3a Practitioner is for early childhood educators and parents wishing to enhance the quality of education-based interactions with children, and ultimately advance children’s learning outcomes. It is designed to use with children from birth to age five.

There are no eligibility requirements.

The Faculty of Education is at the forefront of 3a strategy Australia-wide. Our specialist training will provide you with practical, evidence-based teaching and learning strategies you can use in your setting immediately.

• Research and Theory
• Australian Policy Context
• Language Priority - a commitment to make every experience an opportunity for talking, listening, and learning language
• Enriched caregiving - intentionally adding educational content to the daily, repeated routines of care
• Conversational Reading - individual and pair reading that emphasises back and forth communication

• Learning Games - 200 experiences or games played between an adult and one or two children.

By the end of this course, you will be skilled in implementing 3a strategies to support your early childhood setting.

The Faculty of Education is at the forefront of 3a strategy Australia-wide and offers specialist 3a training. You'll learn from education specialists.

This course runs over two weeks, delivered as three day-long sessions.

To become a certified 3a Practitioner, you need to attend the the 3a Professional Learning Program and successfully complete the knowledge test within 14 days of training.

The knowledge test assesses your understanding of the training. You need to achieve a score of 80% or more to pass it. You can sit the test up to three times.

• 3a Affiliate Trainer
• 3a Coach

We also offer customised 3a training for organisation-wide delivery. If you are interested in on-site or group training please email 3a-info@unimelb.edu.au.