Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Manage team effectiveness
Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
Foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing
Nurture creativity in children
Facilitate compliance in a children's education and care service
Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children
Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
Analyse information to inform children's learning
Plan and implement children's education and care curriculum
Embed environmental responsibility in service operations
Work in partnership with children's families
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Use collaborative practices to uphold child protection principles
Elective unit
Develop and implement policy
Elective unit
Research and apply evidence to practice
Elective unit
Common Questions
To enter this course, you must hold either the CHC30121 Certificate III In Early Childhood Education and Care or the CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care. For applicants from non-English speaking backgrounds, an IELTS score of 5.5 overall or equivalent is required. You also need a reasonable level of physical fitness, as the role involves bending, reaching, stretching, kneeling, and lifting or carrying children.
The course has a total duration of 68 weeks, comprising 50 weeks (5 terms) of study including 300 hours of mandatory work placement in a registered childcare facility.
Yes, the course includes 300 hours of mandatory work placement in a registered childcare facility. This practical component is an essential part of the qualification requirements.
Graduates can pursue roles such as Early Childhood Educator and Childcare Centre Manager. Additionally, graduates may choose to continue their education onto a Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching.
To be issued the qualification CHC50121 – Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, you must be assessed as competent in all 15 units of competency, which includes 12 core units and 3 elective units.
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