Nationally Recognised · CHC30121

Start a Career in Early Childhood Education

If you want to work in a childcare room, this is it. You learn play, safety, babies, frameworks and child protection. Placement hours are arranged for you, close to home.

CHC30121national code
From $56.40a week, zero interest
200 Hoursof placement, minimum
No Examsever
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaEarly childhood education and care
National CodeCHC30121
DeliveryOnline, with placement in a service
StartStart anytime, no semesters
PlacementMinimum 200 hours
PaymentsFrom $56.40 per week
Comes with
  • Nationally recognised, CHC30121
  • Placement arranged with SkilTrak
  • Assessments, not exam halls
  • Trainers who have worked the room
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

The Sector Runs On This Ticket

CHC30121 is the entry point services ask for.

Placement Is Sorted For You

A partner service is found near where you live.

Babies Get Their Own Unit

Nurturing babies and toddlers is taught on its own.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Early childhood work sits in long day care, kindergartens and family homes. A day is arrivals, play, meals, rest and handover.

Early Childhood Educator

Run a room and plan the learning in it.

Family Day Care Educator

Care for a small group from a home setting.

Kindergarten Assistant

Support a kinder teacher through the session. Some kindergartens prefer a Diploma.

Roles where this qualification is useful, not promised outcomes. Services set their own hiring rules. Some roles ask for a Diploma.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Rules and safety first, then play, then the youngest children.

01
The Ground Rules
How the sector is run.
Legal and ethical obligations in children's education and care
Working effectively in children's education and care
Workplace health and safety
02
Play And Learning
The daily work of the room.
Experiences to support children's play and learning
Observing children to inform practice
Holistic learning and development of children
Approved learning framework
Connecting children with the natural environment
03
Care And Safety
Keeping children well.
Children's health, safety and wellbeing
Nurturing babies and toddlers
Identifying and responding to children and young people at risk
04
People And Culture
Everyone in the room.
Inclusion and diversity
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures
Positive and respectful relationships with children
Working with diverse people
05
Work Placement
Minimum two hundred hours.
Work placement in a partner service
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Frameworks, the approved learning framework
  • Play, experiences, observation, development
  • Care, health, safety, babies and toddlers
  • Placement, minimum 200 hours

As a Student

  • Pace, set your own, start anytime
  • No exams, quizzes, portfolios, video tasks
  • Access, units open any hour
  • First aid, sat with an outside provider
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things that matter before you enrol.

01
A Nationally Recognised Code

CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

02
Two Hundred Placement Hours

Part time or in a block, whichever the service allows.

03
Named, Experienced Trainers

Debra Hine and Mindy Gore teach from the floor up.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

NATIONALLY RECOGNISED

CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

The sector entry qualification

CHC30121

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

Placement Record

Two hundred hours logged in a working service.

A Pathway On

The Diploma builds straight on top of it.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask For The Guide

The unit list and placement detail, in writing.

Step two

Talk Placement

Where you live decides where you are placed.

Step three

Pick Your Pace

Faster or slower, the units are the same.

Step four

Enrol And Begin

Start any day. There are no intakes to wait for.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $56.40 / week
Pay upfront, pay in four, or take the weekly plan.
Zero interest weekly plan through Payright
A credit check applies to the plan
A set-up fee applies to the plan
You or a family member can apply
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Is this nationally recognised?

Yes. CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

Do I have to do placement?

Yes, a minimum of two hundred hours in a service.

Who finds the placement?

The college does, through SkilTrak, close to home.

Can I do placement part time?

Yes, or in a block. The host service decides.

Are there exams?

None, ever. Quizzes, portfolios and video tasks instead.

What about first aid?

HLTAID012 is not taught here. You sit it with an outside provider at your own cost.

Is the code changing?

Yes. CHC30121 has been superseded by CHC30125. The college moves unfinished students across.

How fast can I finish?

You set the pace. There are no semesters to wait on.

Delivered By

About the College

Open Colleges delivers this course online, from Australia.

Work placement is arranged with SkilTrak. The service sits close to where you live.

CHC30121Placement with SkilTrakStart any dayTrainers from the sector
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