This page includes resources for workplaces in the Education and Training industry on work health and safety, workers’ compensation and COVID-19.
We also have information for Early Childhood Education and Care.
The Education and Training industry provides education and training services to people of all ages. Services are delivered by teachers or instructors who explain, tell or demonstrate a wide variety of subjects.
Education may be provided in a range of settings, such as schools, colleges, TAFE and universities. Generally, instruction is delivered through face-to-face interaction between teachers and students, although other means and mediums of delivery, such as by correspondence, radio, television or the internet, may be used.
To ensure this information is as accessible and easy to understand as possible, we refer to ‘employers’ and their responsibilities.
However, under the model WHS laws, duties apply to any person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) which includes employers, but also others who engage workers. For more information about who is a PCBU see our Interpretive Guideline – model Work Health and Safety Act – the meaning of ‘person conducting a business or undertaking'.
The model WHS laws have been implemented in all jurisdictions except Victoria.
Safe Work Australia does not regulate or enforce WHS laws or the recently introduced COVID-19 restrictions on business operations. If you want to know how WHS laws apply to you or need help with what to do at your workplace, contact the WHS regulator in your jurisdiction. If you want to know what restrictions on business operations apply to you or your workplace, go to your relevant state and territory government website for information.