Certificate III in Children's Services [ CHC30708 ]

This qualification covers workers who use organisation policies, procedures and individual children’s profiles to plan activities and provide care to children, facilitating their leisure and play and enabling them to achieve their developmental outcomes.

Job Opportunities: Child Care Centre assistant; Family Day Care provider; Outside School Hours Care assistant (including Vacation Care); Support worker for a child with additional needs; Nanny

Entry Requirements: There are no educational prerequisites for entry into this training program. This program is only available as a traineeship

Course Structure: The course consists of Fifteen (15) units of competency comprising of ELEVEN (11) core unit and FOUR (4) elective units. Skills4Jobs has developed a program that meets the requirements of the qualification.

Units of competency: The units of competency making up our current program include:

Unit Code	Unit title Core/Elective	Core / Elective
CHCCHILD401A	Identify and respond to children and young people at risk	Core
CHCCN301A	Ensure the health and safety of children	Core
CHCCN302A	Provide care for children	Core
CHCCN303A	Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner	Core
CHCCS400A	Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework	Core
CHCFC301A	Support the development of children	Core
CHCIC301D	Interact effectively with children	Core
CHCPR301A	Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning	Core
CHCPR303D	Develop understanding of children’s interests and developmental needs	Core
HLTFA301B	Apply first aid	Core
HLTOHS300A	Contribute to OHS processes	Core
All 4 elective units determined on workplace requirements

Outcome: The qualification is nationally recognised and can only be delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that complies with the governing standards of quality training and assessment. On successful completion of the course assessments you will be awarded 

CHC30307 Certificate III in Children Services.

Students who exit the training program without completing all assessments may be issued with a statement of attainment for those units in which they have demonstrated competency.

 

Delivery Mode: Traineeship (NSW only) – this mode is delivered and assessed on the job over a period of 12 months full time

 

Fees: Traineeship – determined by employment status 

 

Career Pathways: Students who successfully complete this qualification will have the option to continue their development and career path by enrolling in qualifications such as CHC41208 Certificate IV in Children’s Services (Outside school hours care)

 

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)/Credit Transfer: The learning objective for each unit will be explained prior to commencement. If you feel that you have enough evidence present to prove these skills (such as through other courses that you may have attended) to the required level please speak to your assessor about recognition of your prior learning/skills (also known as recognition of prior learning). If you have completed some units of this program previously through another training program then you may be able to gain credits for this and this may also shorten the requirements and the duration for achieving this qualification