested in and available to undertake these placements.
Your information may be used in a de-identified form to evaluate the success of this website platform.
The Department will not use your collected information for any other purpose without your express written consent.
If you do not provide some or all of the personal information requested, you will not be able to use this website with its full functionality. This does not preclude you from using the website in a generic way to see whether there are practicum placements available, but you will not be able to communicate with educators/services.
Disclosure of your personal information
Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties, including but not limited to:
- 101 Web Technology Pty Ltd, the developer and maintainer of this website
Your personal information may also be disclosed to other parties where you have agreed, or where it is otherwise permitted under the Privacy Act.
Your personal information is unlikely to be disclosed to overseas recipients.
Privacy policy
The department’s Privacy Policy contains more information about how the department will manage your personal information, including information about how to make a complaint and seek access to and correction of your personal information.
To contact the department about your personal information, email privacy@education.gov.au.
To contact the department about the Practicum Exchange website please email pracsupport@education.gov.au