Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

• Work with other staff to ensure a safe environment is created within the team, understanding and developing cultural • competence and maintain work health and safety
• Provide care for children, babies and toddlers while creating a positive and respectful relationships with children
• Use and approved learning framework to guide practice to support children to connect with their world while you establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
• Facilitate compliance in an education and care services, establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour and implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
• Analyse information to inform learning and design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development

Core 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
• CHCECE050 Work in partnership with children’s families
• CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Elective Units
• BSBPEF502 Develop and use emotional intelligence
• CHCECE038 Observe children to inform practice
• CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity

Students will be assessed through the following general methods of assessment that may apply for each unit. Each of the selected methods must be completed/deemed satisfactory, as each method is only a partial completion.
• Knowledge Questions
• Case Study
• Vocational Placement Log Book

CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care course includes professional work placement to be completed of 280 hours.

Students must be able to gain a Working with Children Government Check that is relevant to their state before commencing vocational placement. Any associated costs will be shouldered by the student.

With the growing demand of child care in Australia, students are able to choose a wide variety of settings in both the private and public sector of child care. Students can experience vocational placement in Long Day Care Centres, Pre-schools and/or Outside School Hours Care. For those students who currently work in the industry in a registered organisation, vocational placement is offered through the workplace.

• Early Childhood Educator
• Early Childhood Centre Manager
• Child Care Worker

Axis Institute has a number of options to allow you to select a payment method best suitable to your financial situation. Course fees can be paid by in person, by phone, internet banking, or credit card.

Fee for Service

• Option 1 Upfront 100% Payment.
You can pay course fees in full upfront through your own pocket either through direct debit or credit card. A direct debit or direct withdrawal of funds can be arranged and scheduled from your nominated bank account. We accept payments by MasterCard or Visa.

• Options 2 Payment Plan
You can pay course fees through convenient instalments weekly, fortnightly, monthly or per every semester. Terms and conditions apply.

• Options 3 Direct Debit
A direct debit or direct withdrawal of funds can be arranged and scheduled from your nominated bank account.

• Options 4 Credit Card
We accept payments by MasterCard or Visa.