The Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care addresses the skills and knowledge required to provide care for individuals and groups of children, and to plan activities facilitating their leisure and play, enabling them to achieve their developmental outcomes. Depending on the setting, educators may work under direct supervision or autonomously in a range of child care facilities such as full day care centres, occasional care facilities, crèches and early learning centres as an Early Childhood Educator
Quick Facts
Qualification: CHC30113 – Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care
Price: $6500
Career pathways:
- Early childhood educator
- Family day care worker
- Nanny
- Playgroup supervisor
Duration:
12 months (2 days a week, 6 hours a day)
Face to face and 120 hours work placement
Delivery mode: Classroom
Location: 16D 77-79 Ashley Street. Braybrook VIC 3019
Entry requirements:
- Ability to read and write
- Good numeracy skills
- Must be over the age of 18
- Due to the physical requirements of this unit the student must be physically fit
- Must be eligible have a Working with Children’s Check
Assessment methods:
Assessment methods include observation, demonstration, portfolio, questioning, third party evidence, workplace project, assignment, case studies and work placement.
Provider:
Knights College (Rto ID 41269)
Course Outline:
To attain the CHC30113 – Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care, 18 units of competency must be achieved:
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in work health and safety |
| CHCECE002 | Ensure the health and safety of children |
| CHCECE004 | Promote and provide healthy food and drinks |
HLTAID004 |
Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting |
| CHCECE003 | Provide care for children |
| CHCECE005 | Provide care for babies and toddlers |
| CHCECE007 | Develop positive and respectful relationships with children |
| CHCLEG001 | Work legally and ethically |
| CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk |
| CHCECE009 | Use an approved learning framework to guide practice |
| CHCECE001 |
Develop cultural competence |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety |
| CHCECE010 | Support the holistic development of children in early childhood |
| CHCECE013 | Use information about children to inform practice |
| CHCECE011 | Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning |
| CHCECE006 | Support behaviour of children and young people |
| CHCECE026 | Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children |
| BSBWOR301 | Organise personal work priorities and development |
