CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

CHC50121 - Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

Course Overview
Entry Requirements
Duration
Fees and Charges

Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the role of educators in early childhood education and care who work in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Educators at this level are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum that meets the requirements of an approved learning framework and for maintaining compliance in other areas of service operations. They use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations. They may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other educators.

Early childhood educators work in long day care centres, family day care, pre-schools or kindergartens.

To achieve this qualification, the individual must have completed a total of least 280 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. The total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

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.

Course Structure

Completion of 15 Units (Including 12 Core Units and 3 Elective 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

The following electives have been selected for inclusion in the assessment program. These units were chosen after consideration of the training package guidelines and industry consultation.

The units are necessary to equipApplicants with the necessary knowledge and skills to work creatively and to lead others.

Elective Units:

CHCMGT003 Lead the work team

CHCPOL002 Develop and implement policy

CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice

Placement Requirements

Students MUST complete a minimum of 280 hours in the relevant industry to be deemed fully competent in their qualification.

Career Outcomes

After successfully being granted this qualification through the Course Process, the new qualified graduate may have the academic requirements to apply for roles with the following titles:
• Early Childhood Teacher
• Centre Director
• Family Day Care Coordinator
• Kindergarten Teacher
• Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)
• Coordinator
We do not guarantee the desired outcome after successful completion of this qualification. Applicants are advised to undertake analysis of the market before deciding to start the course.

Unique Student Identifier

Each participant enrolling in the course will need a Unique Student Identifier (USI) number to obtain their certification or qualification when studying nationally recognised Assessment in Australia. A USI gives you access to your online USI account which will help keep all your Assessment records together. Certificates and Statement of Attainment cannot be issued without this number.

Credit Transfer

Credit transfer applies to situations where Applicants have completed unit(s) at another provider identical to those in which they plan to enrol. Credit will be granted in accordance with the Credit Transfer procedure. To apply for credit transfer Applicants must complete the credit transfer application form and attach copies of verified documents to support the application. A reduction in tuition fees will be applied if Credit Transfer is granted. A Credit transfer will also result in reduction in duration of the course.

Student Information

Detailed student information is available within our Student Handbook www.christacollege.edu.au This Booklet contains important information about a student’s rights and obligations such as their right to privacy, a safe Assessment environment and the right to complaint or appeal an assessment decision. It is important that persons applying for enrolment must have had reviewed this information first.

Complaints & Appeal Process

If student have any complaint against Christa College policies, procedure, staff, fellow RPL Applicants, assessments, marking or learning resources, they can obtain complaint form from reception and launch their complaint formally.
For further information about the complaints and appeal process, please refer to student handbook or speak to one of our staff.

Contact Details Statutory Cooling Off Period

The standards for Registered Assessment Organisations require an RTO to inform the prospective RPL Applicants of their right to statutory cooling off period. A statutory cooling off period of 10 days is applicable under Consumer Law to withdraw from a consumer agreement, if the agreement has been through unsolicited marketing and sales tactics. However, it may be noted that we do not engage in any aggressive marketing tactics like door to door marketing, hence Statutory cooling off period will not as such be applicable to our RPL Applicants who have enrolled into a program. However, for refund options RPL Applicants may refer to our refund policy available in Student Handbook.

Award

On fulfilling the requirements, an AQF Qualification in CHC50121 —DIPLOMA OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE will be issued to the student within 30 days of completion of the qualification and all fees have been paid.

Applicants must show appropriate levels of LLN to be eligible to complete this course. Applicants need a level of English language both written and verbal to accurately collect and report information.

Applicants will be guided to support LLN requirements / improvements by the Assessors. Applicants complete a LLN screen during the Pre-Assessment Interview process. Applicants needing Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) support are identi-fied on application through the Pre Assessment Interview process. In most cases, LLN support can be provided.

Where only a low level of support is needed, the program manager may arrange for the student to receive extra-curricular assistance from the Assessors or other qualified staff member. Where extensive support is needed, specialised LLN classes may be set up.

Where an applicant’s LLN deficiency will clearly inhibit achievement of learning outcomes and the applicant refuses LLN support, enrolment may be declined. The RTO’s determined Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) entry levels for this course are:

Criteria	Entry Level
Learning	4
Reading	4
Writing	4
Oral Communication	4

Other Requirements:

• Over the age of 18 years
• Police record check
• Work with Children Check
• The ability to travel to and from your placement
• The required Language, Literacy and Numeracy skills to complete a Diploma level course.
• Hold a CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

This Course CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care’s nominal hours is 1675.

Students are required to undertake face to face, work placement and home study over the period of 52 weeks including 6 weeks break.

The cost of the DIPLOMA OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE is $1200.00.
(No Refunds are available once the Applicant has commenced the Qualification)

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Location

This Qualification will be delivered at the following locations:
Victoria:
Unit 5 49-55 Riverside Ave, WERRIBEE VIC 3030 Plenty of parking available at site.
Other places may be made available depending upon the requirements / group of learners