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Get the skills to work in child care.
With dramatic growth in the numbers of dual income families, the business of caring for children has fallen increasingly into the public domain. The call has risen for increasing levels of professionalism in the child care industry.
The Certificate III in Children’s Services course gives students nationally recognised qualifications to work in child care centres, vacation care centres, family day care centres and home–based care services, for example as a nanny. You’ll learn in depth about appropriate interaction with children and fulfilling their physical, emotional and self–care needs.
The course also covers legal and ethical considerations, as well as identifying and responding to risk factors.
Student’s 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.
Possible Careers
Child Care students have a range of career paths open to them. As well as the opportunity to work across a wide range of industries, potential job roles in the field include:
- Child care assistant
- Playgroup supervisor
- Family day care worker
- Child care worker
On completion of your course:
Cengage Education has entered into an auspicing arrangement with Enable Training and Recruitment to deliver the Certificate III in Children’s Services CHC30708 course on their behalf.
This arrangement provides you with the opportunity to earn government accredited qualifications from Enable, a leading Children’s Services educator and allows you to take advantage of the support and service that comes from dealing with Cengage Education, one of Australia’s leading distance education providers.
When you complete your studies, your nationally recognised training qualification will be issued by Enable Training and Recruitment (NTIS Provider Code 4849).
Key areas of learning:
- Interact effectively with children
- Provide care for children
- Ensure health and safety of children
- Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- Develop understanding of children’s interests and developmental needs
- Support the development of children
- Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning
- Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner
- Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
- Participate effectively in the work environment
- Provide care for babies
- Work effectively with families to care for the child
- Foster physical development in early childhood
Practical experience
Select Education
Cengage Education are proud to announce their affiliation with one of Australia's employment services Select Education. Select Education will aid students, where possible to gain practical experience within a Child Care Centre. On completion of your qualification, you can contact Select Education for assistance seeking full time or casual employment.
MSSA Care Personnel
Cengage Education students seeking employment can now contact MSSA Care Personnel. MSSA Care Personnel can assist students who have successfully completed this course. MSSA Care Personnel can be contacted by Cengage Education's graduates who are seeking full time or casual employment.
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:
- Supporting Best Practice links to 100s of quality-assured fact sheets and articles.
- The free ECA WebWatch e-newsletter, a simple way to get up-to-date information within the early childhood field. To sign up to ECA WebWatch, just send a blank email to subscribe@earlychildhood.org.au.
For more information visit Early Childhood Australia.
First Aid certificate
Students will need to have completed and hold a current Basic First Aid Certificate, issued by an accredited provider. Students are required to submit certified copies of their First Aid Certificates. It is a mandatory requirement that all students complete the written and workplace components for First Aid modules, to meet the required outcomes for the following First Aid competency:
HLTFA1A: Apply basic first aid — correlates to St John’s Senior First Aid Certificate or the Australian Red Cross Course in Basic First Aid.
- For information on your nearest St John office please phone 1300 360 455
- For information on your nearest Red Cross office please phone 1300 367 428
*Please note the cost of the First Aid certificates is not included in the course cost.
