CHC50125 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

78 weeks

all levels

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This qualification reflects the role of educators in early childhood education and care who work in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Educators at this level are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum that meets the requirements of an approved learning framework and for maintaining compliance in other areas of service operations. They use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations. They may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other educators.

Early childhood educators work in long day care centres, family day care, pre-schools, or kindergartens. To achieve this qualification, the individual must have completed a total of least 280 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia as detailed in the Assessment.

Core Units

BSBTWK502	Manage team effectiveness
CHCECE041	Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
CHCECE042	Foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing
CHCECE043	Nurture creativity in children
CHCECE044	Facilitate compliance in a children’s education and care service
CHCECE045	Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children
CHCECE046	Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
CHCECE047	Analyse information to inform children’s learning
CHCECE048	Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum
CHCECE049	Embed environmental responsibility in service operations
CHCECE050	Work in partnership with children’s families
CHCPRP003	Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Electives

CHCDIV003	Manage and promote diversity
BSBSTR501	Establish innovative work environments
CHCMGT003	Lead the work team

This course is targeted at international students who are:

seeking to pursue or further a career as an educator.
seeking to enter a new industry sector.
seeking a pathway to higher level qualifications.

Educator in an early childhood education and care

Child Care Worker

International students must:

Be at least 18 years of age and have completed the equivalent of Year 12.
Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
Have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
- Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country or
- successful completion of an English Placement Test.

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

Duration: 78 weeks, including 60 study weeks and 18 weeks of holidays.

20 Hours of face to face training

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into the Advance Certificate in Early childhood care and Education and also Bachelors of Childhood Education and Care.

Work placement assistance is available through our third-party agreement provider, Skill Trak.