High Skilled Training and Education Australia (HSTAEA) offers the nationally recognised CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CRICOS Course Code: 110285M) with high quality course materials and premier student support. We deliver training that meets the needs of our students and employers.
You are viewing information for domestic students.
This course is designed to be completed in eight academic terms consisting of up to 80 weeks (excluding holidays).
Expected study hours
Typical learners are expected to spend up to
2,160 hours depending on existing knowledge, skills, and experience.
Structure
All learners will be assessed through the following methods:
Credit transfer
Observation: during on-the-job or role play/simulation
Questioning: may include self-assessment, verbal answers, written questionnaires, activity modules or interview
Structured activities: may include Projects, Case studies, presentations, role play, demonstration, progressive tasks
Third-party
Note: Please read the HSTAEA Student Handbook and other policies and procedures including
Refund Policy, Complaints and Appeals Policy, RPL Procedure prior to enrolling.
Where can it take your career?
The CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care is the latest nationally accredited qualification for individuals who want to be in a range of early childhood education settings and work within the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Standard.
Participants in this program are typically individuals:
who want to gain knowledge, practical skills, and experience in early childhood education
who want to learn how to design and implement a curriculum in early childhood education and care services.
who are unemployed, seeking work and/or employed, seeking to upgrade skills/qualification
who have completed a CHC30113/CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.
What will you learn?
This course is designed to develop your expertise in early childhood education and care. Among others, you will learn to:
Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
Foster holistic early childhood learning, development, and wellbeing
Develop and use emotional intelligence
Manage and promote diversity
Lead the work team.
What are the entry requirements?
Are 18 years or older
Have sound language, literacy, and numeracy skills* (at least Year 10 English, or equivalent) to be assessed using HSTAEA’s Pre-enrolment LLN assessment tool
*Learners who do not meet the LLN requirements of the course may still enrol into the course provided the enrolment has been endorsed by the trainer and corresponding additional support strategies have been put in place.
**Students who do not have their Working with Children Check prior to enrolment must apply for and obtain this requirement prior to vocational placement as required by this course.
National Anti-Discrimination law relevant to each of the following features of diversity:
Age
Disability
Racial
Sex
Education and Care Services National Regulations
WHS legislation and regulations
Sources of information on the National Quality Framework
National Quality Standard
Relevant approved learning framework – Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Code of Ethics
Becoming, Being and Belonging: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia
Simulated workplace resources and scenarios
Simulated workplace policies and procedures
Simulated workplace templates
A vocational placement provider*
*Learners may choose to undergo vocational placement in HSTEA’s partner facility, or request assistance from HSTEA to find a different vocational placement provider. Learners may also choose to find their own vocational placement provider.
Computer with Internet and email access and a working web browser
Installed software: MS Word, Adobe Acrobat Reader
What are the course units?
BSBTWK502
Manage team effectiveness
CHCECE041
Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
CHCECE042
Foster holistic early childhood learning, development, and wellbeing
CHCECE043
Nurture creativity in children
CHCECE044
Facilitate compliance in a children’s education and care service
CHCECE045
Foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children
CHCECE046
Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
CHCECE047
Analyse information to inform children’s learning
CHCECE048
Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum
CHCECE049
Embed environmental responsibility in service operations
CHCPRP003
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
BSBPEF502
Develop and use emotional intelligence
CHCDIV003
Manage and promote diversity
CHCMGT003
Lead the work team
Upcoming course dates
You are viewing dates for domestic students.
No upcoming dates have been set for this course for domestic students, but you can still enquire directly to express your interest!
To pursue the Diploma program, you will need to have a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
Vocational Placement
Learners are required to undertake a minimum of 280 hours of vocational placement within a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia. This must occur after the student has satisfactorily completed all the other units/subjects in this qualification.
Learners have the option to:
look for a vocational placement provider themselves. (HSTAEA to check suitability of the workplace.)
request HSTAEA to assist in looking for a suitable vocational placement provider.
choose among HSTAEA’s network of childcare providers for their vocational placement.
Learners are recommended to decide on their vocational placement providers as soon as enrolment is confirmed to ensure that enough slots are available in each provider and to allow sufficient time for HSTAEA and the workplace partners to make the necessary preparations.
Several units included in this course require direct observation by the assessor.
First Aid unit
Prior to enrolling in CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, learners are required to have completed CHC30113/CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care. Both qualifications include the relevant first aid unit.
For students who will be renewing their First Aid qualifications, HSTAEA has a third-party partnership with Stitches First Aid Education Pty Ltd (RTO #21672) for the delivery of First Aid courses.
Police Check, Blue Card or Working With Children Check
This is a requirement prior to students starting vocational placement. Costs associated with completing required Police Check, Blue Card or Working With Children Check will be shouldered by the student.
CHCECE042Foster holistic early childhood learning, development, and wellbeing
provision of one experience
CHCECE043Nurture creativity in children
provision of one experience
CHCECE048Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum
implementation of one aspect of the curriculum
Workplace supervisor
Children enrolled in the centre including:
Two children to participate in the following:
Collaboration
Observation and monitoring interactions and behaviour
Two children exhibiting challenging behaviours to participate in the following:
Observation and monitoring behaviour
Planning, implementing, and evaluating a Behaviour Support Plan for each child
A group of five children between the ages of birth to six years of age
Families of children among which include at least two different families:
That are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)
With needs for community services and resources
Other professionals and authorities to collaborate with and consult in developing a Behaviour Support Plan”
At least one family member from each of the children between the ages of birth and six years
At least two educators or colleagues in the service to participate in the following tasks:
Collaboration
Coaching and mentoring
Observation and monitoring
Implementation and evaluation of Behaviour Support Plans
Two educators involved in the learning and development of one child with additional needs
One professional involved in the learning, development, well-being of one child with additional needs.
Other staff members in the centre
Members of the community of the centre
Service standards, guidelines, policies and procedures
Centre’s templates and forms
Instructional materials
Evacuation and emergency plan
Curriculum Plans
Curriculum outcomes
Evaluation outcomes
Observations and analysis of learning for the group of five children
Candidate’s job description
Workplace information relevant to planning learning experiences and activities in the service
Publicly available information on the service
Contact information of the parents of the children enrolled in the service
Children’s records
Consent forms for participation in the assessment
Relevant laws and regulations
Digital media and information technology to be used for researching information
Observation-recording tools (These may include survey forms, video-recorders, and cameras.)
Various workplace documentation, including:
Service philosophy
Records of children enrolled in the service
Existing plan/s for building children’s sense of belonging
Learning environment(s) where each learning experience/activity will be implemented:
At least one indoor learning environment
At least one outdoor learning environment
Sources of information on resources which can be used in the activities
Learning materials to implement activities
At least one equipment to be used in each of the three learning opportunities in each experience/activity to be implemented
At least one material to be used in each of the three learning opportunities in each experience/activity to be implemented
Resources to support specific play and learning opportunities
Familiar culturally constructed text
Unfamiliar culturally constructed text
Resources to encourage children to experiment with images and print
Information on community services
Information on community resources
Information on incidents affecting two different children
Permission to consult with:
Two stakeholders
Two children
Opportunities to work with:
At least two individual children between the ages of birth to six years who are enrolled in the service, to complete the following:
Developing and implementing strategies to build children’s sense of belonging
Planning and providing opportunities for children’s development
Collaborating to evaluate work practices
Planning and fostering holistic and collaborative practice
The respective families of the children above in the outlined tasks
Two different families, including:
Enrolment
Orientation
Parent–educator meetings
Incident reporting
Accessing community services and resources
Two different groups of children between the ages of birth to six years who are enrolled in the service, to complete the following:
Planning and providing opportunities for children’s development
Collaborating to evaluate work practices
At least two colleagues, to complete the following:
Sharing knowledge on early childhood development and learning
Collaborating to evaluate work practices
At least two other people involved in the care and education of children, to complete the following:
Sharing knowledge on early childhood development and learning
Opportunities for the candidate to:
Update and enhance knowledge
Plan, implement, and evaluate three learning experiences/activities in all of the following areas to the three children above:
Construction
Digital technologies
Dramatic play
Imaginative play
Language and storytelling
Movement
Music
Science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM)
Visual art
Promote creativity in the service
Curriculum documentation
Information technology
Interact with at least three children
One child must:
Be newly enrolled at the service
Have two additional needs
Develop, implement, monitor, and review an inclusion support plan for one child with additional needs
Collect feedback from at least two families, two colleagues and two children at the service, through:
One formal communication method
One informal communication method
Plan, implement and evaluate Curriculum Plans for:
A group of five children
Three individual children, who are a part of the group. You must complete one Curriculum Plan for each individual
Document outcomes of curriculum implementation
Document outcomes of the evaluation of the implemented curriculum
Arrange learning environments to suit Curriculum Plan requirements
Do regular collaborative evaluation with:
At least one colleague
At least one child
At least one family of the child above
What are the qualification pathways?
Learners may also consider additional training to complement your skills in early childhood education and care, with courses such as:
CHC50221 Diploma of School Age Education and Care*
TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment*
*This course is not currently offered by HSTAEA.
Is Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) available?
HSTAEA has a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Policy, to ensure that an individual’s prior learning, achieved through formal and informal training, work experience or other life experiences, is appropriately recognised. This recognition may assist students to progress faster through a unit of competency or allow the student full credit.
