CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
If you are passionate about the development of young children and want to learn more about providing quality education and care in a range of environments, this course is for you.
The Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care can provide entry level job opportunities in home, childcare centre, or school-based environments, but many students go on to study higher level courses while employed within the field.
Duration
Estimated duration of 35 tuition weeks (excluding holidays) allowing sufficient time to develop the necessary skills and knowledge in each unit.
Further Study Pathways
After achieving CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, students may continue their studies by enrolling in the following course:
CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Entry Requirements
To ensure an appropriate learning opportunity, prospective students need to demonstrate a capacity to undertake study at a Certificate III level, this can be demonstrated via the following:
Pre-training review to ensure student has the appropriate level of Language Literacy and Numeracy to achieve the competencies. Where a test result is supplied, it must be within the last 12 months.
Basic computer skills.
You will need to be at least 16 years old. If you are under 18 yeaers of age, your enrolment form will need to be signed by a parent or guardian.
Additional Requirements
A satisfactory National Police Check (NPC) and where a student has resided in another country from the age of 16, as a permanent resident of citizen, they will be required to provide a Statutory Declaration.
A satisfactory Working with Children Check
Employment Opportunities
The following employment opportunities are available to students who complete this qualification:
Family day care carer
Early childhood educator
Kindergarten assistant
Nanny
Assessment
Training with SIA is practical and engaging and will involve projects, simulations, research, case studies and direct observations of practical skills. To successfully pass the course, students will need to be deemed satisfactory in all required assessments. During placement hours, students will be supervised by professional staff and placement assessments will be facilitated by Stirling trainers and assessors.
+ Course Fees
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Note: The student tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment.
+ Delivery
This course is delivered face to face in a classroom environment with a combination of interactive workshops in the classroom with opportunities to participate in practical application of skills and knowledge through, practical industry based simulated training activities and workplace participation.
Estimated duration of 35 tuition weeks (excluding holidays) allowing sufficient time to develop the necessary skills and knowledge in each unit.
160 hours work placement in a suitable workplace. Workplace placement will only be organised using Approved registered education and care service providers.
+ Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT)
All prospective students enrolling in the course are entitled to apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL) or credit transfer. For additional information, please refer to policy PP05 RPL and CT which is available on our website - https://sia.edu.au/forms-policy-handbooks.
+ Locations
This qualification is available in the following regions:
- South Melbourne
- Dandenong
- Fawkner
Please contact us on 1300 790 265 or email us at info@sia.edu.au for intake dates.
Units of Competency
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety (Core)
CHCECE031 Support children’s health, safety and wellbeing (Core)
CHCPRT001 Identify and respond to children and young people at risk (Core)
CHCECE034 Use an approved learning framework to guide practice (Core)
CHCECE055 Meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care (Core)
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting (Core)
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people (Elective)
CHCECE030 Support inclusion and diversity (Core)
CHCECE054 Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures (Core)
CHCECE032 Provide care for babies and toddlers (Core)
CHCECE033 Develop positive and respectful relationships with children (Core)
CHCECE035 Support the holistic learning and development of children (Core)
CHCECE036 Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning (Core)
CHCECE037 Support children to connect with the natural environment (Core)
CHCECE038 Observe children to inform practice (Core)
CHCECE039 Comply with family day care administration requirements (Elective)
CHCECE056 Work effectively in children’s education and care (Core)
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