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Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care CHC50121
Training provided by Angel Institute of Australia, RTO 22115.
Course Overview
The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care reflects the role of early childhood educators who are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum in early childhood education and care services. These workers work to implement an approved learning framework within the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Standard and may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other staff.
Child care workers are responsible for caring for toddlers and young children in various environments and providing educational, social, physical and intellectual support to aid appropriate development.
Your daily tasks can include preparing materials, activities, games and meals. You will often be directly involved with children (e.g. playing games with them) and you sometimes might be required to take on a more supervisory role while they interact with other kids.
You will also need to be willing to accept legal responsibility for the health and safety of children in your care; you should be familiar with Early Childhood Australia’s Code of Ethics. Most child care work involves working as part of a small team, so the ability to work intimately with other carers is essential.
Please note you will not be studying through Fresh Futures Australia but Angel Institute of Education a Nationally Recognised Registered Training Organisation.
Course Essentials
Qualification Code: CHC50121
Pre-requisites: 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.
Recognition: Nationally recognised - meets Australian Qualifications Framework.
Study: Full-Time Study
Study mode: Real Time Virtual Classroom
Class time: 9.30am to 2.30pm
Duration: 15 months
Homework: 6hrs of research, article reading & assessment work per week.
Assessment: Knowledge evidence, direct demonstration and observation, portfolios, projects, role plays, case studies and presentations.
Practical Placement Hours: 280 hours (Minimum)
Admin Fee: $0
Tuition Fee if eligible for Government funding: $0
This course follows a Real Time Virtual Classroom delivery format. This entails that every week, you will have a designated day for studying via Microsoft Teams, where you'll engage with both your instructor and fellow students. These weekly sessions are thoughtfully scheduled to provide a balanced blend of hands-on practical learning and theoretical content, accommodating a diverse range of learning preferences.
Throughout your studies, you will be required to complete your research, assessments as well as accessing your emails using a desktop/laptop/mobile device with internet availability.
Requirements
Interested in this course? Here's what you need to know before diving in:
Education: 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.
Minimum Age: This course is only open to those aged 18 and above.
Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Angel Institute of Education want to make sure this course is the perfect fit for you, so they’ll assess your language, literacy, and numeracy skills before enrolment.
Enrolment Application & Pre-Training Review: Ready to take the first step with Angel Institute of Education? You can enrol and do your pre-training review face-to-face by attending one of their onsite Information Sessions or online via Microsoft Teams. Easy peasy!
Equipment: You'll need a trusty desktop computer or laptop with internet connectivity to complete research, course assessments, and to check your emails from Angel Institute of Education.
Working With Children's Check: Safety is a top priority, which is why these checks are needed before you can start your practical placement. Let's make sure everyone feels secure and comfortable.
Potential job titles:
Typical employers of child care workers:
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Early Childhood Educator
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Family Day Care Coordinator
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Nanny
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Child Care Worker
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Childcare Centres
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Education Centres
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PCYC
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Goodstart Early Learning
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Mission Australia
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Fitness Centers
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Family Day Cares
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Onsite Childminding businesses
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Councils
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Camp Australia
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Families seeking an Au Pair
Responsibilities
As a child care worker some tasks you could perform throughout your day can include:
- Supervise and monitor the safety of children.
- Prepare and organise mealtimes and snacks for children.
- Help children keep good hygiene.
- Change the nappies of infants and toddlers.
- Organise activities or implement a curriculum that allows children to learn about the world and explore their interests.
- Develop schedules and routines to ensure that children have enough physical activity, rest, and playtime.
- Watch for signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to the attention of their parents.
- Keep records of children's progress, routines, and interests.
Childcare workers' schedules vary widely. Childcare centres are open year-round, with long hours so that parents can drop off and pick up their children before and after work. Some centres employ full-time and part-time staff with staggered shifts to cover the entire day.
Family childcare providers may work long or unusual hours to fit parents' work schedules. In some cases, these childcare providers may offer evening and overnight care to meet the needs of families. After the children go home, childcare providers often have further responsibilities, such as shopping for food or supplies, doing accounting, keeping records, and cleaning.
Nannies may work either full or part-time. Full-time nannies may work more than 40 hours a week to give parents enough time to commute to and from work.
Skills and Interests
Communication skills Childcare workers must be able to talk with parents and colleagues about the progress of the children in their care. They need good speaking skills to provide this information effectively and good listening skills to understand parents' instructions.
Decision making skills Good judgment is necessary for childcare workers so they can respond to emergencies or difficult situations.
Instructional skills Childcare workers need to be able to explain things in terms young children can understand.
Interpersonal skills Childcare workers need to work well with people in order to develop good relationships with parents, children, and colleagues.
Patience Working with children can be frustrating, so childcare workers need to be able to respond calmly to overwhelming and difficult situations.
Physical stamina Working with children can be physically taxing, so childcare workers should have a lot of energy.
What you'll learn
Throughout your studies, you will discover the knowledge of
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Leadership skills
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Providing care for babies, toddlers and children
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Compliance regulations in an education and care service
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Design and implement curriculum
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Legal and ethical frameworks
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Emergency First Aid
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Professional practice
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Inclusion strategies
Course Units
To successfully complete CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care you must complete the following units of competency
BSBTWK502 Manage team effectiveness (Core)
CHCECE041 Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children (Core)
CHCECE042 Foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing (Core)
CHCECE043 Nurture creativity in children (Core)
CHCECE044 Facilitate compliance in a children’s education and care service (Core)
CHCECE045 Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children (Core)
CHCECE046 Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children (Core)
CHCECE047 Analyse information to inform children’s learning (Core)
CHCECE048 Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum (Core)
CHCECE049 Embed environmental responsibility in service operations (Core)
CHCECE050 Work in partnership with children’s families (Core)
CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice (Core)
CHCECE053 Respond to grievances and complaints about the service (Elective)
CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity (Elective)
CHCECE052 Plan service and supports for children and families (Elective)
Assessment
Unlocking your potential has never been more thrilling! Assessment is a crucial element in your learning journey, paving the way to attaining a nationally recognised qualification. Get ready to showcase your skills and knowledge through assessment methods such as presentations, hands-on demonstrations, immersive role plays, and engaging case studies. Your learning will propel you towards achieving your educational goals with confidence!
Trainer Support
Angel Institute of Education take pride in their top-notch trainers! They're hand-picked for their industry expertise and teaching skills. In every class session, your trainer will draw upon their own wealth of industry experience to foster a dynamic, fulfilling and engaging learning environment. With their passion for teaching, you'll be guided towards success by a dedicated training organisation who is committed to making your learning journey truly enjoyable. Get ready to thrive under their guidance and unlock your full potential!
Practical Placement Hours
Gain hands-on experience! Exciting placement opportunities await you during placement in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia. You'll dive into the field by undertaking a minimum of 280 hours of practical placement working under supervision with clients.
If you're already working in a relevant childcare sector, you may be able to use your workplace for placement with approval from Angel Institute of Education.
Further Study
Graduates of CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care may wish to further their studies and expand their employment opportunities by enrolling in the following course:
• CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management
• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care
Working with Children's Check
These checks are compulsory to gain in order to commence your work placement. It is recommended that you start to apply for these closer to your work placement commencement so they are relevant.
The Working with Children Check assists in protecting children from sexual or physical harm by ensuring that people who work with, or care for them are subject to a screening process. If you are doing or intending to do child-related work and do not qualify for an exemption, you need a Check. Visit me for more information.
Children's Check: Approximately $130
Volunteer Card: Free
*Prices are subject to change without warning.
Skills First Funding & Eligibility Criteria
Skills First is a Victorian Government scheme that helps people access subsidised vocational education and training. If you are eligible, the government will contribute to the cost of your course tuition fees.
Eligibility criteria for Skills First government-subsidised training
Citizenship/Residency
You must be:
1. an Australian citizen, or
2. a New Zealand citizen, or
3. a Permanent Resident, or
4. an Asylum Seeker - you are exempt from the citizenship/permanent residence eligibility criteria if:
a) you have been referred to training via the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program and have a ‘Referral to Government Subsidised Training – Asylum Seekers’ form; or
b) you hold, or if you are the dependant of an individual who holds a valid humanitarian, protection or refugee visa (see list below); or
- Global Special Humanitarian (subclass 202)
- Humanitarian (Temporary) (subclass 449)
- Protection visa (subclass 866)
- Refugee visa 200 Refugee
- Refugee visa 201 In-country Special Humanitarian
- Refugee visa 203 Emergency Rescue
- Refugee visa 204 Woman at Risk
- Resolution of Status visa (subclass 851)
- Safe Haven Enterprise visa (subclass 790)
- Temporary Humanitarian Concern (subclass 786)
- Temporary Protection visa (subclass 785)
c) you hold a bridging visa and have lodged an application for (or if you are the dependant of that individual):
- a humanitarian, protection or refugee visa; or
- under s.417 or s.48b of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) which is yet to be determined and the visa states that the visa holder
d) has study rights, and work rights if the course you are enrolling in has placement.
Note: the above list of Visa’s is a general but incomplete list of refugee and humanitarian visas. If you’re unsure about your visa type, you need to contact the Department of Home Affairs.
VIC Government funding eligibility rules – what’s changed?
1. Your prior education is no longer taken into consideration!
Now you can enrol and study any qualification at Angel Institute of Education with government funding, regardless of what level of education you’ve completed in the past. This applies to all students who meet the citizenship/ residency requirements.
Prior to this change, you had to ‘upskill’ to get government funding.. but now you don’t.
2. Removal of ‘2 at level in a lifetime’ limit!
You can study more than 2 courses that are at the same qualification level with government funding! Prior to 1 January 2023, you could only study 2 of the same level qualifications with government funding in your lifetime.. but now you don’t.
3. What hasn’t changed?
You can still only be studying no more than 2 government funded qualifications at any one point in time. This is known as the ‘2 in a year’ limit.
Course Fees & Payment Plans
If you are eligible your fees are:
$0 Administration Fee + $0 Tuition Fee.
If you do not meet the Funding Eligibility Criteria you can still undertake the course as a Fee For Service Student, your Tuition Fee is: $8,000.
Payment plans are available to Full Fee Paying Students. 10 monthly instalments of $800 each. These can be discussed with the RTO directly.
Centrelink
Please note that some Centrelink Payments may be affected by undertaking study. We strongly advise you speak to your Centrelink Coordinator to see if you are affected. Fresh Futures Australia accepts no responsibility or liability for affected payments.
Meet your Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
Angel Institution of Education is a Registered Training Organisation specialising in hairdressing, childcare, individual support and English as an Additional Language courses. Their primary aim is to provide quality educational services to guide students towards the path of success.
Their training programs are aligned with skills first program objectives in enabling students to obtain the required skills to make them job-ready, assist individuals to undertake further education and enabling access to training for disadvantaged learners. All their training programs are aligned to provide training services in the best interests of students.
Students are taught to be creative in their learning and innovative in their practices so they stand out amongst the rest. Their classes are small, and their course delivery is structured and tailored to meet student needs. Their standards are set high so students graduate with the best possible skills and experience to help them employment and longevity in their desired industry.
They aim to provide personal attention to every student, maintain a realistic student to teacher ratio and interview prospective students to ensure that they have a healthy mix of dedicated students who are serious about wanting to learn and excel at their new craft.
Enrolment Process
1. Fill out our Student Questionnaire
The Student Questionnaire is designed for me to get to know you a little better before I pass your details over to the RTO conducting the course. This doesn't guarantee your acceptance into the RTO nor is it a part of the enrolment paperwork.
2. Speak to one of our Student Liaison Coordinators
Once you have completed your Student Questionnaire, one of our Student Liaison Coordinators will give you a courtesy call to:
- Further discuss your eligibility.
- Ensure you have read over the study details.
- Speak further about your career goals and suitability for the course.
- Give you additional information and answer any further questions you may have.
If you decide that you would like to proceed with the application process after speaking with one of our Student Liaison Coordinators then we will invite you to an Information Session.
3. Information Session
This Information Session is your opportunity to speak to Angel Institution of Education's friendly team and listen to valuable information about the course, complete your application form and enrol. To complete the enrolment forms, you will need the following:
- Unique Student Identifier (USI) - Create your USI here.
- Victorian Student Number (VSN) - Only required for students who have attended a Victorian school since 2009
- Evidence of Citizenship/Residency and Age such as Drivers Licence and Medicare Card.
Please have these documents with you during the information session. Completion of the Enrolment Application Form does not guarantee enrolment. A Stirling Institute of Australia Authorised Delegate will review your form and determine the progression of enrolment.
What will be covered
- General information about Angel Institution of Education, industry areas and delivery locations
- Vocational Education & Training, learning pathways, course choice and industry based trainers
- Student Support
- Entry requirements, LLN Quiz, funding eligibility
- Course details, expected hours of study, student handbook, refund policy
- Practical placement (WWCC & Police Records Check)
- Fees and payment options
- The enrolment session – you can enrol on the day
- Your suitability for the course
4. First day of class
Please note that the Information Session is compulsory for you to complete before your first day of class. If you miss your Information Session this may delay your course commencement date. All of your First Day details will be confirmed during the Information Session and reminders will be emailed and SMS to you.
In an effort to keep classes commencing on time, we need a little help from you. If you choose to submit your Student Questionnaire, we at Fresh Futures Australia take that as a sign you'd like to continue along the path of enrolment. If you are a little unsure then please ask away by filling the form at the bottom of the page with any further questions you may have.
In order for classes to commence, we need 15+ students. This allows a healthy classroom environment for everyone. If we are trying to give you a call and you see a missed call, voicemail or text message from us or the RTO please be courteous and give us a callback, even if it's just a notification that you are no longer interested. Our feelings won't be hurt.
We look forward to receiving your Student Questionnaire and speaking to you further about your career path.