Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

Certificate

The sector is demanding higher qualifications and training from educators in this field to ensure consistently high standards of education and care for children placed in these services. This can be achieved by completing the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care..

Key details

Degree Type

Certificate

Duration

6 months full-time

Course Code

CHC30121

Intake Months

Jan

About this course

The sector is demanding higher qualifications and training from educators in this field to ensure consistently high standards of education and care for children placed in these services. This can be achieved by completing the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

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You'll learn how to interact and foster the development of the children while working within legal requirements and ensuring the children's health and safety are not at risk. You will work closely with children from different backgrounds and cultures and provide care and support for them in various childcare situations.

You will gain skills in:

Caring for children
Applying health and hygiene principles
Understanding legal and ethical requirements
Providing nutritional needs for babies and children
Developing and implementing play experiences
Understanding child development stages
Working with families and working effectively in a team environment.

Entry requirements

School Leaver	Non-School Leaver	AQF
OLNA or NAPLAN 9 Band 8	C Grades in Year 10 English and Maths or equivalent	Certificate I or Certificate II

RTO Entry Requirements

Student selection interviews are conducted by the school VET Program Coordinators, who also use attendance and behaviour summary information and Year 8 to 10 data including National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) results, to determine the student's suitability to participate in their preferred program.
Once the school has reviewed all applications, the selected students then apply to Central Regional TAFE then make the final decision on each student. Criteria considered when selecting students is based on school grades, school attendance and school behaviour.
Students MUST participate in an interview with the lecturer (face to face or phone) prior to enrolment.
Students MUST complete a Client Needs Form provided by the lecturer prior to enrolment. This form is designed to record the specific needs and/or additional requirements identified by the individual client that may affect their chances of successful participation in and/or completion of the course.
A Working With Children Check (for those over 18 years of age) and Medical Clearance must be obtained prior to starting work placement in a regulated early childhood education and care setting.
Students are required to comply with WA Early Childhood Education and Care Regulations (2012) in regard to Reg. 83 concerning alcohol or drugs, including prescriptions that can impair a person's ability to supervise or care for children.
To successfully complete the qualification, students will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID (as mandated by the state and federal government).

Students are required to complete the LLN assessment (via LLN Robot) prior to participating in the course. Furthermore, Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) requirements must be met if applying for VET Fee Help Loan (LLN Robot).

Study locations

Kalgoorlie

Geraldton

Career pathways

Job opportunities include:

Childhood Educator Assistant
Family Day Care Educator
Nanny
Playgroup / Preschool Assistant

For more information about job and career pathways, visit JobOutlook(opens in a new tab)

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or Jobs and Skills WA
Please note: This list is a guide only as job titles and qualification requirements may vary between organisations.

Central Regional TAFE