Early Childhood · Diploma

Upskill Into Early Childhood Education

If you already run sessions with little ones, this is the Diploma. You learn to plan curriculum, lead a team and run a service. Placement hours happen in a working service.

From $43.26a week, zero interest
320 Hoursof placement, minimum
15 Unitsin the course
No Examsever
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaEarly childhood education and care
LevelDiploma
DeliveryOnline, with placement in a service
Pace12, 18 or 24 months
PlacementMinimum 320 hours
PaymentsFrom $43.26 per week
Comes with
  • Placement arranged with SkilTrak
  • Part time or in a block
  • Start anytime, no semesters
  • Units open at any hour
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Step Up From The Room

Curriculum planning and team leading, on top of what you do.

Learn To Run A Team

Managing team effectiveness gets its own unit.

Stretch It Over Two Years

Twelve, eighteen or twenty four months, your call.

The Course

What You'll Learn

The children first, then the families, then the team.

01
Curriculum And Learning
What you plan for the children.
plan and implement children's education and care curriculum
analyse information to inform children's learning
foster holistic early childhood learning, development and wellbeing
nurture creativity in children
02
Care And Behaviour
The daily wellbeing of the room.
maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
foster positive and respectful interactions and behaviour in children
implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
work in partnership with children's families
03
Leading A Team
The part that makes it a Diploma.
manage team effectiveness
support the learning and development of teams and individuals
manage and promote diversity
reflect on and improve own professional practice
04
Running The Service
Compliance and sustainability.
facilitate compliance in a children's education and care service
develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
embed environmental responsibility in service operations
05
Work Placement
Minimum three hundred and twenty hours.
Work placement in a partner service
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Curriculum, planning, analysis, creativity
  • Children, safety, behaviour, inclusion
  • Team, effectiveness, learning, diversity
  • Placement, minimum 320 hours

As a Student

  • Pace, twelve, eighteen or twenty four months
  • No exams, quizzes, portfolios, video tasks
  • Access, units open at any hour
  • Placement, part time or in a block
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things to weigh before you enrol.

01
Three Hundred And Twenty Hours

Placement in a working service, arranged for you.

02
Curriculum, Not Just Care

Plan and implement education and care curriculum.

03
Two Named Trainers

Debra Hine and Mindy Gore teach the units.

The Credentials

What You’ll Earn

COURSE PATHWAY

Diploma of Early Childhood Education

Certificates of Achievement · Open Colleges

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Check Your Entry

You need the Certificate III first.

Step two

Ask For The Guide

The unit list and placement detail, in writing.

Step three

Talk Placement

Where you live shapes where you are placed.

Step four

Enrol And Begin

Start any day. No intakes to wait for.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $43.26 / week
Pay upfront, pay in four, or take the weekly plan.
Zero interest on the weekly plan
A credit check applies to the plan
Plan applicants are 18 or over
Plan applicants are citizens or permanent residents
A licence or passport is needed to apply
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Good to Know

Common Questions

What do I need to enrol?

A Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

How long does it take?

Twelve, eighteen or twenty four months, your pick.

Do I have to do placement?

Yes, a minimum of three hundred and twenty hours.

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?

Not one. Open book quizzes, portfolios and video tasks.

Where does this sit nationally?

It is the Diploma step above the Certificate III. The national code is mid update. An advisor confirms the current one before you enrol. Your units and placement hours carry across.

Can I pay weekly?

Yes, through Payright. A credit check applies.

Delivered By

About the College

Open Colleges delivers this course online, from Australia.

Placement is organised with SkilTrak, close to where you live.

Diploma levelPlacement with SkilTrakStart anytimeNamed trainers
The Room, Yours

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