Diploma of Early Childhood Education & Care:
Specialised Training for Childcare Management
Overview
The CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care is a highly-regarded qualification for anyone wanting to advance their studies and/or career in early childhood learning.
This diploma provides students with the skills necessary to provide adequate care for children in an educational setting, with an emphasis on play-based learning. As an early childhood carer, graduates from this course will be equipped with the following skills:
Leading or managing an early childhood care program
Supporting and encouraging childhood learning and development
Planning and developing educational programs to assist with a child’s learning
Working with communities and external agencies
Ensuring compliance with policies, legislation and ethical practices
Classroom and workplace training
Government subsidies and payment plans available
Approximately 1 year course
Details
Course Requirements
To achieve a CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care qualification, a total of 15 units of competency must be completed, 12 core units, plus 3 elective units.
Practical Placement
To complete the practical component of this Diploma qualifiaction, all students will be required to spend 280 hours in an approved early childhood learning service environment, assigned to them by our course assessors.
Prior to placement, students must have a current Working With Children Check.
Entry Requirments
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.
You will need to apply for a Working with Children Check as it will be required for attending Practical Placement.
FBT’s enrolment process is designed to ensure students enrol into a suitable qualification and includes:
A suitability discussion to affirm students’ needs and desired outcomes
A Language, Literacy and Numeracy Test (LLN) to ensure students have the basic skills necessary for completion of course
Course Structure
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
Elective Units
CHCDIV003 - Manage and promote diversity
CHCECE053 - Respond to grievances and complaints about the service
CHCINM002 - Meet community information needs
Qualification Pathways
Graduates of our CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care qualification might wish to further their studies at the Higher Education level by studying a Bachelors of Teaching (Early Childhood).
Career Opportunities
Our Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care graduates find work in preschools, childhood centres, daycare centres, schools and in private or not-for-profit organisations. Roles can range from children’s services coordinators to early childhood educators and even education administrators.
With this diploma, you can support the essential development of children and provide quality care and assistance to their health and well-being. It will also let you oversee the management and facilitation of childhood education programs.
Fees
NSW Fee Free:
NSW Fee Free* improves access to training for young people, job seekers, First Nations People, unpaid carers, women undertaking study in non-traditional trades and certain categories of visa holders.
As a Smart and Skilled contracted training provider, we can deliver fee-free full qualification courses between now and 30th June 2024.
*This training is subsidised by the NSW Government.
Who is eligible?
Smart and Skilled provides eligible students with:
an entitlement to government-subsidised training up to and including Certificate III
government funding for higher-level courses (Certificate IV and above) in targeted priority areas.
Under Skills NSW, you may be able to study a fee-free course if you are:
15 years old or over
no longer at school
living or working in NSW
an Australian citizen, permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen.
Temporary and Permanent Visa holders that allows study in Australia (except for Student Visas):
$4500