Purpose
The Certificate III Cleaning Operations program is a face-to-face/online professional development opportunity delivered by TAFE Queensland and designed to upskill the department’s cleaning staff.
This forms part of their latest Enterprise Bargaining (EB) agreement and is valid for the lifetime of the Department of Education Cleaners Certified Agreement 2018.
The purpose of the program is to:
- develop the skill set of permanent department cleaners to ensure improved and effective cleaning practices are maintained
- develop basic computer literacy skills of cleaning staff
- provide cleaners with first aid training.
Duration of program
2020–2024
Eligibility
State schools with eligible cleaners.
Allocation of funds
Payments will be calculated based on the casual cleaning rate x scheduled workshop hours (up to a maximum of 38 hours) to enable the permanent cleaners to attend training.
Replacement funding will be reconciled with course attendance records and automatically processed by Schools and Student Support through the School Appropriation and Payment Application (SAPA) payment process upon a cleaner's successful completion of the program.
The EB initiative funds replacement time (up to a maximum of 38 hours) for cleaners.
Payment details
*Where registration data is not available to meet the monthly deadline, a payment will be made as soon as the data is available.
Data requirements
| TAFE Queensland course registration date | Workforce reporting data and TAFE Queensland registration data | Quarterly (March, June, September and January) |
| Attendance sheets | Workshop attendance data | As required |
How to apply
Once cleaners have completed the program, the department will automatically process replacement funding to cover the scheduled workshop hours in line with workshop attendance records.
Further information
More information is available for staff on OnePortal.
Contact
Capability Branch
Schools and Student Support
Email: EducationFuturesInstitute@qed.qld.gov.au