CHC50125

Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care Traineeship

METS trainers will inspire you to create a safe and inclusive environment in early childhood education and care services. This nationally- recognised course includes 12 core units and 3 electives.

This qualification will give you knowledge for supporting and leading children’s learning and development, health and wellbeing, along with designing, planning, implementing and evaluating educational programs and practices, that meet the requirements of the National Quality Framework (NQF), which includes the National Law and Regulations, National Quality Standard, the assessment and rating process and national learning frameworks. It will also prepare you for working with community members and external agencies.

The Education and Care Services National Regulations state under Section 126: Centre-based services – The qualification requirements for educators at centre-based services for children preschool age or under are – at least 50 per cent of the educators who are required to meet the relevant educator to child ratios for the service must have, or be actively working towards, at least an approved diploma level education and care qualification. Section 128: Family Day Care Co-ordinator qualifications state: A family day care co-ordinator must have an approved diploma level education and care qualification.

While enjoying the combination of online study as well as practical workplace experience, this course will prepare you for your role and responsibilities as a diploma level educator.

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.

Duration: Approximately 12 to 24 months

Delivery mode

This course is available in the following study modes:

Traineeships options are:

• New Entrant Traineeships
• Existing Worker Traineeships

Entry Requirements

Course fees

Smart and Skilled subsidised training for New Entrant Traineeships

The NSW Government is providing Fee Free Traineeships to New Entrant Trainees.
A New Entrant Traineeship is available to anyone within the first 3 months of commencing full time employment with an employer.

Existing Worker Traineeships

Unlike New Entrant Traineeships, Existing Worker Traineeships are not funded by the NSW Government under Smart and Skilled. In these instances, METS is required to charge a fee to cover the cost of training. In most cases, incentives that the Employer receives will offset these costs.

Related career opportunities

This course will prepare you for the following roles.

About METS Training Services

METS is a leading RTO and approved Smart & Skilled Provider, delivering nationally recognised qualifications within the community service, childcare, retail, business and warehouse industries.