CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

Entry Requirements

Student must meet following entry requirements to study at ILearn Oz.

Age Requirement

iLearn Oz will only enrol students who are over 18 years of age at commencement of their course.

Academic Requirement

To enter this qualification, applicants should have successfully completed an equivalent of Australian year 12 or secondary studies in applicant’s home country.
Hold a CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or
CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

Language, Literacy and Numeracy test (LLN)

Student undertaking courses at iLearn Oz must possess sound Literacy and Numeracy skills to successfully complete the courses at iLearn Oz.

All students are required to undertake a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) test mapped at ACSF conducted by iLearn Oz. The ACSF level required for each course is as below:

CHC30121 Certificate Ill in Early Childhood Education and Care ACSF Level 3

Learning	Reading	Writing	Oral communication	Numeracy
3	3	3	3	2/3

CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and care ACSF Level 3

Learning	Reading	Writing	Oral communication	Numeracy
3/4	3	3	3	3

If students do not meet English and LLN requirements, students will be asked to take further Language, literacy and numeracy training e.g. English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) programs.

Pre-training Review

All student must undertake pre-training review prior to the enrollment which aims to identify their training needs through questions on previous education or training, relevance of the courses to student, basic computing skills and interview conducted by iLearn Oz enrollment officer. Interview also aims to identify possible CT/RPL opportunities, confirm oral communication skills. Through pre-training review, student will demonstrate that they have necessary skills to successfully complete the course.

Additional Requirement for Early Childhood Education and Care

Student enrolled in Early Childhood Education and Care are required to undertake Work base training (WBT) as part of their course. Prior to the start of Work-Based Training components student must be able to obtain:

A satisfactory and valid National Police clearance
A satisfactory and valid Working with Children Check

Materials and Equipment Requirement

Although iLearn Oz will provide access to computers/laptops with required resources during classroom hours however to work on assignments and tasks for self-study, all learners are expected to have access to a laptop or computer with the Windows 7 operating system or higher. Students must have an active email address for communication and be contactable by phone (mobile or landline) and by mail (postal address).

All learners are expected to have access to MS office application such as Microsoft Word, and an email platform.

Course Duration

This course is delivered over a total of 52 weeks that includes 46 weeks of scheduled face to face delivery (including 280 hours of work placement) and up to 6 weeks of public holidays and terms breaks in between. Holiday weeks and breaks may vary depending upon the intake date but the volume of learning will remain the same.

Course Structure

The students enrolled in this course are required to complete 28 units of competency to attain a qualification.

Core Units

CHCECE041 Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children

CHCECE047 Analyse information to inform children’s learning

CHCECE050 Work in partnership with children’s families

CHCECE045 Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children

CHCECE042 Foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing

CHCECE048 Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum

CHCECE044 Facilitate compliance in a children’s education and care service

CHCECE049 Embed environmental responsibility in service operations

CHCECE043 Nurture creativity in children

CHCECE046 Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children

CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice

BSBTWK502 Manage team effectiveness

Elective units

CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice ECEC

BSBOPS502 Manage business operational plans

BSBPEF502 Develop and use emotional intelligence

Delivery Approach

The course is delivered face to face, 20 hours per week in a classroom and in a simulated workplace environment and will include training presentations, tutorials, demonstrations and practice tasks and activities. Students will be provided with a class timetable at the time of an enrollment.

Student are also required to undertake a self-pace study to enhance learning from the units. The extent of self-paced learning is determined by each individual student and is communicated through the trainer.

Work placement

Students undertaking this course must complete at least 280 hours of work placement in a regulated childcare facility as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency.

iLearn Oz is responsible for ensuring that the Work Placement is a meaningful experience for the students and ensures that students are provided with the opportunity, and the means, to apply skills and knowledge obtained through the study of their course in a supervised and approved centre where they also have mentors who facilitate and assess their learning, enabling achievements of required learning outcomes and competencies.

Students must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

Students are required to completed assessment tasks and maintain a logbook throughout the placement. To know further information please visit: https://ilearnoz.edu.au/work-placement/

Assessments

A range of assessment methods will be used to assess required skills and knowledge for each unit of competency. These may include but not limited to may be case studies, projects, questioning and practical demonstration. Students will be notified in advance of the time and form of an assessment. As this is a competency based training, outcome of the student assessment will be deemed Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC).

Course Credit for units completed in CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

Student who have previously completed CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care will be granted credit transfer for identical units delivered in CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care in accordance with the iLearn Oz Credit Transfer Policy. This will reduce the course duration, amount of training and subsequently the volume of learning for the course.

Education and Care with credit transfer granted for 13 units of competency will still need to completed remaining 15 units and 315 hours of work placement.

This course will therefore be delivered over a shorter duration of a total of 47 weeks that includes 41 weeks of scheduled structured face to face delivery (including 315 hours of work placement over 9 weeks) and up to 6 weeks of terms breaks and public holidays in between. Holiday weeks and breaks may vary depending upon the intake date but the volume of learning will remain the same. Estimated fee of the course subject to the grant of credit transfer will be $11,200. Total fee will be confirmed after the credit transfer has been applied and granted and student will be notified in writing.