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Overview
This qualification reflects the role of educators in early childhood education and care who work in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Educators at this level are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum that meets the requirements of an approved learning framework and for maintaining compliance in other areas of service operations. They use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations. They may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other educators.
Early childhood educators work in long day care centres, family day care, pre-schools or kindergartens.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
The candidate must hold either
CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
or
CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
WORK PLACEMENT REQUIREMENT
To achieve this qualification, the individual must have completed a total of least 280 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. The total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours.
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ASSESSMENT METHODS
Observation/Demonstration
A range of observation techniques have been included in the assessment tools to help identify the students’ ability to demonstrate their competence against each unit of competency. The assessor observes these either during a practical demonstration or on the job.
Questioning
The student will be provided with written short answer Questions based on their understanding of the Units of competency.
Written
A written assessment tool is provided to the student to gather evidence using a range of methods, these could include short answer questions, long answer questions, scenario -based questions, or multiple choice
Third Party Feedback
a Third Party Report is provided to a supervisor or employer to gather evidence of the students’ competency on the job, which includes observations and written questions for the Supervisor to complete. This Report is then reviewed and signed off by the Assessor.
Case studies
Used to provide the learner with the opportunity to apply their required knowledge within a given context. This method is applied in conjunction with other assessment tasks such as, questioning and portfolio of evidence to assess the ability to problem solve, work in teams, and decision making.
Practical / simulation
This method allows the learner to demonstrate their skill and attitude in their current work environment or a mirrored simulated environment. The evidence gathered from this approach is to assist the assessor by observing their conceptual, interpersonal and technical ability.
USI
All participants doing nationally recognised training from January 1, 2015, need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI).
For more details and to create a USI go to the Government USI site www.usi.gov.au