Students whose VET qualification training and assessment will involve them working with children will need blue cards.
The training and assessment may include conducting dance, childcare, or sport and recreation activities. This includes with any students at their own school or other schools and/or who are under 18 years of age.
School RTOs that offer qualifications that require VET students to have blue cards:
- must advise students and their parents/carers of the blue card requirement when marketing these qualifications
- are responsible for applying for blue cards on their students’ behalf
- must ensure students hold valid blue cards before they commence their training and assessment.
Note: Current Department of Justice and Attorney-General advice is that there is no exemption for Queensland school students who are completing qualifications that require working with young people under 18 years of age.