CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

The CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care teaches the skills and knowledge required to provide care for individuals and groups of children. Students will learn how to plan activities to facilitate children’s play, which will enable children to achieve their developmental outcomes.

This qualification covers:

✓ Children’s health & safety

✓ Workplace practices – policy, procedures and frameworks

✓ Effective communication with children, families and colleagues

✓ Emergency first aid

✓ Providing quality care for children

✓ Culture & diversity

✓ Workplace health, safety & quality

✓ Early childhood development

✓ Foster learning in children

✓ Sustainable practice

Units of Competency

This qualification is made up of 17 units, 15 core and 2 electives which have been selected with the support of ACA Qld members.


HLTAID012	Provide first aid in an education and care setting	Core
HLTWHS001	Participate in workplace health and safety	Core
CHCECE056	Work effectively in children’s education and care	Core
CHCECE055	Meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care	Core
CHCPRT001	Identify and respond to children and young people at risk	Core
CHCECE034	Use an approved learning framework to guide practice	Core
CHCECE031	Support children’s health, safety and wellbeing	Core
CHCECE032	Nurture babies and toddlers	Core
CHCECE033	Develop positive and respectful relationships with children	Core
CHCECE030	Support inclusion and diversity	Core
CHCECE054	Encourage understanding of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Peoples culture	Core
CHCECE038	Observe children to inform practice	Core
CHCECE037	Support children to connect with the natural environment	Core
CHCECE036	Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning	Core
CHCECE035	Support the holistic learning and development of children	Core
CHCDIV001	Work with diverse people	Elective
CHCPRP003	Reflect and improve own professional practice	Elective

Prerequisites

There are no academic prerequisites for this course.

All prospective students are required to undertake a comprehensive language, literacy and numeracy assessment to ensure that specific LL&N demands of the course are able to be met and if required, relevant support mechanisms are identified and in place at the time of enrolment.

All employees in early childhood must hold a blue card or an exemption card to comply with the requirements of the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 and the Child Care Act 2002.

Duration

The total course duration is dependent on a range of factors specific to each student, such as existing skills, knowledge and experience, credit transfer or recognition of prior learning and current employment. Typically the course will take 12 - 24 months. An individual Training Plan will be developed in collaboration with the student and their place of work that clearly sets out the duration and sequence of delivery to achieve the qualification. There will be 160 vocational placement hours to be completed in a regulated children’s education and care service that cares for children aged birth to 6 years.

What we do

College for Australian Early Childhood Educators will:

Assign a trainer who has extensive current industry experience in both the early childhood and training sectors.
Develop a training plan to suit student and employer needs.
Determine and assist with the individual support needs of each student through to successful completion.
Provide current high-quality learning materials, ensuring there is a good balance of both theory and practical assessments.
Support the service’s supervisor in their role of supporting the student on the job.
Support the student with scheduled workplace visits and on demand phone, email and student portal support.
Maintain records of assessments and provide progress updates to the service.
Effectively coordinate scheduled workplace visits with the service to ensure student availability and timing align with the service’s business needs.
Issue the qualification upon completion.