How to Become a Childcare Assistant: A Creative Career for Nurturing People

This course helps you develop a strong basis of childhood learning frameworks and techniques. You also obtain all the critical health and safety skills required of a childcare assistant. There are no entry requirements for this course, and the average duration is usually around 12 to18 months of full-time study. Study can be both in-person and online.

A Cert III qualification can lead to work as a:

• Childcare assistant
• Childcare worker
• Teacher’s aide

A diploma care course goes more in-depth into the knowledge and skills required of children’s services workers. A Diploma qualification also has a longer work placement, with an average minimum of 240 hours. This qualification can take anywhere between 12 to 18 months of full-time study to complete, depending on your education provider and how they choose to incorporate work placement into the course’s duration.

A diploma qualification can lead to work as a:

• Childcare education teacher
• Child care worker
• Children’s program leader
• Education support officer

First aid courses are quick and relatively cheap to complete. A first aid course usually only takes one day to complete. However, most providers require you to complete a separate CPR course. First aid courses can be taken at any time and are offered by multiple national organisations, such as Australia Wide First Aid and St Johns.