What is a Blue Card?
All children have the right to be safe and protected from harm.听听administers the blue card system 鈥� Queensland鈥檚 working with children check.听 Working with children checks provides a check of a person鈥檚 criminal history and is also an ongoing assessment of your eligibility to work with children while you are on placement.
If your application is approved, you will be issued with a Positive Notice and a Blue Card which allows you to work with children while on placement for 3 years.听 It is听your responsibility听to hold a valid Blue Card for the duration of your placement.
Most students will be required to hold a valid Blue Card before the commencement and for the duration of their placement.听 If you are required to hold a valid Blue Card, it is听听for you to commence or continue your placement without one.
What do I need to do?
If you don鈥檛 already have a Blue Card you will need to apply for one as long as you are not a听.听 If you are a disqualified person, it is an offence to apply for a Blue Card and penalties may apply.
If you have an existing valid Blue Card you will need to request that your Faculty/School听link it to UQ听before听you commence your placement.
If your card is due to expire, you will need to renew it听before听it expires.
