Diploma of School Age Education and Care
The Diploma of School Age Education and Care applies to educators who are responsible for the day-to-day running of a before and after school care and/or vacation care service, with duties such as planning, implementing and managing programs which address regulatory and duty of care requirements.Upon completion of the qualification, graduates will have gained the skills and knowledge necessary to manage a school age education and care program. This course will assist you to design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development and to reflect on your own professional practice.
Yes
Minimum of 240 hours that we can help you organise (working hours can be logged as placement hours for workplace students)
Classroom based, Workplace, Blended
16 months
Victorian residents who undertake classroom-based or blended training may be eligible for Commonwealth and Victorian Government Funding (Skills First previously known as Victorian Training Guarantee). Use our easy Eligibility Checker to find out if you’re eligible for Victorian Government Funding. Funded places are limited in 2018, so be sure to make a timely application!
For more information, refer to the Course fee.
Check My Eligibility| Unit Code | Unit Name |
|---|---|
| CHCECE004 | Promote and provide healthy food and drinks |
| CHCECE001 | Develop cultural competence |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety |
| CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk |
| HLTAID004 | Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
| CHCECE009 | Use an approved learning framework to guide practice |
| CHCECE011 | Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning |
| CHCECE022 | Promote children’s agency |
| CHCSAC001 | Support children to participate in school age care |
| CHCSAC003 | Work collaboratively and respectfully with children in school age care |
| CHCECE025 | Embed sustainable practices in service operations |
| CHCECE021 | Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children |
| CHCECE017 | Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood |
| CHCECE019 | Facilitate compliance in an education and care services |
| BSBLED401 | Develop teams and individuals |
| CHCSAC002 | Develop and implement play and leisure experiences in school age care |
| CHCECE026 | Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children |
| CHCPOL002 | Develop and implement policy |
| CHCECE020 | Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour |
| CHCECE016 | Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children |
| CHCECE018 | Nurture creativity in children |
| CHCSAC005 | Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in school age care |
| CHCECE024 | Design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development |
| CHCECE023 | Analyse information to inform learning |