How to Become an Early Childhood Teacher: Australian Careers in Teaching

Studying this online CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care course from Open Colleges will equip you with the skills necessary to excel in the early childhood education sector. Upon completion of this online course you will gain all the required knowledge to interact appropriately with children while fulfilling their emotional, physical and self-care needs.

This program will give you a foundation of education and skills for working with children, including early childhood education. You will also be taught the legal and ethical framework for working in children’s services to aid you in identifying and responding to risk factors.

Gain practical skills

This online course includes a mandatory 120 hours of work placement. Workplace assessments and training must be undertaken in workplace organisations that are suitable for the course. There may be instances where you need to undergo a criminal records check or a Working with Children check. You will also need to have completed and hold a current Basic First Aid certificate, issued by an accredited provider.

Please note: This is a fee-for-service course, it is not government funded.

The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50121) course offered online through Open Colleges is the ideal for those who wish to work with children in an early childhood education environment, those who wish to upgrade their existing qualifications, or those who wish to pursue a leadership role in a daycare service.

This online diploma course will provide you with the skills and training to be able to plan and implement programs in early childhood services. You will develop the capabilities required to cope with the complex daily challenges involved in the management of childcare facilities. In most states, this qualification is the highest required to work at a director or service manager level.

Open Colleges students receive complimentary 12-month student membership to Early Childhood Australia (ECA) after successful completion of the first module, providing a range of benefits.

Gain practical skills

The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50113) includes a work placement component to ensure that you graduate with a strong mix of practical work experience and academic foundation. The requirements of this course include 240 hours of structured workplace learning registered childcare facility.

You will also need to complete a First Aid Certificate to demonstrate competency for Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting (HLTAID004) at your own cost prior to undertaking your work placement. Additionally, you will need to be able to meet the physical requirements of workplace performance such as manual handling and lifting.

There are no deadlines and no classrooms – you study at your own pace, in your own time.

PLEASE NOTE – Open Colleges is a privately-run RTO, not government-run like a TAFE, so they cannot offer government funding. Please check eligibility requirements before beginning an enrolment with Open Colleges.

Get the qualification you need to work in early childhood education, with the nationally recognised CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care from Foundation Education. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to implement learning frameworks, and support children’s development and wellbeing.

You’ll also learn how to use an approved learning framework to guide practice, and how to work across a range of age groups by providing nurturing care for babies, toddlers and children under direct supervision.

Work Placement

This course requires a minimum of 160 hours of work placement in a registered childcare facility, supervised by a qualified staff member able to sign off on practical demonstration elements.

Assessments

Assessments will include a range of quizzes, knowledge questions and case studies. Students will also need to undertake workplace projects and observations and will be required to submit video evidence of their learnings.

Please note:This is a fee-for-service program, it is not government funded.

 

The CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care from Foundation Education enables you to build on your existing knowledge and experience in early childhood education, and move on up into leadership roles within the sector, including Centre Director or Services Manager.

You learn how to analyse information to guide children’s learning and how to foster and apply emotional intelligence.

Amongst other features of this course, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to plan and implement educational frameworks, and how to support learning and development of teams and individuals.

Work Placement

This course requires 280 hours of work in a registered childcare facility, supervised by a qualified staff member able to sign off on practical demonstration elements. Where required, Foundation Education will help you arrange work placement in your choice of location.

Assessments

Assessments will include a range of quizzes, knowledge questions and case studies. Students will also need to undertake workplace projects and observations and will be required to submit video evidence of their learnings.

Please note: This is a fee-for-service program, it is not government funded.

If you enjoy working with young children in an educational setting and are looking for a fulfilling and in-demand career, then this CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care qualification from Insight Training could be exactly what you’re looking for.

Once you have completed this course, you will be fully qualified to confidently perform in one of the myriad of early childhood education roles nationally. You will gain crucial industry knowledge such as how to support children’s health, safety and well-being, how to support the holistic learning and development of children, how to provide experiences to support children’s play and learning, how to meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care and how to identify and respond to children and young people at risk. This qualification  will also give you the minimum level of education required by Australian regulation to work in early childhood education and care environment.

As a part of this course, students will be required to complete a minimum of 160 hours of practical work experience in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia, which will give them the opportunity to test out their skills as well as give them real-world experience required to hit the ground running once they commence employment in the industry.

You have a choice of studying this course in-classroom at one of our campuses (in Morley, Joondalup or Rockingham) or studying 100% online. Please note that both options still involve the practical work experience component.

This CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is government funded through the Jobs and Skills WA program which applies to eligible WA residents. This course is also covered by the WA Government and Commonwealth’s “Free in ’23 – extended into ’24” program, where students who qualify can enrol in eligible courses at no cost. Enquire today to see if you qualify!

This course uses the following delivery methods, please take this into account when assessing course suitability:

• Blended with virtual classes – you can do the whole course online but you do need to attend some online classes at specific times (a couple of nights per week) with trainers. This study mode is government funded and is the most popular type of study mode used by students at Insight Training.

Please Note: This course is NOT available to people on a 500 or 600 visa.