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Mix of hybrid face-to-face class time, online work, project work and industry experience. Blended classroom training delivered through a blend of face-to-face classes on MCIE campus and online learning for a total of 20 hours per week.
Blended (face-to-face and online) · 20 hours per week
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Level 8 & 9, 234–250 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Level 8, 234-250 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Eligibility
English Language Requirements (candidates must meet one of the following):
Education and Skills:
Regulatory:
Digital Technology:
Industry Requirements (for work placement, requirements vary according to host employer policies):
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
VRQA / ASQA
Professional Body
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission / NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
TRA / VETASSESS
Course Content
Participate in workplace health and safety
Support children's physical health, safety and wellbeing
Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
Support the holistic learning and development of children
Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
Nurture babies and toddlers
Observe children to inform practice
Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
Provide experiences to support children's play and learning
Support children to connect with the natural environment
Support inclusion and diversity
Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples cultures
Work effectively in children's education and care
Meet legal and ethical obligations in children's education and care
Work with diverse people
Organise personal work priorities and development
Common Questions
The tuition fee is $20,000 and the non-tuition fee is $2,000 (which includes materials and an enrolment fee of $250), bringing the estimated total course cost to $27,000.
Students must complete 160 mandatory placement hours for the work-based training component of this program. The MCIE Work Placement Coordinator will organise your placement with one of their host employers.
Candidates must meet one of the following English language proficiency requirements: an IELTS band score of 5.5 or equivalent internationally recognised exam result, satisfactory completion of an ELICOS program at Upper-intermediate level, completion of MCIE's English Placement Test with an overall score equivalent to IELTS 5.5 or above, or a certificate of completion equivalent to or higher than an Australian Year 11 qualification from an English-speaking country.
Assessment for this program includes written tasks, long and short answer questions, multiple choice quizzes, group tasks, oral presentations, role plays, scenarios, case studies, work placement journals, logbooks, portfolios and projects. Most assessments are delivered online via the Canvas LMS.
Yes, both Credit Transfer (CT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) are available. Credit Transfer is free of charge, while RPL application fees are $145 per hour.
Application
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Step 02
Submit Documents
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Step 03
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