Working With Children Check (WA)
A Working With Children Check (WWC) is the clearance required to do child-related work in Western Australia. Oho recognises it as a Western Australian Working With Children Check and can confirm it against the official register.
Who needs it
Anyone engaged in child-related work in Western Australia, employees and volunteers alike.
What Oho needs
The card or application number printed on the WWC card, plus the holder's name. No special configuration is required.
How Oho verifies it
Western Australia exposes a fast public register, so Oho returns a result in real time — under ten seconds — with no portal credentials or special setup. There is no employer linkage recorded against the card. Once verified, Oho re-checks it on the schedule you set up in the Verification Sources tab, and renewals flow through automatically.
Reading the result
Every check resolves to one of a few outcomes, shown with a colour so it's easy to scan:
| Outcome | Colour | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| MAY_ENGAGE | Green | Valid and current — the person is cleared for the work. |
| MAY_NOT_ENGAGE | Red | Not valid — for example expired, suspended, cancelled, or no matching record. |
| REVIEW_REQUIRED | Yellow | Valid but carries conditions worth a person reviewing before relying on it. |
| IN_PROGRESS | Grey | Still being checked — some registers take a little longer to respond. |
| ERROR | Grey | The register couldn't be reached; Oho will try again. |
Oho keeps watching afterwards and updates the outcome automatically if the status changes, and the worker's profile keeps a history of every check.