Diploma
| Campus |
Mid Year Intake? |
Study Mode |
Entry Requirements |
| Campbelltown |
No |
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Candidates must demonstrate competence through a recognised training program or recognition process, in the following units of competency: Identify and respond to children and young people at risk; Ensure the health and safety of children; Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner; Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework; Support the development of children; Support children to participate in outside school hours care; Develop and implement activities in outside school hours care; Work effectively with children in outside school hours care; Provide experiences to support children's play and learning; Apply first aid; Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers; Contribute to OHS processes.
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| Glendale |
No |
Flexible Delivery |
| Nepean |
No |
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| Petersham |
No |
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| Port Macquarie |
No |
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| Sutherland, Loftus |
No |
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Course Description
This qualification is from the Community Services Training Package. It covers workers who are responsible for running a before-and-after-school care and/or vacation care service. This work includes planning, implementing and managing programs which address licensing, accreditation and duty-of-care requirements. Workers at this level are responsible for supervising other staff and volunteers. In most states this diploma is the minimum qualification required under the national standards for outside- school-hours care coordinator positions.
Subjects you can Study
Core: Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children; Foster physical development in middle childhood; Foster social development in middle childhood; Support emotional and psychological development in middle childhood; Foster cognitive development in middle childhood; Manage children's services workplace practice to address regulations and quality assurance; Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour; Plan and implement inclusion of children with additional needs; Develop and implement policy; Design, implement and evaluate programs and care routines for children; Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate care for children. Electives: Foster children's aesthetic and creative development; Organise experiences to facilitate and enhance children's development; Support families to develop relationships; Work to empower Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities; Meet information needs of the community; Show leadership in the workplace; Apply and monitor food safety requirements; plus more.
Diploma
Duration
Structure
18 units: 11 core; 7 elective
Entry Requirements
Candidates must demonstrate competence through a recognised training program or recognition process, in the following units of competency: Identify and respond to children and young people at risk; Ensure the health and safety of children; Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner; Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework; Support the development of children; Support children to participate in outside school hours care; Develop and implement activities in outside school hours care; Work effectively with children in outside school hours care; Provide experiences to support children's play and learning; Apply first aid; Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers; Contribute to OHS processes.
Comments
Recommended electives: Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families to participate in children's services; Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people; Implement and promote inclusive policies and practices in children's services; Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers.
