Professional Development

Training
Munch & Move training is offered FREE to NSW long day and family day care, preschools and occasional care service educators. The training helps educators to encourage children’s healthy eating and physical activity by using a range of fun play-based learning experiences.

Some of the types of training include:

Live Webinar  Training
Munch & Move training is delivered via  a “live” webinar series and consists of 4 sequential modules up to 2 hours in length over a maximum of 4 weeks. The training is conducted by an experienced trainer from the Early Childhood Training and Resource Centre (ECTARC).

Staff Development Kit
The Kit assist educators who have attended a full day training workshop to share their learning and up-skill other staff at their service.  There are 7 modules in this Kit which can be completed over a series of staff meetings. Each module includes activities to promote learning and discussion amongst colleagues. The Kit will take up to 3 hours to complete.

Visit the Healthy Kids NSW for more information.

Workshops

South Western Sydney Local Health District offers FREE workshops each year to up-skill and support educators in the Munch & Move program and encourage teaching of healthy eating and physical activity in services. This is an opportunity for educators to network with other local childhood educators and share ideas. Past workshops have focused on FMS and Menu planning.

In-service Training
In-service Training is delivered by Munch & Move Health Promotion Officers to up-skill educators in Munch & Move key messages. This can assist educators to work better as a team in delivering healthy eating and physical activity messages to children and families. Contact your Munch & Move buddy to arrange in-service training.

Contact South Western Sydney for more workshop information including dates and locations.