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On campus with some online. Cairns: 20% online, 80% on campus. Northern Peninsula Area: 20% online, 80% on campus. Thursday Island: 20% online, 80% on campus. Palm Island: 40% online, 60% on campus.
Full time. Compulsory 5 day residential blocks, dates scheduled on application. · Full time. Compulsory 5 day residential blocks, dates scheduled on application.
26 Jan 2027
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Cairns, North Queensland
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Professional Body
Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) / AITSL
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
AITSL / ACECQA
Course Content
Support inclusion and diversity
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to reflect on and understand the impact of own values and biases, demonstrate respect for inclusion and diversity, and support children's understanding of inclusive principles and behaviours.
Support children's health, safety and wellbeing
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge to support and promote children's health, safety and wellbeing in relation to physical activity, healthy eating, sleep, rest and relaxation and individual medical requirements.
Nurture babies and toddlers
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop relationships with babies and toddlers and their families and attend to the specific physical and emotional needs of babies and toddlers from birth to 23 months. It requires the ability to follow individualised care routines for sleep, feeding and toileting.
Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to communicate and interact respectfully with children and to guide their behaviours in ways that support their agency, positive sense of self and self-regulation.
Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to source and use an approved childhood learning framework.
Support the holistic learning and development of children
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge to recognise and support the interrelationship between the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and communication development of children.
Provide experiences to support children's play and learning
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to set up, support and review experiences for children's play and learning.
Support children to connect with the natural environment
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to support and encourage children's connection with the natural environment.
Observe children to inform practice
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify and gather information about children from observation and other sources as part of a collaborative process and as a basis for curriculum planning.
Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify different perspectives on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures, develop an understanding of the local and broader cultural contexts, and use the identified information to embed culturally appropriate experiences, interactions, behaviours and physical environments into daily practice with children.
Meet legal and ethical obligations in children's education and care
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify and meet legal and ethical obligations. This includes the ability to recognise potential and actual examples of non-compliance with regulatory requirements and contribute to the continuous improvement of practice.
Work effectively in children's education and care
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work in a children's education and care context using effective communication and knowledge of job roles, responsibilities and service procedures to complete daily work activities.
Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support and protect children and young people who are at risk of harm. This work occurs within legislative and policy frameworks and carries a duty of care responsibility.
Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.
Participate in workplace health and safety
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others.
Common Questions
This course is designed specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from remote areas across Queensland, including communities such as Thursday Island and Torres Strait Outer Islands, Bamaga/Injinoo/Umagico/New Mapoon/Seisia, Napranum/Weipa, Lockhart River, Hope Vale/Cooktown, Pormpuraaw, Normanton, Yarrabah, Woorabinda, and Cherbourg.
The course has three fee options: a Concession fee of $425 (fee concessions may apply for eligible students), a Subsidised fee of $970 (for eligible students accessing government funded courses), and a Full Fee of $5,410 (total course fee). Student loans and payment plans are also available.
TAFE Queensland has dedicated Indigenous Student Support Officers (ISSOs) who provide tailored support including assistance with enrolment processes, Centrelink ABSTUDY enquiries, tutor support, referrals to other community service providers, enrolment into 'away from base' courses, and personal support. Funding support is also available for students who need to travel away from their communities to cover travel, accommodation, and meals.
This qualification is delivered through a compulsory residential program over 18 months, featuring intensive 5-day residential blocks of training on campus. Depending on the campus, the split between online and on-campus study varies — for example, Cairns, Northern Peninsula Area, and Thursday Island campuses are 80% on campus and 20% online, while Palm Island is 60% on campus and 40% online. Students will also be required to undertake 160 hours of vocational placement in an approved setting.
Successful completion of this course allows graduates to seek employment in a range of entry-level early childhood education and care roles, including Out of School Hours Care Assistant, Family Day Care Provider, Early Childhood Education and Care Assistant, and Early Childhood Education and Care Worker. The Australian Government's Job Outlook service indicates the Early Childhood Education and Care industry is experiencing very strong growth, with around 184,000 job openings expected over the next five years.
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