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The Early Childhood Teacher Bridging Program – CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

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The Early Childhood Teacher Bridging Program is a tailored pathway to an approved early childhood Diploma qualification that enables registered primary teachers to work as early childhood teachers (ECTs).

This customised Bridging Program maps the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50113) to the Australia Professional Standards for Teachers and has been developed to assist Queensland registered primary trained teachers, who wish to work in early childhood services, gain early childhood education and care qualifications.

This program recognises that the skill set of these teachers is relevant to the early childhood education and care Vocational Education and Training qualifications considering individuals may also gain recognition of prior learning were relevant. This recognition arrangement is in place for any person who completes the ECTBP by the end of 2021. This course will cease in December 2021, no further enrolments into this course after 1st March 2021.

Participants will complete 23 of the 28 units of competency, 4 units are direct credit transfer. An additional credit transfer only applies to candidates who hold HLTAID004 or equivalent.

Eligibility and requirements of the program:

Primary teachers are eligible to enrol in the Bridging Program if they hold all of the following –

A primary teaching qualification that includes at least a focus on children aged 5 to 8 years old (for example, a qualification with a focus on children aged 3 to 8 or 5 to 12) AND

Teacher registration in Australia (or accreditation in New South Wales) and

A current first aid certificate or will gain one prior to completion of the program (HLTAID004) AND

Students who are not working in a child care setting are required to complete a minimum of 240 hours of vocational placement

Eligible applicants must be Queensland Residents and must provide proof of residency

Primary teachers registered with the New Zealand Teachers Council must seek mutual recognition with the Queensland College of Teachers (https://qct.edu.au/registration/application-process) to be eligible to be a teacher in Queensland.

Qualifications that are specifically for middle and secondary school aged children are not accepted

Duration:

It takes 9 months to complete this program, however 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 minimum of 240 work placement hours must be completed in a regulated early childhood education and care service. Please note that certain units require that a task should be demonstrated a number of times over a period of time. Students are also required to complete additional workplace tasks for other units. The aim of workplace experience is to provide students with practical, hand-ons experience in relation to child care practice. Workplace experience also assists students to develop foundation skills such as communication, interpreting, following instructions, problem-solving and working in a team.

Important information about transitional provisions ending 31 Dec 2021

From 1 January 2022, educators will need to have completed their qualification to be considered an early childhood teacher. To help services and educators understand and prepare for the change, visit the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority.

What happens if existing students don't complete their qualification by 31 December 2021?

By the end of December 2021 all students that were unsuccessful in completing the qualification CHC50113 Teacher Bridging Program will be issued a Statement of Attainment for successfully completed clusters/units only.All students who would like to continue study in 2022 will need to submit a new Enrolment Form to be enrolled in CHC50113 - Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care – full course (28 units) please note : Not trained in clusters.This course will be provided ONLY under Fee For Service arrangements and will be charged full price per individual Unit of Competency

For all students re-enrolling into CHC50113 - Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (a full course) on 1 January 2022 will be :

For current students with Government funding: Clusters/Units that were issued in 2021 or earlier but not completed by student will be not subsidised by QLD Government in 2021. This will mean that the student will need to pay Fee For Service Price for these units.
For current students enrolled in our Fee for Service arrangements: Clusters/Units which were issued in 2021 or earlier but not completed by the student will be charged additional price (charged per unit – not per cluster)
For all non-issued units, they will be charged full Fee for Service price per individual Unit of Competency
New Training Plan will be issued to complete this Qualification with remaining units left to complete.
Previously completed units could be awarded as Credit Transfers.

Units of competency

Cluster One

CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills to ensure the health and safety of children.

CHCECE016 Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge to establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children.

HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team.

CHCPRT001 Identify and repond to children and young people at risk

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills to address duty of care requirements as well as work within an ethical framework, and apply relevant legislation, policies and procedures in responding to children and young people.

Cluster Two

CHCECE003 Provide care for children

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills to ensure children's physical and emotional wellbeing is maintained and their self-sufficiency is nurtured.

CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drinks

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to promote healthy eating and ensure that food and drinks provided are nutritious, appropriate for each child and prepared in a safe and hygienic manner.

CHCECE005 Provide care for babies and toddlers

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills of Educators working with babies and toddlers to ensure that the children's physical and emotional wellbeing is maintained.

Cluster Three

CHCECE007 Develop positive and respectful relationships with children

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills to ensure they can develop and maintain effective relationships and promote positive behaviour.

CHCECE020 Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support both individual and group plans for developing cooperative behaviour.

CHCECE021 Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support the inclusion of all children and to work with relevant others to plan and implement support strategies where required.

CHCECE026 Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children

The assessment tasks within this unit work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children

Cluster Four

CHCECE017 Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood

The assessment taks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to foster and enhance the holistic development and wellbeing of children from birth to 6 years of age.

CHCECE018 Nurture creativity in children

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to nurture creativity in children.

CHCECE022 Promote children's agency

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to promote and encourage children’s agency.

CHCECE023 Analyse information to inform learning

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to gather and analyse information about children’s learning, in order to inform practice.

CHCECE024 Design and implement the curriculum to foster chilren's learning and development

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required by educators to design, implement and evaluate the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development.

Cluster Five

CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to work within a legal and ethical framework that supports duty of care requirements.

CHCECE009 Use an approved learning framework to guide practice

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the required knowledge and skills to provide children with opportunities to maximise their potential and develop a foundation for future success.

CHCECE019 Facilitate compliance in an education and care service

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to facilitate legislative, regulatory and National Quality Framework compliance within an education and care service.

CHCECE025 Embed sustainable practices in service operations

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support children to connect with and contribute to their world and embed sustainable practice into service operations.

BSBLED401 Develop teams and individuals

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine individual and team development needs and to facilitate the development of the workgroup.

Cluster Six

CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural safety

The assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to enable you to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including cross-cultural awareness and issues involving working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, organisations and communities.

CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people

The assessment tasks within this unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.