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CHC30113 - CERTIFICATE III IN early CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
National Course Code CHC30113
CRICOS Course Code 083064G
This qualification provides workers looking to work with children in a supervised or unsupervised capacity with an understanding of child-centred approaches, knowledge about learning and development, and using organisation policies, procedures and individual children’s profiles to plan activities and provide care to children, facilitating their leisure and play and enabling the children to achieve their physical and mental development.
Undertaking this qualification will prepare you for work in early childhood education settings that meet the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Standard.
This program includes 720 contact hours of which 144 hours are practical.
Pathways from the Qualification
Cert III graduates can articulate to Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
Employment Outcomes
- Childcare Worker
- Family Day Care
- Playground Supervisor
- Kindergarten Assistant
- Mobile Assistant
- Nanny
Units of competency
Core Units
- CHCDIV002 – Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- CHCECE001 – Develop cultural competence
- CHCECE002 – Ensure the health and safety of children
- CHCECE003 – Provide care for children
- CHCECE004 – Promote and provide healthy food and drinks
- CHCECE005 – Provide care for babies and toddlers
- CHCECE007 – Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
- CHCECE009 – Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
- CHCECE010 – Support the holistic development of children in early childhood
- CHCECE011 – Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning
- CHCECE013 – Use information about children to inform practice
- CHCLEG001 – Work legally and ethically
- CHCPRT001 – Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- HLTAID004 – Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
- HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety
Elective Units
- BSBWOR301 – Organise personal work priorities and development
- CHCECE006 – Support behaviour of children and young people
- CHCPRT003 – Work collaboratively to maintain an environment safe for children and young people
International
LOCATION
Sydney City Campus
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
You should satisfy both academic and English requirements.
Academic: Completed Year 12 with some work experience
English Language Proficiency: Students are required to have an English proficiency level of at least 5.5 IELTS score or equivalent.
TIMETABLE
Subject to demand, you can choose morning, afternoon, or evening class during week days or weekend.
DURATION
For a full-time study of 24 contact hours per week, it will take 9 calendar months to complete the course (Study period: 24 weeks on campus and 6 weeks at workplace (With 144 hours of work placement)). On top of this 24 hours, you will have to invest between 10 to 15 hours per week of self-study. Please see below for details of the total learning volume hours of the course.
DELIVERY METHODS
The delivery includes lecturing, practical sessions, structured self-study and simulated work-based tasks.
CREDIT TRANSFER
You can reduce your study time through credit transfer, a process to recognize your previous study.
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
You can reduce your study time through RPL, a process to recognize the learning outcomes you have achieved through formal, informal and/or unformal learning (Previous learning and work experience).
HOW TO ENROL
For details about how to enrol, and starting dates, see International Students
Domestic
LOCATION
Sydney City Campus
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
You should satisfy both academic and English requirements.
Academic: Completed Year 12 with some work experience
English Language Proficiency: Students are required to have an English proficiency level of at least 5.5 IELTS score or equivalent.
TIMETABLE
Subject to demand, you can choose morning, afternoon, or evening class during week days or weekend.
DURATION
For a full-time study of 24 contact hours per week, it will take three 10-week terms (9 calendar months or total 720 contact hours) to complete the course. On top of this 24 hours, you will have to invest between 10 to 15 hours per week of self-study. Please see below for details of the total learning volume hours of the course.
DELIVERY METHODS
The delivery includes lecturing, practical sessions, self-directed learning and simulated work-based tasks.
CREDIT TRANSFER
You can reduce your study time through credit transfer, a process to recognize your previous study.
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
You can reduce your study time through RPL, a process to recognize the learning outcomes you have achieved through formal, informal and/or unformal learning (Work experience).
Government subsidies
Residents of NSW who meet the requirements, may be able to get government subsidies for studying this course. See Domestic Courses, for a list of courses which are able to access Smart and Skilled funding.
total volume of learning
You are expected to spend between 30 to 35 hours per week studying for your course. Here is how the recommended hours are worked out.
TRAINING
- You will attend classes for 18 hours (2.5 days) per week.
- You will complete course work for 6 hours per week outside of class time. This is your structured self-study in which you follow a program planned and supported by your trainer. We monitor your completion of the course work.
This makes up a total of 24 contact hours per week.
Every term, after 8 weeks of study on the Campus, you will do your work placement in Week 9 and Week 10 (Total 6 days) in a regulated childcare centre. This work placement is part of your training program.
SELF-STUDY
On top of the weekly training contact hours, you are expected to invest up to 15 hours per week on self-study such as
- preparing your lesson before classes,
- reviewing and consolidating your lesson after classes,
- reading references,
- doing research, etc.
This is recommended to make sure you understand your subjects more deeply and are ready for assessment.
ASSESSMENT
Every unit has assessment tasks. You may have to spend up to 20 hours per unit of competency, depending on the number of tasks and its level of difficulty. For example, you complete knowledge questions, assignments and practical demonstrations of skills.
And you may spend up to 20 hours per term to complete your workplace logbook.
