Course Overview
The CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care will enable you to expand your work opportunities in the child care area to roles as:• Early childhood educator• Child development worker• Children’s advisor• Supervisor, manager, coordinator, director or team leader in a children’s services agency.
In our course you will learn how to plan, implement and manage programs in early childhood services in accordance with licensing, regulatory and duty of care requirements. In most states it is the highest qualification required for a career as a Director or Service Manager for a centre-based care.
• Classroom and practical placement components
• Delivered face-to-face, at one day per week for 63 weeks along with 8 hours per week of research and project work and 8d hours per week of Workplace Tasks Applications
• Minimum of 280 hours of placement with a registered Early Education & Care Facility
• Applicants will be required to hold a previous certificate III qualification either CHC30121 OR CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood education and care.
• Applicants will be required to undertake a pre-training review
• Current Working with Children check
• Current Police Check
For students who have previously completed a Nationally Accredited course maybe eligible to receive credit towards the course.
RPL is offered to any Learner who can provide evidence of competency for the units offered within this Diploma in Early Childhood Education course. During the enrolment process a potential Learner may discuss any prior evidence before commencing training to determine if they are eligible for RPL. An additional fee for this service will be discussed with you upon application.
• Fully equipped classroom (including projector, whiteboard, internet access, tea and coffee faculties);
• Learner and facilitator guides;
• Lesson plans;
• Relevant policies, procedures, legislative and regulatory materials;
• Laptops;
• Free Wi-Fi access;
• Guest speakers;
• PowerPoint presentations;
• Assessment handouts;
• Access to the local Council library;
• Educational posters located around the classroom for student reference;
• Library or access to learning resources;
• Student mentoring, if requested or required, to help her/him to meet competency and learning requirements;
• Encouragement of establishing study support groups;
• Senior student buddy mentoring and;
• Assistance provided for people with disability including wheelchair access, access to welfare services, large learning spaces.
