Certificate III In Early Childhood Education And Care

Get qualified in the rewarding field of Early Childhood while completing your secondary school studies

This course offers the minimum qualification required to work in early childhood education and care settings with babies and children up to six years of age. It prepares students for centre-based, out-of-school hours, family day care and nanny roles and covers child development and how to foster and support children’s emotional and educational wellbeing.

All students must be 16 years old on 1 February of the commencing year and also need to have Year 10 English and Maths. Students are required to attend a compulsory information session before their applications are to be accepted dates and times will be advised. Students will also need to have a current Volunteer Working with Children Check.

This qualification is a partial completion.

Not a secondary school student? Explore our Early Childhood Education and Care courses on offer at Chisholm.

Course code: CHC30121
Delivery location: Berwick, Dandenong, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula
International: Not available for International students
Length: Part Time, 2 years.
Commencing: February

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Learning outcomes
Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)
Required

Contribution to the VCE or VCE Vocational Major
Please speak to your VET coordinator for more information about contribution to VCE or VCE VM.

Training and employment outcomes
family day care carer
kindergarten assistant
early childhood educator assistant
nanny

Study units

Unit code	Unit Description
HLTWHS001	Participate in workplace health and safety
CHCECE055	Meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care
CHCECE030	Support inclusion and diversity
CHCECE056	Work effectively in children’s education and care
CHCECE034	Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
CHCECE037	Support children to connect with the natural environment
CHCECE038	Observe children to inform practice

Admission requirements

All students must be 16 years old on the 1st February of the commencing year, have a demonstrated capacity in oracy to level 3 and learning ,reading ,writing and numeracy to level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF), Working with Children (volunteer) check required, Year 10 Maths and English is recommended.

Course and career pathways

Nationally recognised training	Certificate III In Early Childhood Education And Care
Possible job outcome	family day care carer kindergarten assistant early childhood educator assistant nanny

Fees

Fees for VETDSS programs vary from school to school due to a range of factors.

Please contact your school's VET coordinator to determine what fees you will need to contribute to undertake this program.

How to apply

VETDSS enrolments are processed through secondary school VET coordinators.
If you are interested in completing this program, please contact your school VET Coordinator.
What to bring
Pen and Paper. Current Volunteer Working with Children Check.