- Accepting 2025 enrolments only. Enquire now!
- This course is delivered with Skills First Funding for eligible individuals
- This course is only available to Australian or New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents.
Course Overview
Are you passionate about offering children the best opportunities for their individual development?
Our CHC50121 – Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care course is designed to train students in all aspects of childcare, from providing for care to babies, toddlers and children including assisting with routines, facilitating play to planning and implementing programs that support children’s development.
Some of the advanced skills you will learn in this course is how to make sure a facility follows the regulations of the National Quality Framework , management and leadership, health and safety management and develop and implement curriculum and programs for children including those with additional needs. The course has an ideal balance of theory and practical skills to ensure your confidence to advance in the workplace.
Campus Locations
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Early Childhood Educator
- Family Day Care Educator
- Room leader
- Senior educator
- Manager or Director of family daycare or long daycare
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
- Victoria
- Melbourne
- Caroline Springs
- Clyde
- Dandenong
- Fawkner
- Hoppers Crossing
- Werribee
- Melbourne
Duration and Study Load
- The course is delivered over 29 weekly sessions
- Self-paced learning, which is approximately 15 hours per week
- It is expected that the course could take you 12 months to complete, though this can vary from person to person
- 280 hours of practical placement with 2 assessor workplace visits
Delivery
The following delivery methods are available:
- Blended: Live online classes via teams + assessor workplace visits. You will require a computer with a camera and microphone to undertake this delivery option.
- Classroom Based: All sessions delivered in one of our classroom locations in Melbourne.
Entry Requirements
- Must have completed the CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Availability to attend classes and placement (this course is not self-paced)
- Complete a pre-training review & language literacy and numeracy test (entry AQF level 4)
- Confident in the ability to use digital resources (email, online research, digital assessments, Zoom)
- Access to a computer and the internet (online classes will require cameras and microphones)
- Obtain a Working With Children Check (WWCC) prior to undertaking placement
- Ability to travel to and from placement
Work Placement
Practical placement is on the job training that you undertake during your course. This is a fantastic opportunity to practice the skills you are learning in the classroom in a supported manner.
This course requires you to complete 280 hours in the workplace. A workplace trainer will visit you in the workplace to observe and assess competency in skills towards the end of your placement hours.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You can ask for your relevant existing skills, qualifications and experiences to be assessed and taken into account when your level of competency is being evaluated. There will be a cost associated, refer to the statement of fees and charges.
If you have previously completed a unit with the same code as your new course, you will be eligible for a credit transfer and you will not have to repeat that unit. There is no cost associated with this process.
Assessment
All learning content and assessments are on Canvas our Learning Management System (LMS).
- Theory questions and quizzes
- Projects, assignments and case studies
- Log book of hours completed during placement
- Practical demonstrations in simulation and the workplace
- Oral questions
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) and Credit Transfer (CT) are available
Testimonials
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"I loved the flexibility of the course and having classes on Saturday made sure it didn’t interfere with my business in family day care and my family commitments. Our tutor was very knowledgeable and always ready to help"Kashmere Ratu
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"I’ve been working in the industry full time since the day after I finished my course. Without MCFE I wouldn’t be working in my dream career."Crystelle O’toole
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About Melbourne College of Further Education
Melbourne College of Further Education (MCFE) is a small and trusted RTO with over 20 years’ experience in training, supporting and inspiring students to succeed in their chosen pathway. We believe in real skills for real jobs, we take the extra time to customise our course materials and create new and innovative ways of delivering course content.
As a Registered Training Organisation [RTO] qualifications completed with MCFE are recognised nationally. Qualifications achieved through the Australian VET system are also very highly regarded internationally. Our mission is to provide pathways into industry to contribute to a successful, skilled and innovative workforce.
MCFE offers high quality training both face to face and via a blended online model, offering students options to undertake our courses in a way that best suits their lifestyle.
Our trainers are dedicated and highly qualified with extensive practical industry experience and committed to providing quality outcomes to our students and ensuring that all training is both engaging and an enjoyable experience.
Our student support team are extremely passionate and committed to helping students succeed. They are always on hand to help with any questions and provide students with the support they may need to complete the course satisfactorily, especially if circumstances change.
Melbourne College of Further Education is a trading name of iAscend Polytechnic (RTO 21340)
