CAPEA Strategic Plan 2025-2030

CAPEA’s Strategic Plan 2025–2030 clearly outlines our vision, purpose, and strategic priorities designed to enhance childbirth and parenting education across Australia. This plan demonstrates our commitment to fostering a strong professional community, supporting skilled educators, achieving educational excellence, and building a sustainable organisation.

Our Vision

• Every Family Thriving

Our Purpose

• To support childbirth and parenting educators to make a positive impact.

Strategic Priorities and Projects 2025 – 2030

• Professional Community
  Foster a strong, engaged educator community
  Strengthen online engagement and active participation
• Skilled Educators
  Provide practical and useful support for educators
  Deliver valuable professional development content, including webinars and interactive events
• Education Excellence
  Facilitate quality education programs
  Maintain contemporary competency standards for educators
• Progress certification programs and processes for individual educators
  Create curricula that ensure educational excellence

Sustainable Organisation

• Ensure financial sustainability through effective budgeting and sustainable funding
• Enhance governance, efficiency, and accountability by establishing solid administrative foundations
• Digitally transform CAPEA’s operations for greater effectiveness

Key Events 2026

• Canberra Education Day:  23 May 2026
  Theme: Holding Space, Sharing Skills – Compassionate, Evidence-Based Education for Today’s Families
• Melbourne Education Day:  24 October 2026 (more information coming soon!)
• Education Workshop: 11 Sept 2026.  Practical AI Tools for Childbirth Parenting Educators.
• National CAPEA Conference – 15–17 April 2027 Theme: Raising the Bar: Advancing Standards and Quality in Childbirth and Parenting Education. – Save this date, more information coming soon!

Project Framework

• Have clear success criteria
• Be guided by measurable milestones
• Include detailed project planning for budgeting, risk management, marketing, and communication
• Provide regular updates to ensure transparency and accountability

Next Steps…
CAPEA is committed to implementing this strategic plan through clear, actionable goals and consistent evaluation, ensuring continuous improvement and responsiveness to the needs of our community.

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Download a copy of the CAPEA Strategic Plan 2025–2030 (PDF).