If you are good with kids, school age care could be your way in. This course shows you how to support children in before and after school care, and how to work well alongside them. Fully online, at your own pace.
You do not need past training to start. This course is a first step into work with kids aged five to twelve, in the hours around the school day.
Already helping out at an after school program? You learn how to support kids to join in and how to work with them respectfully. You finish with CPD points employers recognise.
Sixteen study hours at your own pace, with no deadline and lifetime access. Retake assessments as many times as you need, and marking comes back within one business day.
Two main topics, plus a bonus unit, all at your own pace.
Here is what stands out in this course.
School age care covers the primary school years, from prep to grade six. Out of school hours care, before school care, after school care: this course is written for those hours and those kids.
Work Effectively With Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander People comes with the course. It sits with the two core topics at no extra cost.
One-on-one mentor support from someone with industry experience. Tutor help by phone and email on weekdays, and live chat 7 days a week.
Your access never runs out. Finish in your own time, then come back to the material once you are on the floor with the kids.
Course Completion Acknowledgement · Online Courses Australia
Finish the course and you receive a Course Completion Acknowledgement, plus a short-form credential for Before & After School Care.
The course is fully CPD endorsed. Your points show on your completion acknowledgement as proof you keep learning.
A digital badge issued by Credly, ready to share wherever you want to show it.
Send an enquiry and a course advisor gets back to you with the course guide, current pricing and straight answers on whether it fits.
Start anytime with instant access. Choose the interest-free weekly plan with no credit check, pay in four with Afterpay or Latitude Pay, or pay upfront in one payment.
Work through the video lessons when it suits you, with your mentor and tutors behind you. Marking comes back within one business day, and you can retake assessments.
Complete the course and receive your Course Completion Acknowledgement, CPD points and a Credly digital badge.
None needed. The course starts from the ground up and is built as a first step into school age care.
Around 16 study hours, at your own pace. Access is lifetime, so there is no deadline. You can come back to the material after you finish.
The weekly plan is $15 a week, interest-free with no credit check. Enquire for the full payment options, including pay-in-four and upfront.
Short-answer and multiple-choice, built to help you understand rather than test you against the clock. You can retake them as many times as you need, and marking comes back within one business day.
It is a solid first step, and a cheap, fast way to find out if this work is for you. Many paid educator roles ask for a nationally recognised qualification, and this course is not one. What you walk away with is real: you understand how before and after school care works, how to support kids aged five to twelve, and whether you want to go further.
A Course Completion Acknowledgement, a short-form credential for Before & After School Care, CPD points, and a Credly digital badge you can share.
It is CPD endorsed, which is accreditation for professional development: you finish with CPD points employers recognise, plus a Credly digital badge. It is not a nationally recognised qualification. That is a different thing, and this course gives you the grounding in school age care to build on.
Yes. There is a 7-day cooling-off period. You can switch to another course or get your money back.
This course is delivered by Online Courses Australia, an online training provider. Its courses are designed with institutions, employers and industry experts.
The college is CPD endorsed and issues Credly digital badges with its completion acknowledgements. Lessons run as step-by-step video modules, not dense textbooks. Support runs through one-on-one mentoring, tutor help by phone and email on weekdays, and live chat seven days a week.
The bell goes, the kids pile through the door, and they call out your name because this is your job now.