Course Overview
Kickstart your career in childcare with a Certificate III in early childhood education and care. Learn all the essential knowledge you need to provide the apporpriate care and implement the right development tools for children. Gain an understanding of effective interaction and communication methods with children of all ages including, babies, toddlers and children. Be prepared with suitable work health and safety knowledge, nutrional tips and a childcare first aid competency. Childcare workers are always needed and undoubtedly help shape the future through the development and care of children within their most influential years.
Campus Locations
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Childcare Centres
- Pre-Schools
- Before and After school cares
What You'll Learn
- How to follow safe work practices
- Working ethically and legally, whilst working with a diverse range of people
- Provide emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
- Provide care for children, babies and toddlers
- How to support the holistic development of a child
Recognition
Study Method
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Locations
- Western Australia
- Perth
Duration and Study Load
Classroom
- Duration: 6 months, part-time
- Students can choose between joining a class on Monday/Tuesday OR Thursday/Friday. Wednesdays are allocated as support days for students
Traineeship
- Approx 9 months
Delivery
This course can be delivered either in-class or through workplace-based traineeship
Classroom
- 3 x Weekly Workshops
- Monthly groups support sessions for those who want extra support
- Workplace assessments & observations
- Workshop & Workplace-based learning
- 160 hours of mandatory work placement
Traineeship
Employers sponsor employees to complete the qualification. Must be employed Part Time or Full Time. Trainees complete the qualification whilst at work, and at home. There is no need to attend class. Trainer visits a place of employment on a regular basis to conduct workplace-based assessments and observations. The trainer is available during business hours for additional support as required.
- Knowledge questions
- Scenario case studies
- Projects
- Direct observations in work environments
- Logbook tasks
- Employer reports
Entry Requirements
- You must at least 18 years old with suitable skills in language, numeracy and literacy for a Certificate III level course
Work Placement
- 160 hours separated into two blocks
- Training Unlimited assists all students with securing work placement with our strong network of host employers. We also encourage our students to actively pursue finding their own work placement opportunities which provides additional experience when it comes to job searching later in their careers
Materials
Resources and materials, you will need to provide:
- Pen + note-taking paper
- Any other stationery you like to use when undertaking study. I.e. highlighters, post-it notes etc
- Access to the internet, minimum system requirements is an up to date browser (Recommend using Chrome, Firefox, or Safari)
Resources and materials, Training Unlimited will provide you with:
- Textbook/s
- Student/Learner Guide; available online through Cloud Assess system
- Assessments; available online through Cloud Assess system
- Additional training resources
- Work Placement Logbooks; available online through Cloud Assess system
- Online login details for the Online Learning Modules you will be required to access and complete
Subjects
About Training Unlimited
Training Unlimited Pty LTD is a specialist registered training organisation providing nationally accredited courses in the Child Care and Aged Care sectors. We offer various methods of delivery which include classroom, workplace-based traineeships, and recognition of prior learning. Our trainers ensure students are well supported, engaged, and fun whilst learning. Classroom training is located at our Bibra Lake training centre.
Traning Unlimited Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO#20891)
