01 — Childcare
Nanny & childcare
Care for infants and children, with training in early development, nutrition, safety and positive discipline.
- Child development and routines
- Feeding and nutrition
- First aid and home safety
- School and activity support
What we do
A career, not just a job.
Four programmes connect training, standards, rights and money, so a domestic worker can plan a future, not just survive a month.
Training · Certification · Advocacy · Finance01 — Programmes
Four programmes, one trajectory.
Each programme answers a different part of the same problem. Members can enter at any point and move through all four as their career grows.
01 Professional development
We deliver practical training in members' own kitchens and in group sessions: child development, food safety, housekeeping systems, elder care, first aid and communication.
Recognition of prior learning means experienced professionals are assessed on what they can do, not where they learned it.
- In-home and group training
- Recognition of prior learning
- Child protection and first aid
- Refresher courses and CPD
- Digital safety
- Career progression support
02 Certification & standards
Certification combines identity and reference checks, a practical assessment in the member's trade and a signed code of conduct.
The D.P.A. seal tells an employer that the person at their door has been seen, trained and made accountable to an institution.
- Identity and reference vetting
- Practical skills assessment
- Signed code of conduct
- Verifiable certification status
- Complaints and accountability
- Recertification through CPD
03 Advocacy & rights
We equip members to know their rights and negotiate fair terms, and we take their experience to employers, policymakers and platforms.
Campaigns like Know Your Rights and Safe Homes turn private grievances into public standards.
- Model employment contracts
- Know Your Rights workshops
- Safe Homes campaign
- Policy and legislative engagement
- Employer education
- Dispute support and referrals
04 Financial inclusion
Through DPAK Sacco, members save regularly, access affordable credit and learn to budget. A savings history becomes a financial record, something domestic workers have historically been denied.
The Sacco is owned by its members, so the institution answers to the people it serves.
- Regular savings plans
- Affordable credit
- Financial literacy sessions
- Member-owned governance
- Emergency planning
- Long-term asset building
02 — The trades
The work we certify.
02 — Household
Housekeeping
Professional home management: cleaning systems, laundry care, organisation and household administration.
- Deep cleaning systems
- Fabric and laundry care
- Home organisation
- Inventory and errands
03 — Kitchen
Cook & chef
Confident, safe cooking for households: menu planning, food safety, nutrition and presentation.
- Menu planning
- Food safety and hygiene
- Local and international dishes
- Dietary requirements
04 — Care
Caregiver
Dignified support for older people and people with additional needs, grounded in safety and respect.
- Elder care and companionship
- Mobility support
- Medication reminders
- Personal care with dignity
The seal is issued by the Association and tied to a member's record and code of conduct.
03 — Certification
A standard you can verify.
Certification is not a certificate bought online. It is a relationship between the member, the Association and the household, with checks on all three sides.
- Identity and reference checks
- Practical assessment in the trade
- Child protection and first aid
- Signed code of conduct
- Ongoing CPD
- Accountability to the Association
Apply & verify
Share your experience and identification. We check references and confirm your work history.
Assess
A practical assessment in your trade, plus a short interview on safety, rights and conduct.
Certify
Sign the code of conduct, receive your D.P.A. certification and join a local chapter.
Certification is renewed through continuing professional development and reviewed against the code of conduct.
04 — Impact
Where the work lands.
Professionalising domestic work changes what happens inside the home, in the wallet and at the policy table.
01
Better pay & contracts
Certified skills and model contracts move members toward fair, predictable pay.
02
Safer homes
Vetting, child protection and a code of conduct reduce the risk of harm on both sides.
03
Financial resilience
Savings and affordable credit help families absorb shocks without predatory debt.
04
A recognised sector
Members sit at policy tables and bring domestic work into national conversations.
2026 → 2028
Growth with a plan.
Our targets are public so members, partners and regulators can hold us to them.
Association members
Recognised professionals in the network
Sacco members
Savers and borrowers in the cooperative
Member deposits
Savings mobilised with the Sacco
2026 position
2028 target
Source: DPAK Profile 2026.
Start where you are
The next step is a certificate.
Tell us what you do. We will show you the training, certification and savings route that fits.