Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

Students are required to participate in a minimum of 282 hours of practical placement within an accredited early childhood education and care service. Students are responsible for finding their own work placement; however, BBI has agreements with different childcare centres which students may contact if they can't find their own.

Yes, if they meet the mandatory criteria for work placement assessment, students can use their current job as a work placement. It does not affect at all the current student-employer relationship. A BBI assessor will assess and decide on the suitability of the work placement settings.

Students are eligible to participate in work placement upon completion of at least two weeks of theoretical study at the institute. Students are only deemed eligible by the Trainer to participate if they possess the required attributes and skills. A Working With Children Check is also required for work placement.

Should a student not demonstrate competency within a single work placement, students may be required to undergo additional work placement hours and an additional assessor visit. An additional assessor visit will incur a fee of $200.

There will be no classes during the work placement block weeks, but students must continue their online learning throughout this period and follow their individual study plan.