Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care

These qualifications reflect the roles of workers in a range of early childhood education settings who work within the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Standard. Certificate III focuses on the implementation of an approved learning framework, and support children’s wellbeing, learning, and development. Diploma focuses designing and implementing curriculum in early childhood education and care services. This course will increase your employability, allowing you to work in different sectors of the children’s services industry as an educator. You will gain first-hand experience by completing a minimum of 400 hours of practical placement in the childcare sector. iAscend can help you source this practical placement. We recommend that you complete your placement in a number of different settings to gain the maxi-mum amount of experience possible and increase your employability skills.

Core Units (Certificate III and Diploma combined)

HLTWHS001	Participate in workplace health and safety
HLTWHS003	Maintain work health and safety
CHCPRT001	Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
HLTAID004	Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
CHCCS400C	Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
HLTHIR404D	Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
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
CHCECE016	Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
CHCECE017	Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood
CHCECE018	Nurture creativity in children
CHCECE019	Facilitate compliance in an education and care services
CHCECE020	Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour
CHCECE021	Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
CHCECE022	Promote children’s agency
CHCECE023	Analyse information to inform learning
CHCECE024	Design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development
CHCECE025	Embed sustainable practices in service operations
CHCECE026	Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children

Cert III Electives

CHCECE014	Comply with family day care administration requirements
CHCECE006	Support behaviour of children and young people
CHCECE012	Support children to connect with their world

Diploma Electives

CHCORG428A	Reflect on and improve own professional practice
CHCORG506E	Coordinate the work environment
BSBLED401A	Develop teams and individuals
CHCORG627B	Provide mentoring support to colleagues
CHCPOL504B	Develop and implement policy

Location

This course is delivered at our Melbourne City Campus, 62-64 Little Latrobe Street, where you will have free access to computers, the internet and printing. We also have individual study rooms that can be booked out for student use at no extra cost.

Duration

The combined course model will go for 130 weeks, with scheduled classes and practical experience of 3 days per week.

Fees & Charges

The course fees and charges are listed in the International section of our webpage. For more detailed course information you can talk to one of our course advisors by calling or emailing the head office contact details.

International Students

This course is available to international students with valid study rights. You must be 18 years old, hold at least a year 10 equivalent of studies, and an IELTS overall score of 5.5 or above. Please refer to our CRICOS website for more details www.iascend.edu.au.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

You can ask for your relevant existing skills, qualifications and experience to be assessed and taken into account when your level of competency is being assessed. There will be a cost associated — please refer to the statement of fees and charges.

Credit Transfer (CT)

If you have previously completed a unit with the same unit code as in your new course you will be eligible for a credit transfer and you will not have to repeat that unit. There is no cost associated with this process, but you will need to complete a credit transfer application.

Support Services

If you need support with your progress through your course or other personal issues we have a student services officer who can help you or direct you to the most appropriate external service. Call 1300 36 883 and ask for the Student Services Officer or make an appointment to come see us in person. We can provide extra tutoring at head office if you have missed class due to extenuating circumstances or require additional help. We can also direct you to specialist agencies to help develop language literacy and numeracy (EAL courses). We can also direct you to agencies who can help you with personal matters (depression, abuse, housing, drugs and alcohol etc.) www.reachout.com.au is also a great website to help you find reliable help and answers to many personal questions you may have. iAscend cannot guarantee employment nor can we guarantee successful completion of any course. Your success will be based on your participation, hard work, skills and knowledge.