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CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

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Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the role of early childhood educators who are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum in early childhood education and care services. In doing so they work to implement an approved learning framework within the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Standard.

They may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other staff.

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

Entry Requirements

Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who:

Hold a CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or
CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Completion of a online student orientation test and completion of a student evaluation on language, literacy and numeracy

Career Opportunities

Employment may be sought in the following areas:

Authorized supervisor (children’s services)
Centre Manager (children’s services)
Children’s advisor
Children’s service Director/Manager
Children’s service coordinator
Director (children’s services)
Child Care worker Group/team coordinator/leader (children’s services)
Program leader (children’s services)
Child development worker

Modes of Delivery

Self-paced external study packages
Apprenticeships
Recognition of Prior Learning
Online study packages and distance Education

Duration

Self paced means you can fit study in with your lifestyle. There are no due dates on assessment and no exams, although each unit has an expiry of three months. The average time it takes to complete this program is four years part-time or two years full time. The more time you allocate to study the quicker you can achieve your qualification. Our highly qualified Trainer Assessors can provide you with a training plan to assist you with completion timeframes for each unit to suit your study goals.

A practical component is also required for the course, a minimum of 280 work placement hours and students are also required to complete additional workplace tasks for all units.

Vocational Placement

Completion of on-the-job tasks in a Children’s Services setting is a compulsory requirement of this Qualification. This means that students must have access to a licensed regulated Child Care Service on a regular basis. The on-the-job experience gives students the practical and hands on skills required to achieve competency.

A minimum of 280 hours of workplace experience is required for the whole of the CHC50121, however students will more than likely complete more than 280 hours in total. Please note that certain units require that a task should be demonstrated a number of times and over a period of time. The aim of workplace experience also assists students to develop foundation skills such as communication, interpreting, following instructions, problem solving and working in a team.

Units of Competency

Compulsory

CHCECE042 Foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to foster and enhance the holistic learning, development and wellbeing of children from birth to six years of age. It includes the ability to use detailed knowledge of different developmental domains and developmental theory and how these domains link to support holistic development.

CHCECE043 Nurture creativity in children

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and evaluate experiences that nurture creativity in children through construction, digital technologies, dramatic play, imaginative play, movement, music and visual art.

CHCECE047 Analyse information to inform learning

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to gather and analyse information about children’s learning to inform practice.

CHCECE048 Plan and implement children's education and care curriculum

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, implement and evaluate curriculum over a period of time to foster children’s learning and development.

CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development.

CHCECE045 Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop guidelines that foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour, and to monitor and support children’s learning, development and wellbeing in this area.

CHCECE046 Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to promote inclusion and diversity and to plan, implement and monitor individual support strategies.

CHCECE050 Work in partnership with children's families

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish relationships with families, connect with the local and broader community and promote opportunities for collaboration and sharing of information with families to support effective education and care for children.

CHCECE041 Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children

The unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge to monitor and maintain health and safety in the areas of individual health, hygiene, infectious disease, supervision, risk management, incident and emergency management. It includes the ability to contribute to the ongoing improvement of workplace health and safety policies and procedures.

CHCECE044 Facilitat compliance in an education and care setting

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to facilitate legislative, regulatory and National Quality Framework compliance in an education and care service.

CHCECE049 Embed environmental responsibility in service operations

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and evaluate a sustainability management plan and support children’s environmental responsibility.

Elective

CHCINM002 Meet community information needs

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work with community groups and individuals to identify and address their information needs.

BSBSTR501 Establish innovative work environments

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to create an environment that enables and supports practice which focuses on a holistic approach to the integration of innovation across all areas of work practice.

CHCPOL002 Develop and implement policy

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research, develop and implement new policy initiatives.