BE REWARDED

CHC30125 Certificate III in
Early Childhood Education
and Care

BE REWARDED

CHC30125 Certificate III in
Early Childhood Education
and Care

CHC30125 CERTIFICATE III IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE

Get started in your childcare career with this Certificate, the minimum required to work in early childhood centres (including long day care).

Your trainer will help to find a childcare centre for your work placement, where you can work with children and extend your all-round skills. Extend yourself further with our Learning pathway to CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.

Potential roles on completion include:

Out of School Hours assistant, Family Day Care provider (from home), Early Childhood Care and Education Assistant

Course Information

COURSE DETAILS

International Student

- CRICOS Course Code:107178G
- Full time (20 hrs per week Face to Face including 32.5% online component)
- Correspondence and online for domestic students
- Online/Distance
- Industry work placement
- Course Duration: Total weeks 52 including holidays
                                   Tuition Weeks 26
                                   Work placement hours: 200 (10 weeks)
 - Volume of Learning: Total Hours:1080
                              • 520 hours of supervised instruction including online tasks/activities
                              • 200 hours of work placement
                               • 360 (10 hours per week) of individual studies
- Material Fee: $ 700.00 ($75 per term)
(includes text books, arts and crafts, T-shirt and materials)
- Non-Refundable Enrolment Fee: $ 250.00
- Non-Refundable Application Fee: $ 250.00
- Tuition: $ 11,800.00

 

COURSE STRUCTURE

Students are required to complete all of the following units:

Unit Code Unit Title Core/Elective
CHCECE056 Work effectively in children’s education and care C
CHCECE055 Meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care C
CHCECE031 Support Children’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing C
CHCECE034 Use an approved Learning Framework to guide practice C
CHCECE032 Nurture Babies and Toddlers C
CHCECE033 Develop positive and respectful relationships C
CHCECE035 Support the holistic learning and development of children C
CHCECE038 Observe children to inform practice C
CHCECE030 Support inclusion and diversity with children C
CHCECE054 Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples cultures C
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people E
HLTFSE001 Follow basic food safety practices E
CHCPRT025 IDENTIFY AND REPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK C
CHCECE037 Support children to connect with the natural environment C
CHCECE036 Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning C
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety C
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting C
PRE-REQUISITES

None

 

COURSE CREDIT

Students wishing to apply for course credit must refer to Student Handbook

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

On successful completion of the course, students will receive Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care qualification.Graduates from this course will be able to perform the duties of Early Childhood Educator.

Employment pathways are available to students who complete this qualification in:

• Early childhood educator

 

TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS

• Face to Face classes will be conducted at any of our campuses as specified on your confirmation of enrolment
• Learning Resources are available on Learning Management System (Moodle)
• Students will be given access to Moodle

 

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

The following learning support will be available to learners:

- Access to well qualified and experienced trainers from multicultural backgrounds.
- Additional support for students with language barriers from the ELICOS arm of SSBT. The following processes will be applied for students considered to be ”at risk”:

Please refer to the ‘Course Progress and Attendance Monitoring Policy’

 

ASSESSMENT ARRANGEMENTS

Evidence gathering technique used for this course:

• Direct observation, role-plays written/verbal questioning, interviews and self-evaluations, case studies, projects, assignments are used to assess required knowledge and skills
• Structured Activities (Simulation exercises/role-plays, Projects, Presentations, Activity sheets)
• Third Party Feedback (Reports from employers/supervisors, Evidence of training, Authenticated prior achievements, Interviews with employers, supervisors or peers)

 

PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS

All students enrolled in this course must undertake 200 hours work placement in an accredited early childhood education and care service. Work placement must be completed successfully in order to gain this qualification.

All students must satisfy the Working with Children Check (WWCC) requirements prior to starting their work placement.

  • Please note that below applies ONLY when your work placement is taking place and not during the whole course
  • Also, during Term BREAKS, you can work unlimited hours

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/already-have-a-visa/check-visa-details-and-conditions/see-your-visa-conditions?product=500#

For example: a student is studying a commercial cookery course on a subclass 500 visa and is offered work experience during school holidays. The Student works 75 hours a fortnight and is allowed to work unlimited hours while the course is not in session. The student visa holder did not break their work condition.

The exception to this is if a work experience unit forms a mandatory component of a student’s course and is included in the CRICOS registration of that course. In this circumstance, the work experience will not be included in the student’s work restriction of 48 hours a fortnight. Any work experience/work placement that is not a mandatory course requirement, or that is in excess of the period required in the course registration, is included in a student’s work limitation of 48 hours a fortnight.

For example: a pharmacy student undertaking a mandatory 4 week block of on the job training has unlimited work rights for the purpose and duration of the work placement, as documented in the registered course structure.

 

EDUCATION PATHWAYS

The further study pathways available to learners who undertake this qualification include:

  •  Learning pathway to Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care or BSB80120 Graduate Diploma of Management (Learning) which would support career progression.

Employment pathways are available to students who complete this qualification in:

  • Early childhood educator
  • Nominated supervisor
  • Service Director/Centre Director
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who:

  • Hold a CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or equivalent successor
  • CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Alternatively, individuals may hold:
  • An Australian diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care

         OR

  • An Australian diploma or certificate III in Children's Services.

         AND

  • Demonstrate at least 12 months of cumulative employment (full-time equivalent) within the last 5 years in a regulated education and care service in Australia, supported by verifiable evidence.

         OR

  • Hold the CHCSS00147 Entry into Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
  • CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
  • Overseas students must demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent

             Candidates will be made aware of the specific skills that underpin the outcomes and performance requirements of the course units to ensure they are capable of demonstrating competence prior to entering the course.

 *Students must bring their own tablet or laptop for online learning and research work
PROVIDER / CONTACT / DELIVERY LOCATIONS

Provider: SYDNEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD

CRICOS Provider Code: 02140E | ABN: 32094385618 | RTO No: 90438

Tel: 1800 31 81 81 | Email: info@ssbt.edu.au

Course Offered at: BURWOOD | BRISBANE | GOLD COAST

 

LEARNERS & CLIENTS

The target participants for this course are students who seek employment in early childhood education and care industry or existing workers working in the industry seeking to obtain a formal qualification. This group may include domestic and/or overseas students.

The target group for this course includes Smart & Skilled Funded Program clients. These clients are assessed for suitability into the program through eligibility checker at Smart and Skilled website and upon presentation of documentary requirements and placed into the program to enhance their employment options in this industry area.

The target group is a mixture of existing childcare educators currently working in children’s services environment and require to be working towards a formal childcare qualification; or those new to the childcare industry seeking employment as childcare educators.

 

COURSE DELIVERY

The location of training facilities for this target group will be at:

Address:

Level 4

4 Railway Pde,

Burwood, NSW 2134

445,

Upper Edward Street

Brisbane City QLD 4000

Level 2,

9 - 15 Bay Street

SouthPort QLD 4215

 

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