Parent & Carer Information

What You Need to Know About Central Coast Education Networks – and How We’re Recognising Your Child’s Achievements in It

Celebrating Real-World Learning

As part of the Central Coast Education Networks pilot program, your child may be participating in classroom learning experiences that connect them with real-world ideas, local industries, and future opportunities across the Coast.

To acknowledge and celebrate their efforts, students who complete these learning experiences will be invited to apply for a Central Coast Education Networks Credential and Digital Badge. This credential is directly linked to the experience they participated in and recognises the skills, knowledge, and reflections they developed along the way.

What is a Credential / Digital Badge?

The Central Coast Education Networks Digital Badge is a modern, secure way to recognise your child’s participation and achievements in classroom-based learning experiences.

This digital credential:

  • Validates the skills and knowledge gained during the program
  • Encourages students to reflect on their learning and share it with teachers, family, and future employers
  • Contributes valuable insights that help shape future learning programs across the Central Coast

These badges are optional and will only be issued with your permission.

About The Permission Process

Digital Badge Permission

We ask that you review and approve your child’s participation in this recognition opportunity by completing a Digital Badge Permission Form.

Important: If you choose not to provide permission, your child will still be recognised with a printed certificate for their efforts—there is no disadvantage to not receiving the digital badge.

Why it Matters

The Central Coast Education Networks platform enables teachers and program developers to learn from student feedback and reflect on what works in the classroom. By participating in this process, students contribute to shaping future learning experiences for others in their school and across the Coast.

Questions?

If you’d like to learn more about the digital badge or the learning programs being delivered in classrooms, we welcome your questions.

parent /Carer Consent

  • I give permission for my child to receive Central Coast Education Networks Credentials and Digital Badges.
  • I understand that my child will be required to provide Central Coast Education Networks with their name and email address so that the Digital Badge can be issued to them.
  • I acknowledge that my child's information will be handled in accordance with Education Networks Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of Use.
  • I understand that my child's information will only be used to award the Central Coast Education Networks Credential & Digital Badge and will not be shared with anyone else without my and my child's consent.
  • I understand that participation in the Central Coast Education Networks Credentialling and Digital Badging is voluntary, and we may withdraw at any time.

Central Coast Education Networks is A Central Coast Council Economic Development Initiative

This Central Coast Council Project is an economic development strategic initiative (from the Central Coast Economic Development Strategy 2040) designed to foster collaboration between education, industry, government, and the broader community. The project’s central hub has been named Central Coast Education Networks.

Council’s program supplier is MCB Business Partners, under the leadership of the Central Coast Council’s Economic Development Section. The project aims to create and enhance school programs & lessons that inspire young people to connect with commerce on the Central Coast and all its opportunities.

Central Coast Education Networks is A Central Coast Council Economic Development Initiative

This Central Coast Council Project is an economic development strategic initiative (from the Central Coast Economic Development Strategy 2040) designed to foster collaboration between education, industry, government, and the broader community. The project’s central hub has been named Central Coast Education Networks.

Council’s program supplier is MCB Business Partners, under the leadership of the Central Coast Council’s Economic Development Section. The project aims to create and enhance school programs & lessons that inspire young people to connect with commerce on the Central Coast and all its opportunities.