The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50113) will provide students with the knowledge and skills to design and implement curriculum in early childhood education and care services, using an approved learning framework.
Workers in this field support the implementation of an approved learning framework, and support children's well-being, learning and development.
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Campus: Bendigo City
Start Date: June 2022
End Date: December 2023
Days & Times: 2 days per week (days TBC)
This is a full time course delivered over 18 months
Practical Placement in the workplace is a mandatory component of this course.
Classes are delivered remotely online with several workshops for practical classes and assessments.
If you are enrolling in this course as a Traineeship, you must have employment in the relevant industry before commencing the course.
All students required to attend on-site learning must be fully vaccinated in line with Bendigo TAFE's Vaccination Policy
Free TAFE and JobTrainer
You may be entitled to free tuition fees for this course if you meet the eligibility criteria for the State Government's FREE TAFE for Priority Courses initiative. If you are aged 17-24 or looking for work, you may be eligible for 80% discount on the tuition fee through JobTrainer. It's important to know that you may incur other fees, such as student services fees or materials fees, and you'll need to cover these costs yourself. To find out more, call 13 TAFE (13 8233).
Normally a Skills First student is only entitled to one Free TAFE fee waiver. However, you may be able to enrol even if you have previously used your Free TAFE entitlement in a second Free TAFE course under JobTrainer. You may be able to get an exemption if you don't meet the upskilling requirement.