Take the first step towards a career working in child care.
Responding professionally to children’s needs takes more than just intuition.
The Cengage Education Children’s Services course gives those starting out in the field a ground-level understanding of children of all ages. You will learn ways to communicate with children, how to understand their needs and how to provide appropriate care in a safe environment.
Students will receive a FREE 12-month Early Childhood Australia membership. Membership entitles students to:
- a quarterly Every Child Magazine
- a fortnightly ECA Web Watch e-newsletter
- a quarterly ECA Voice member newsletter
- an ECA Code of Ethics brochure
Students will also have access to quality information from Early Childhood Australia’s website, including the Supporting Best Practice section – containing links to 100s of quality-assured fact sheets and articles.
On completion of your course:
Upon completion of this course, students will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment, which contains selected units of competency from the (CHC30402) Certificate III in Children's Services:
- CHCCN4D Respond to illness, accidents and emergencies
- CHCCN1D Ensure children's health and safety
- CHCIC1C Interact effectively with children
- CHCPR3C Develop an understanding of children's interests and developmental needs
Cengage Education is a Registered Training Organisation registered by VETAB (Vocational Education and TrainingAccreditation Board).
Austudy approved
This course is Austudy approved, please apply directly to Centrelink to receive this benefit. Get more information about Financial Assistance programs.
Early Childhood Australia
Cengage Education is pleased to announce their affiliation with Early Childhood Australia, the peak advocacy organisation for young children. Early Childhood Australia is committed to the care and education of children from birth to eight; and demonstrates this by supporting all carers and educators, including parents, to engage in best practice in early childhood environments.
As part of this commitment, Early Childhood Australia provides the following key services:
For more information visit Early Childhood Australia.
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| Course Number |
89000 |
| Course Type |
Correspondence |
| Course Duration |
Max 18 months |
| Study Hours |
Approx 200 hrs |
| Qualification |
Cengage Certificate |
Prerequisites
No previous knowledge or experience is required to take this course.
To apply for RPL or to obtain a pre-requisites guide please telephone 1300 853 033
Learning Period
This course is divided into 2 learning periods
Assessment Details:
- 4 written assessments
- 4 workplace assessments
Key areas of learning - Child Care
- Respond to illness, accidents & emergencies
- Ensure children's health & safety
- Interact effectively with children
- Develop an understanding of children's interests and developmental needs
Criminal record check
Students who take the Children's Services course should be aware that if they possess a criminal record involving violence or abuse there may be restrictions to their practical placements, workplace and career options involving contact with children and vulnerable people.
There may be instances where the student will be required to undergo a criminal records check or a Working with Children check.
Workplace assessment
Workplace training gives students the opportunity to develop practical job skills, such as interacting with people in a professional environment, developing communication skills, as well as an insight into particular job roles and responsibilities. Overall, students have found workplace training enhanced their chances of getting a job and succeeding at it.
As a mandatory part of this course, students are required to seek workplace training. Workplace training and assessment is the gathering and evaluation of evidence during normal work activities in order to determine whether a required element within a competency has been achieved.
Workplace assessment will entail a combination of recognition, observation, questioning, discussion and third party validation.
Following this, all students are required to provide a signed Pre-Assessment Interview form, Workplace Assessment form, Record of Outcome form and also the Workplace Agreement form to verify they have successfully demonstrated the practical components of each of the required competency outcomes. A qualified manager/supervisor must sign the forms as validation.
This is a government accredited course that meets the requirements of the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF) therefore you will need to complete this part of your studies in an Australian workplace.
Student Insurance
Cengage Education is pleased to offer our students insurance cover, for any workplace experience they undertake as part of their course.
Workplace experience is considered a vital component for many subjects and will contribute greatly when attempting to find employment in related fields. The policy covers 'personal accidents' in the workplace, and will help put employers' minds at ease for the duration of the work placement. The policy DOES NOT offer students Professional Indemnity coverage.
A copy of the Certificate of Currency can be requested from our student services team on 1300 650 011.