Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care – CHC50121
It has been predicted that Australia’s birth rate is set to rise by 6.4% over the next five years. As a result, childcare services are set to see revenue increase by 35%!
This increase has helped fuel the growth of this in-demand industry, and as more families rely on dual incomes, childcare is a highly sought-after service.
With a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, you’ll be entering a rewarding sector that provides education and care to children during their most influential years. With a strong emphasis on practical learning and work placements, you will learn the skills to be able to excel within this dynamic industry.
Duration
12 months
Status
Current
Classes
Blended/Virtual (due COVID19)
Work placement
280 hours
Material Fee
$120
The nationally recognised CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care is designed to prepare you for a successful career in Childhood education. You will learn how to develop the knowledge and skills to work across a range of early childhood settings, lead a team to success, and ignite children’s imaginations.
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.
As part of the application, students must complete a Pre-training Review (PTR) and undertake a literacy and numeracy (LN) assessment to determine suitability for admission and identify support needs.
Applicants must demonstrate they can work with children and families in the highly demanding field of early childhood as set out by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and the Education and Care Services National Regulations by participating in an interview.
Skilled Up is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and provides Nationally Recognised Training (NRT). This means you can be assured that our training will provide you with a qualification that is recognised and respected across Australia.
What you’ll learn in this course
In this qualification, you will learn how to plan, implement and manage programs in early childhood services and be responsible for supervising a team of staff. Become a valued part of the early childhood education sector, and make an impact on children’s lives today.
Curriculum
Topics covered in this course include:
Health and safety of children in child care services
You will take a deep dive into ensuring the health and safety of children is provided at all times. This includes promoting and providing healthy food and drinks for children within your care.
Providing care and building relationships
This topic is all about building relationships while you are providing care for the children. You will learn about positive psychology and how it is used to develop respectful relationships with children. You will also be provided with the practical skills and knowledge to be able to provide the highest level of care to babies and toddlers. To assist you with this topic, you will learn how to use an approved learning framework to guide practice for your newly developed skills.
Learning, development and relationships
This topic is about creating a child centric learning and development curriculum that fosters all elements of a child’s learning. This includes working in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children and then analysing that information to inform learning. This topic also covers off how to promote children’s agency and embedding sustainable practices in service operations.
Legalities, ethics and risk in children’s services
This topic covers vital information on how to work legally and ethically within an early childcare environment. In addition to covering off the legalities you will also learn how to identify and respond to young people at risk.
Inclusion, diversity and behaviours
Throughout this topic you will learn to work with diverse groups of people and children be able to develop and implement strategies for the inclusion of all children. This includes establishing plans for developing cooperative behaviour
Health, safety and wellbeing
In this topic you will learn how to establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. You will also be able to foster the holistic development and wellbeing of children in early childhood while nurturing and developing their creativity.
Policies, procedures and compliance
This topic covers off policies, procedures and the compliance side of early childhood care and education. You will learn how to facilitate, identify and interpret compliance requirements as well as implementing processes for the management of a breach in compliance. You will also be able to develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability.
Cultural inclusion
Cultural inclusion and diversity skills are critical when working in an early childcare environment. This topic will enable you to develop cultural competence and gain the necessary skills to promote and work with indigenous people.
Leading teams
Leading teams is an essential part of your role as a supervisor. Throughout this topic you will learn the techniques and strategies to lead teams through the stages of team development as well as communication skills to be able to work effectively within your team.
Curriculum units
Curriculum 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
CHCDIV003
Manage and promote diversity
BSBSUS511 – Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
CHCDIV001 – Work with diverse people
Study Early Childhood Education and Care Online at Skilled up
You may be entitled to free tuition fees for this course if you meet the eligibility criteria for the State Government’s FREE.