TAFE Gippsland is committed to being a child-safe organisation.

In accordance with Victorian Child Safe Standards and associated legislation, we promote an environment where children are protected from abuse of any kind, including physical violence, sexual offences and/or grooming, serious emotional or psychological abuse and serious neglect.

Our commitments

TAFE Gippsland is committed to:

  • actively promoting a zero tolerance for child abuse with all allegations and safety concerns being treated very
  • seriously and consistently with our procedural framework;
  • engaging in practices which promote participation and empowerment of children;
  • maintaining codes of practices and procedures to protect children from abuse;
  • preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks by raising awareness and
  • regularly providing training to staff, contractors and volunteers in safe behaviours and warning signs;
  • promoting safety for children from indigenous and culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and
  • providing a safe environment for children with a disability;
  • treating all allegations and safety concerns seriously and consistently;
  • appropriately inducting and regularly training staff and volunteers on child abuse risk; and
  • conducting an annual risk assessment.

Our Child Safe Standards

Child safe reporting

Child safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Any report of safety concerns relating to a person under the age of 18 will be taken seriously and reported to the appropriate authorities.

How to report child abuse concerns

  • Read our Reporting Child Abuse Procedure.
  • If a child is at immediate risk of harm, you must notify police immediately and make a report by calling 000.
  • If there is a risk to the safety of a child on a TAFE Gippsland campus, you will also need to contact us by calling 1300 475 146.
  • In a non-urgent matter, police can also be contacted on the Non-Critical Reporting Hotline on 131 444.

Our support services

We offer a range of free, confidential support services to help young people stay engaged with their studies and achieve their educational goals.

Our Student Support Services team can assist with:

Email studentservices@tafegippsland.edu.au for assistance with any challenges, issues or questions that may arise during your studies with us.

For urgent assistance or support, help is available 24/7: