Full Time
Combination
1 year
Next intake
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18 hours
5 hours
$7,420
This course may be fee free, or available at a reduced cost.
This course is currently scheduled on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with day classes. This timetable may change and will be confirmed by your teacher.
Assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt and to identify the knowledge or skills that may need further development.
Knowledge tasks: online quizzes, short answer questions, case studies, written tasks and research projects, matching and true or false activities
Practical tasks before starting work placement: interviews, role-plays, creative projects, presentations and practical demonstrations
Workplace assessment tasks: written tasks, reflective journals, verbal or written questioning, planning and implementing activities, practical demonstrations
Submission of a training logbook
Workplace portfolio
Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.
To be enrolled in this course offering, you need to be able to meet the following work placement requirements:
A minimum of 160 hours of work placement in a regulated Education and Care Service in Australia and is required for this qualification. The work placement will be arranged by TAFE NSW in partnership with the service and implemented within the student’s program to enable consolidation, reflection, improvement and assessment to occur. Work placement is an opportunity to learn on the job and complete assessment requirements and often leads to employment opportunities.
The Public Health (COVID -19 Vaccination of Education and Care Workers) Order 2021 states that education and care workers are required to have received 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine or be issued with a medical contraindication certificate by 8 November 2021 to be able to undertake relevant work. This applies to students on work placement in an early education and care facility. If you are not vaccinated, we cannot assure you that this component of your course can be organised or fulfilled, which will impact your ability to successfully course complete. Details can be found https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/coronavirus/advice-for-services-and-providers
TAFENSW recognises students’ reasons for not being vaccinated. This can be discussed privately with TAFE NSW career counsellors prior to enrolment.
A valid Working with Children Check will be required by the Education and Care Service.
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
You will need to provide for yourself the following resources which you will keep when you complete your study:
Booklet to be purchased prior to the start of unit HLTAID012 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting.
To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.
Students will be participating in a combination of Face to Face and virtual learning. Students will need to be competent in using a computer to complete research, assessment tasks and engage in learning. Students will need to have access to a computer and the internet. This could either be your personal device or can be accessed at your local campus. Students will be given a copy of their timetable on their first day of class. They will need to bring a pen and a note pad with them to their first day of class.
This part-time day course is an intensive delivery, 2-3 days per week for 18 months. It would be best suited to a learner who is confident in their ability to take in new information and concepts quickly and is able to manage a high assessment load in a short period of time. If this does not sound like you, we have other delivery options that may better suit you. We look forward to supporting you in reaching your career goals.
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 17 Units of competency, including 15 core and 2 speciality units.
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
TAFE NSW Kempsey is located right near the banks of the Macleay River, in Kempsey - a town on the New South Wales mid north coast, with a rich history and vibrant community. Situated on a hill bristling with rich plant life and community vibes, TAFE NSW Kempsey takes pride in their friendly staff and students who are often involved with local projects that incorporate a strong focus on sustainability.
58 Sea Street West Kempsey 2440
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
Kempsey Station is 1200 metres from campus.
TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.
Aged Care practical training facility
Automotive and engineering workshop
Childcare simulated learning facility
Dedicated student computer labs
Simulated beauty therapy salon
Specialist fashion studio workshop
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