A Year 11 pass or the overseas equivalent.
Students must be 17 at the time of Diploma commencement.
Prior to the first scheduled practicum students are required to provide a current Working With Children Check (WWCC).
Recognition of prior learning: You may be able to shorten the length of your chosen course by measuring skills acquired through work, life experiences or qualifications obtained from formal studies or training. AQF qualifications and statements of attainment issued by another registered training organisation will be recognised by Holmesglen.
English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 5.5 (Academic) with no individual bandscore less than 5.5.
The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care is designed for educators who are responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating early childhood education and care programs.
As a graduate, you will have responsibility for the supervision of other staff and volunteers, and this may also lead to employment as a children's services director or coordinator.
If you have already completed the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, you will be able to complete this diploma in one year instead of 1.5 years.
After successfully completing this course, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to explore a career in a wide range of children's services.
CRICOS 086366C
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Course structure
If you have already completed other eligible elective units, these may be counted towards completion of this course.
A practical placement in a registered, education and care service is a mandatory component of the qualification.
Units
Maintain work health and safety
Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
Ensure the health and safety of children
Provide care for babies and toddlers
Provide care for children
Develop cultural competence
Work with diverse people
Promote and provide healthy food and drinks
Work legally and ethically
Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
Support behaviour of children and young people
Provide experiences to support children's play and learning
Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Support children to connect with their world
Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood
Analyse information to inform learning
Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour
Design and implement the curriculum to foster children's learning and development
Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
Promote children's agency
Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
Embed sustainable practices in service operations
Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children
Facilitate compliance in an education and care service
Nurture creativity in children
Pathways to further study:
CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management
Bachelor of Early Childhood Teaching
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Career opportunities, include:
early childhood educator
out of school hours educator or coordinator
family day care operator
educational leader
early childhood service director or coordinator
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
