Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (Partial Completion)

This program trains students to become early childhood educators who plan and provide early childhood education and care for infants and children up to 12 years of age. Early childhood educators inspire, delight and educate children in long day care, kindergarten, family day care, occasional care and outside school hours care.

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Enrolment Type VE1

Waitlist only

Consider this course if.....

Enjoy being part of a diverse team
Are interested in supporting children to learn and develop through play
Are keen to create an environment where children feel safe and secure to learn
An advocate for children’s wellbeing and sense of self
Are thinking about a career in Early Childhood Education and Care sector

Additional Requirements/Information

Box Hill Institute will only accept Year 11 and 12 applicants.

Program Content

Sample competencies covered in Units 1 & 2 include:

Ensure the health and safety of children
Promote and provide healthy food and drinks
Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
Provide care for children

Sample competencies covered in Units 3 & 4 include:

Support the holistic development of children in early childhood
Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning
Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
Develop cultural competence

Career opportunities

Graduates can work in any of the following programs/roles:

Educator in Long Day Care
Educator in Occasional Care
Educator in School-Age Care
Kindergarten assistant in Preschool
Family day care Educator

Work placement

160 hours of work placement (over two years) is compulsory.

Please note: students will need a voluntary working with children check to start placement.

Contributions to VCE/VCAL/Vocational Major

VCE/VCAL/VM: Students may be eligible to receive recognition of up to two units at a Units 1 & 2 level, and a VCE VET Units 3 & 4 sequence.

ATAR: This subject does not have a study score and therefore cannot contribute towards the student’s primary four. Students who receive a Units 3 & 4 sequence may be eligible for a 10% increment towards their ATAR (10% of the lowest result of your primary four scaled studies). Please note the student must already have English and three other fully scored VCE/VET subjects to create the primary four. VCAL and the VCE Vocational Major do not contribute towards an ATAR.