Pragmatic Training - Practical learning for a dynamic workplace

Course Objectives

This qualification is part of the Community Services Training Package. The CHC50908 — Diploma of Children's Services (Early childhood education and care) qualification covers workers who are responsible for developing and evaluating childcare programs. Workers at this level have responsibility for the supervision of other staff and volunteers and in most states, it is the highest qualification required at Director or Service Manager level.

Course Content / Structure

There are 18 units of competency which make up a CHC50908 — Diploma of Children's Services (Early childhood eductaion and care). There are 13 compulsory units and 5 electives*. Competency is required in all 18units.

Workplace Assessment

Workplace training gives you the opportunity to develop practical job skills, such as interacting with people in a professional environment, developing communication skills, as well as an insight into particular job roles and responsibilities. Others have found workplace training enhanced their chances of getting a job and succeeding at it.

As a mandatory part of this course, you are required to seek workplace training and complete a minimum of 225 hours. Workplace training and assessment is the gathering and evaluation of evidence during normal work activities in order to determine whether a required element within a competency has been achieved. Workplace assessment will entail a combination of recognition, observation, questioning, discussion and third party validation.

Following this, you are required to provide a signed Pre-Assessment Interview form, Workplace Assessment form, Record of Outcome form and also the Workplace Agreement form to verify you have successfully demonstrated the practical components of each of the required competency outcomes. A qualified manager/supervisor must sign the forms as validation.

Delivery Options

Flexible delivery options for this Diploma course include classroom based, workshops or distance via correspondence. Correspondence students have minimum monthly contact with a Pragmatic Trainer.

Skills Recognition — Exemptions/Transfers

Students may be eligible for exemptions/transfers on the basis of previous qualifications.

Qualification

As part of the Australian Qualifications Framework this program is nationally recognised. On successful completion students will be awarded the Diploma of Children's Services (Early childhood eductaion and care).