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Child Care Course: Certificate III in Children's Services
Who is This Child Care Course for?
Make a positive and meaningful impact upon children's lives with the Certificate III in Children's Services. With the practical training you'll receive during this course, you can look forward to a rewarding career as a childcare assistant, a family day carer or nanny.
This TAFE child care course is especially designed for those who are working or intending to work within the children's services industry. It provides a useful introduction into understanding, caring for and supporting the development of young children.
Please note that due to legislative requirements, you need to be at least 18 years of age to gain employment in the child services industry.
Quick Course Guide
- Qualification
- Certificate III
- Student support
- Yes: Expert teacher & online support
- Study time
- Self-paced
Eg: 1 yr = 10 hrs/week - Pre-requisites
- None
- Delivery method
- Flexible delivery: Online + correspondence
- Course materials
- All course materials are provided
- Enrolment dates
- Enrol anytime - start now!
- Assessment
- By assignment + work placement
- Delivered by
- OTEN - #1 distance education TAFE provider
- Resources required
- Internet, email
Child Care Course Requirements
As part of the course assessment, you'll need to arrange work placement for a total of 100 hours. This placement will need to be pre-approved by OTEN. Please note that your work placement must be done in Australia due to Children's Services Regulations and the qualifications the workplace supervisors must hold.
You must also complete a Senior First Aid certificate in order to receive the Certificate III in Children's Services.
Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more about these requirements.
Career-relevant and Accredited Child Care Course
Gain a qualification that's:
- developed under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- government-accredited
- nationally recognised
- highly valued in the industry
Your TAFE qualification is likely to receive credit at a number of Australian universities. Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more.
What You'll Learn with the Certificate III in Children's Services
- Child development
- Health and safety
- Family and culture
- Professional skill development
- Play and creative experiences
Flexible Study with Distance Learning
Fit your learning around your lifestyle - because the course is delivered by distance education, you have the flexibility of when and where you wish to complete your child care training.
Complete the course faster depending on the time you have available! This certificate course of 14 units is typically completed within 2 years, but you can finish earlier by increasing the time you dedicate to your studies.
Course Units
There are 14 units to be completed in this child care course.
- Support the development of children
- Interact effectively with children
- Provide experiences to support children's play and learning
- Develop an understanding of children's interests and developmental needs
- Ensure the health and safety of the children
- Contribute to OHS processes
- Provide care for babies
- Provide care for children
- Work with in a relevant legal and ethical framework
- Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- Participate in the work environment
- Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner
- Work effectively with families to care for the child
- Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) families to participate in children's services
Please note that you will need to complete Apply First Aid (a Senior First Aid certificate) in order to receive the Certificate III in Children's Services qualification. This can be completed through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), such as St John Ambulance or Australian Red Cross, at your own expense.
For more information, contact a SEEK Learning consultant now.
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