Transition your career with this advanced qualification designed for registered primary school teachers and gain the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work in early childhood education and care.
CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Transition your teaching career with this advanced qualification. This course is perfect for people who are already working as registered primary school teachers, and want to gain the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work in early childhood education and care.
The demand for diploma-trained early childhood staff has risen strongly over the past decade, and the number of higher-level vacancies is expected to continue to increase. According to the Australian Government's Job Outlook service, there will be around 10,000 child care centre managers required in Australia over the next five years.
This course will give you the specialised skills and knowledge to design and implement early childhood education and care programs by meeting the emotional, physical, social and cognitive needs of young children. Our highly experienced team of industry professionals will give you the support you need to succeed throughout your study.
Successful completion of this course will qualify you to design and implement early childhood education and care programs. You will be equipped with the skills you need to plan, implement and evaluate programs in line with approved learning frameworks and regulatory requirements. You will also have a solid foundation to continue with further study.
Supportive learning environments and real-world experiences prepare students with skills for the workplace.
TAFE Queensland's ongoing relationships with Early Childhood Education and Care services throughout the state means you will get practical, on-the-job training, and industry-relevant experience before you graduate.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 5 elective units from the list below. Participants will complete 23 of the 28 units of competency. The remaining 5 units are either direct credit transfer from primary teacher qualifications.
You will also be required to undertake 240 hours of vocational placement in an approved setting.
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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CHCDIV002Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safetyUnit code: CHCDIV002 Unit description: The unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety. |
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety | |
CHCECE001Develop cultural competenceUnit code: CHCECE001 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work towards cultural competency and to support participation of all children and families in children's services. This support includes contributing to children's understanding and acceptance of all cultures. |
Develop cultural competence | |
CHCECE002Ensure the health and safety of childrenUnit code: CHCECE002 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge to ensure the health and safety of children. |
Ensure the health and safety of children | |
CHCECE003Provide care for childrenUnit code: CHCECE003 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure children's physical and emotional wellbeing is maintained and their self-sufficiency is nurtured. |
Provide care for children | |
CHCECE004Promote and provide healthy food and drinksUnit code: CHCECE004 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to promote healthy eating and ensure that food and drinks provided are nutritious, appropriate for each child and prepared in a safe and hygienic manner. |
Promote and provide healthy food and drinks | |
CHCECE005Provide care for babies and toddlersUnit code: CHCECE005 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required by educators working with babies and toddlers to ensure that the children's physical and emotional wellbeing is maintained. |
Provide care for babies and toddlers | |
CHCECE007Develop positive and respectful relationships with childrenUnit code: CHCECE007 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required by educators working with children to ensure they can develop and maintain effective relationships and promote positive behaviour. |
Develop positive and respectful relationships with children | |
CHCECE009Use an approved learning framework to guide practiceUnit code: CHCECE009 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to enable educators to provide children with opportunities to maximise their potential and develop a foundation for future success. |
Use an approved learning framework to guide practice | |
CHCECE016Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for childrenUnit code: CHCECE016 Unit description: The unit describes the skills and knowledge to establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. |
Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children | |
CHCECE017Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhoodUnit code: CHCECE017 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to foster and enhance the holistic development and wellbeing of children from birth to 6 years of age. |
Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood | |
CHCECE018Nurture creativity in childrenUnit code: CHCECE018 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to nurture creativity in children. |
Nurture creativity in children | |
CHCECE019Facilitate compliance in an education and care serviceUnit code: CHCECE019 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to facilitate legislative, regulatory and National Quality Framework compliance within an education and care service. |
Facilitate compliance in an education and care service | |
CHCECE020Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviourUnit code: CHCECE020 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support both individual and group plans for developing cooperative behaviour. |
Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour | |
CHCECE021Implement strategies for the inclusion of all childrenUnit code: CHCECE021 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support the inclusion of all children and to work with relevant others to plan and implement support strategies where required. |
Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children | |
CHCECE022Promote children's agencyUnit code: CHCECE022 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to promote and encourage children's agency. |
Promote children's agency | |
CHCECE023Analyse information to inform learningUnit code: CHCECE023 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to gather and analyse information about children's learning, in order to inform practice. |
Analyse information to inform learning | |
CHCECE024Design and implement the curriculum to foster children's learning and developmentUnit code: CHCECE024 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required by educators to design, implement and evaluate the curriculum to foster children's learning and development. This unit applies to educators working in a range of education and care services. |
Design and implement the curriculum to foster children's learning and development | |
CHCECE025Embed sustainable practices in service operationsUnit code: CHCECE025 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support children to connect with and contribute to their world and embed sustainable practice into service operations. This unit applies to work across a range of education and care service services. |
Embed sustainable practices in service operations | |
CHCECE026Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for childrenUnit code: CHCECE026 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for the child. This unit applies to educators working in a variety of education and care services. |
Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children | |
CHCLEG001Work legally and ethicallyUnit code: CHCLEG001 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role. |
Work legally and ethically | |
CHCPRT001Identify and respond to children and young people at riskUnit code: CHCPRT001 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support and protect children and young people who are at risk of harm. This work occurs within legislative and policy frameworks and carries a duty of care responsibility. |
Identify and respond to children and young people at risk | |
HLTAID004Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care settingUnit code: HLTAID004 Unit description: This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults. |
Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting | |
HLTWHS003Maintain work health and safetyUnit code: HLTWHS003 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team. |
Maintain work health and safety |
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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BSBLED401Develop teams and individualsUnit code: BSBLED401 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine individual and team development needs and to facilitate the development of the workgroup. |
Develop teams and individuals | |
CHCDIV001Work with diverse peopleUnit code: CHCDIV001 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. |
Work with diverse people | |
CHCINM002Meet community information needsUnit code: CHCINM002 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work with community groups and individuals to identify and address their information needs. |
Meet community information needs | |
CHCPOL003Research and apply evidence to practiceUnit code: CHCPOL003 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish the information need, gather information and critically analyse the information for relevance to own work. |
Research and apply evidence to practice | |
CHCPRP003Reflect on and improve own professional practiceUnit code: CHCPRP003 Unit description: This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development. |
Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
Note: For some courses, not all electives are available at all campuses.
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18 January 2021 | 12 weeks per intake. Average course duration 18 months | Part time 1 cluster per intake | Full fee: $5,640 Subsidised: $600 Concession: $115 |
01 March 2021 | 12 weeks per intake. Average course duration 18 months | Part time 1 cluster per intake | Full fee: $5,640 Subsidised: $600 Concession: $115 |
19 April 2021 | 12 weeks per intake. Average course duration 18 months | Part time 1 cluster per intake | Full fee: $5,640 Subsidised: $600 Concession: $115 |
For most online courses study is structured into fixed intakes that have set durations of 12 weeks from the study commencement date. You will be able to access your learning materials from the first day of the study period. You must be enrolled to be able to access your learning materials. To ensure you can manage your study load, we recommend limiting your workload to no more than 2 units of competency per intake or the units required to complete a cluster/stage.
If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.
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This may be the full fee for the course, or the student contribution amount if you are eligible for a subsidy or concession.
This is an interest-free personal loan from the Australian Government that provides eligible students access to capped funding to help pay for their studies.
If you have difficulty paying for the full cost of a course upfront, you may be eligible for a payment plan.
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
To be eligible to enrol in this course you must hold all of the following:
Blue Card
To successfully satisfy all course requirements you will be required to apply for a Blue Card (working with children check). Learn More
Please note: TAFE Queensland wishes to warn you, as a Blue Card applicant, that it is an offence for a disqualified person to sign a Blue Card application. For further information regarding 'disqualified' persons, please contact Blue Card Services.
It is also recommended that all students should undertake screening for vaccination against the following Queensland Health Mandatory vaccination requirements such as:
Please note: you will be responsible for any costs associated with meeting these requirements.
It is recommended that you have access to a reliable internet connection to access TAFE Queensland's online learning system Connect, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Flash Player. This equipment and software is available for use at all TAFE Queensland locations.
When studying online it is strongly recommended students follow the preferred order of study and enrol in no more than two units per intake or the units required to complete a cluster/stage, unless otherwise advised.
Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning. Read more about assessment methods.
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