CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

• • Course Name – CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Course Provider – Key 2 Learning College (RTO 88191, CRICOS 112339H, VET HLT54121)
  • Course Delivery – Blended (Face-to-Face & Self Study)
  • Study – Full Time
  • Course Units – 17
  • Course Duration – 48 weeks + 4 weeks holidays
  • Work placement hours – 400 hours
  • Intakes – 2025: March, October  
  Canberra Campus (49 Phillip Avenue, Watson ACT )

  • Course Start Date
    • 3rd Mar 2025 - OPEN for enrolments, limited seats available

  Sydney Campus (5-7 Lithgow Street, Campbelltown NSW)

  • Course Start Date – N/A

This qualification reflects the role of educators in early childhood education and care who
work in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Educators at this level
are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum that meets the requirements of
an approved learning framework and for maintaining compliance in other areas of service
operations. They use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to
diverse work situations. They may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other
educators.

Early childhood educators work in long day care centres, family day care, pre-schools or
kindergartens.

To achieve this qualification, the individual must have completed a total of least 280 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia as detailed in the
Assessment Requirements of units of competency. The total number of hours may be
applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for
workplace hours.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this
qualification at the time of publication.

Under the Education and Care Services National Law (2011) the Australian Children’s
Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) publishes lists of approved early childhood
education and care qualifications and information regarding regulatory requirements here:
www.acecqa.gov.au.

Tuition Fee $4,800.00

Non-Tuition Fees $ ??

For more details please contact Key 2 Learning College

Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who:

• Hold a CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or
• CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

Packaging Rules

Total number of units = 15

12 core units

3 elective units, consisting of:

2 units from the electives listed below
up to 1 unit from the list below, elsewhere in the CHC Community Services Training Package, or any other current Training Package or accredited course.

The selection of electives chosen must be guided by the job outcome sought, local sector
requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.

The CHC30121 – Cert III Early Childhood Education and Care will be conducted over 48 weeks + 4 weeks holiday weeks. The units included in this are:

Students who successfully obtain the CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care have the following potential work opportunities:

• Room leader/Lead educator
• Early childhood educator
• Family day care educator
• Kindergarten early childhood educator
• Nanny /in home carer
• Assistant director
• Centre director

These are just some of the endless career opportunities presented by this course!

Key 2 Learning College (RTO 88191, CRICOS 03644F) has strong connections to hospitals, aged care providers and the community sector.

Key 2 Learning College employs trainers and assessors with significant industry experience.

Students at Key 2 Learning College have high graduation and employment rates.

This makes Key 2 Learning College the provider of choice for Health and Community Services courses

For more information on this course or any other queries, please contact:

• Office Number: 02 6130 0100
• Email: Via the contact page: Contact Us