Course Level
Diploma
CRICOS
117017H
Diploma of School Age Education and Care - CHC50221
This qualification reflects the role of educators who are responsible for the day-to-day running of a regulated school age education and care service in Australia. They plan, implement and manage programs across all areas of service operations. They use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations. Educators have responsibility for the supervision of volunteers and/or other staff. Educators in this context work in outside school hours care and vacation care. To achieve this qualification the individual must have completed a total of at least 280 hours of work with school age children in a regulated children's education and care service in Australia. The total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include a requirement for workplace hours. No national occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. State and territory jurisdictions may have specific regulatory requirements regarding qualifications for school age care educators.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
SYDNEY | Flexible Delivery - 60 weeks | N/A | N/A |
Glebe Campus | Flexible Delivery - 60 weeks | N/A | N/A |
Subjects
- Lead and manage effective workplace relationships
- Foster holistic learning, development and wellbeing for school age children
- Work collaboratively and respectfully with school age children
- Coordinate emergency responses
- Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- Develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
- Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
- Support the learning and development of teams and individuals
- Develop and implement service programs
- Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
- Manage and promote diversity
- Manage business operational plans
- Develop and use emotional intelligence
- Work effectively with the Board of an organisation
- Use communication to build relationships
- Research and apply evidence to practice
- Develop and implement play and leisure experiences in school age care
- Support children to participate in school age care
- Assist with activities not requiring equipment
- Maintain work health and safety
- Oversee the day-to-day implementation of food safety in the workplace
- Develop and implement policy
- Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
- Facilitate inclusion for people with a disability
- Follow basic food safety practices
- Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
- Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- Work with a child-focused approach
- Manage legal and ethical compliance
- Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships