CRICOS CODE: 108245D
CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
This is Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care which enables you to be qualified as a ...
Start HereQualification CRICOS Code: 108245D
Qualification Status: Current
AQF Level: 5
Mode of Delivery: Face to face (Classroom based)
Total Core Units: 12
Total Electives Units: 3
Placement: At least 280 hours in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia
Location of course: Level 3, 123 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Total Course Duration: 78 weeks, including 66 study weeks and 12 weeks of holidays.
Total Course Fee: AUD 24,500
Tuition Fee: AUD 22,500
Material Fee: AUD 1,750
Application Fee: AUD 250 (Non-refundable)
Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who:
Please Note:
1. All the students commencing this course are required to complete the LLN test on the orientation day to assist the Penfold College to identify student’s needs for additional support during their study with the Penfold College.
2. If the student is opting ELICOS packaged with any vocational course, the student is required to demonstrate IELTS of 5.0 or equivalent.
Participants are provided with advice on employment and training options throughout the delivery of the program. Training Pathway Students who satisfactorily complete the Certificate III of Early Childhood Education and Care could continue their studies in the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care because number of the same units are in both qualifications, learners would receive credit for the relevant units in the Diploma. Students could also enrol in a degree program in Child Care and may be eligible for advanced standing depending on the individual Higher Education provider’s policies
· Room leaders in a childcare centre
· Family day care coordinator
· Occasional care coordinator
· Room leader within an early childhood education and care settings
· Early childhood director
· Early childhood educator
A total of 15 Units (12 Core and 3 electives) must be completed and deemed competent to achieve the qualification CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care. Participants who achieve competency in any unit/ s will receive a Statement of Attainment (provided USI is verified) for that unit/s without completing all 15 units in the qualification. Students completing all the required units of competency will attain full qualification.
The Performance Evidence in the units marked with a * include tasks which explicitly need to be assessed during the work placement. In order to be deemed competent in the unit of competency, the student must satisfactorily complete the workplace-based assessment. Should in case the workplace-based assessment is assessed as not-satisfactory, the student will not be able to achieve competency and the qualification cannot be issued. An estimate of 5 hours per unit is allocated for workplace assessment and is included in the work placement hours. Please refer to the individual assessment kit for further details. According to CHC implementation guide, the total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours
Your classes will be conducted in modern classrooms and you will be able to access Wi-Fi. There are also areas for you to relax, as well as conduct additional study.
You will be provided with a Student Guide relevant to each unit in your course. Recommended textbooks are also available onsite for you to use and borrow if you wish. You may also purchase these textbooks if you require.
The recommended textbook for this course is:
· Birth to Big School, 5th Edition, Karen Kearns
Unity Skills Group will offer Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT) to all prospective students through the enrolment process. Unity Skills Group has documented policies and procedures for these processes and students are provided details of how to apply for RPL or Credit Transfer through the enrolment process. For further details, please refer to RPL and Credit Transfer Policy and Procedure.
Unity Skills Group will monitor, records and assesses the course progress of each student for the course in which the student is enrolled. Course Progress Policy defines the requirements for student satisfactory course progress, the processes for monitoring, recording and assessing the student course progress and the processes for the Unity Skills Group intervention strategies for identifying and assisting students to achieve satisfactory course progress. The procedure sets out the processes for reporting student unsatisfactory course progress on PRISMS according to ESOS Act Section 19.
Unity Skills Group assess student’s progress at the end of each compulsory Term. The Term is 11 weeks long for all qualifications on CRICOS scope. While every attempt would be made to keep consistency in term weeks, however number of weeks in the defined term may also factor in the duration and the completion of units of competency, which enable Unity Skills Group to determine student participation and course progress in any given successfully completed term. One Term is considered the minimum length of time in which it is reasonable for the Administration Manager to make an assessment of a student’s course progress.
Unity Skills Group will also monitor overseas student attendance (but would not report, unless otherwise required) in the process of course progress monitoring and reporting. However overseas students must meet their visa obligations regarding attendance, wherever applicable.
You will also be provided with further information about course progress and attendance requirements at your orientation. For further details, please refer to Course Progress Policy and Procedure.
For all further details, please refer to International Student Handbook available on www.penfold.edu.au for all related policies and procedures and other important information related to international students including Covid-19, living cost, life and study in Melbourne, etc.
Please contact the Administration Manager at admin@penfold.edu.au or at +61 (03) 8637 0343 for further information.