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Course Overview
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Career & Study Pathways
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 sense of belonging.
Common Questions
The course consists of 17 units of competency in total — students must complete 15 core units plus a further 2 electives chosen from the list of available units.
Yes, 160 hours of work placement is required to fulfil the requirements for this course. Work placement is integrated into the course structure to ensure students gain industry experience and the opportunity to practice theory and learning outcomes.
International students must have an IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) and a high school certificate along with a copy of their highest level of qualification.
The 2026 course starting dates are 2 February 2026, 13 April 2026, 20 July 2026, and 6 October 2026.
Successful completion of this qualification may lead to further study such as the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, or employment in the child care sector as a Child Care Assistant, Family Day Carer, Nanny, Out of School Hours Care Assistant, Recreation Assistant Teacher Aide, Kindergarten Assistant or Preschool Assistant.
Application
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