CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care qualification reflects the role of educators in early childhood education and care who work in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Educators at this level are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum that meets the requirements of an approved learning framework and for maintaining compliance in other areas of service operations. They use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations. They may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other educators.
Early childhood educators work in long day care centres, family day care, pre-schools or kindergartens.


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Duration

12 Months

Delivery Mode

Blended (online live virtual classes) or Workplace Training

Start Date

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Recognition

Nationally Recognised Training

  • Job Outcomes
  • Entry Requirement
  • Admission Requirements
  • Fees and Funding
  • Delivery Details
  • Pathways
  • Assessment Requirements
  • Practical Placement Requirements
  • Unit of Competency
  • Third Party Arrangements

Job Outcomes

Some of the career pathways after completing Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care:

  • Early Childhood Coordinator
  • Family Day Care Coordinator
  • Team Leader
  • Play Group Coordinator
  • Pre-school programs
  • Family Day Care Centre supervisor
  • Playgroup Supervisor

Entry Requirement

Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who:

  • hold a CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or
  • CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

Admission Requirements

Students must satisfy the following age, English and other requirements:

  • Age: must be 18 years or over
  • Undertake Pre Training Review
  • Undertake an LLN test: Learning (ACSF Level 4), reading (ACSF Level 3), writing (ACSF Level 3), oral communication (ACSF Level 3) and numeracy (ACSF Level 3) are desirable to parcipate in the course.
  • Moderate level of computer literacy and has access to Internet enable device.
  • Student complete separate digital literacy test to identify the level of digital literacy.

Fees and Funding

Skills First Funding Job Trainer Funding VET Student Loans
Yes Yes Yes

Hammond Institute is committed to providing an excellent education for an affordable fee.

To make it easier to pay for a training course, the Victorian Government and the Australian Government offer a range of financial assistance options to eligible students.

We have competitive fees and interest-free payment plans from $70 per week for students who are not eligible for any government assistance.

Skills First Funding
To be eligible for a government-subsidised training, you must be either:

  • an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen or asylum seeker, and
  • physically present in the state of Victoria at all times at which you are undertaking the training and assessment. and
  • If you are under 20 years old you can do Skills First training at any level . or
  • If you are 20 years or over, you can usually only do Skills First training at a higher level than any qualification you already have in Australia.

JobTrainer Funding
You may be able to study a course through JobTrainer if you are:

  • an Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen or asylum seeker, and
  • 17 to 24 years old when the course starts; or
  • holds a valid and current Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Veteran’s Gold Card; or
  • is unemployed and
  • physically present in the state of Victoria at all times at which you are undertaking the training and assessment.

Exemptions
There are some exclusions and exemptions available to the above eligibility criteria. Please contact us to discuss your eligibility for Government Funding.

VET Student Loan
The VET Student Loan (VSL) is a Commonwealth assistance loan that helps eligible students, studying for a diploma qualification or higher, to pay their tuition fees.

Under a VET Student Loan, the Australian Government pays your tuition fee on your behalf directly to Hammond Institute.

To be eligible, you must either:

  • be an Australian citizen, or
  • hold an eligible permanent humanitarian visa and usually reside in Australia, or
  • be a New Zealand citizen on Special Category Visa (SCV subclass 444) who meets the long term residency requirements.*

The only upfront payment for students who qualify for the VSL is $200 application fees.

For more information visit https://hammond.edu.au/vet_student_loans/

Check your eligibility
When you apply for a Skills First course, the Hammond Institute will check and confirm your eligibility. To do this, we will ask you for documents, including proof of your citizenship or residency and details about any study you’ve done.

Students who are for eligible Skills First and JobTrainer funding their tuition fees are fully covered by the Skills First funding and they only require to pay $200 application fees.

For a full list of other optional fees that may be applicable, please refer to our Course Fees page.

To check your eligibility or to find out if we offer any exemptions from the eligibility criteria, contact us at 03 8370 3170 or 0435 334 552

Delivery Details

Delivery methods:
The range of delivery methods may include, but not limited to the following:

  • lectures / Instructions
  • pre-reading
  • demonstrations and modelling
  • practice opportunities
  • brainstorming activities
  • group discussions
  • guided facilitation of individual or group learning activities, group work or project-based case studies

 

Delivery Structure:

  • Delivery structure is comprised of classroom training sessions, structured learning such as training support, learning activities, self-paced (to allow the learners to absorb and reflect on their learning), workshops and work placement.
  • The unit of competency will be delivered and assessed as stand-alone unit.

 

Delivery Locations:

  • Dandenong
  • Werribee
  • Craigieburn
  • Melton
  • Box Hill

Notes: Additional locations may be allocated to meet a group of learner cohort’s needs and based on demand (if practicable for Hammond Institute)

Pathways

Course pathways after completing Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care:

  • CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management
  • Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care

Assessment Requirements

Assessment method for Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care may include:

  • Knowledge Questions
  • Written Assignment & Case studies
  • Workplace Assessment
  • Log Book
  • Projects / Research Reviews

All assessment will be conducted in accordance with the Training Package requirements, Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence (https://www.asqa.gov.au/standards/chapter-4/clauses-1.8-1.12)

Practical Placement Requirements

To achieve this qualification, the individual must have completed a total of least 280 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. The total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours.

Under the Education and Care Services National Law (2011) the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) publishes lists of approved early childhood education and care qualifications and information regarding regulatory requirements here: www.acecqa.gov.au.

If a student is unable to find appropriate work placement, Hammond Institute will assist in finding the work placements.

Before you commence placement, you must hold a current Working with Children Check, the link is below.

www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

Unit of Competency

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care requires 15 units of Competency.

  • 12 core units
  • 3 elective units.

Core Units:

BSBTWK502 Manage team effectiveness
CHCECE041 Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
CHCECE042 Foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing
CHCECE043 Nurture creativity in children
CHCECE044 Facilitate compliance in a children’s education and care service
CHCECE045 Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children
CHCECE046 Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
CHCECE047 Analyse information to inform children’s learning
CHCECE048 Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum
CHCECE049 Embed environmental responsibility in service operations
CHCECE050 Work in partnership with children’s families
CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Industry Suggested Electives:

CHCECE052 Plan service and supports for children and families
CHCECE057 Use collaborative practices to uphold child protection principles
CHCPOL002 Develop and implement policy

To learn more about what is included in the units above, click here and type in the unit code.

Other Electives options are available. Discuss options with the course coordinator.

Credit Transfer and RPL offered: Recognition of prior learning and skills assessment.

Third Party Arrangements

Hammond Institute does not use brokers or deliver this course through third party arrangements.

 


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