Your future as a School Age specialist
Are you looking to extend your skills outside the classroom and into outside school hours care and vacation care? ACTAC’s CHC50225 Diploma of School Age Education and Care is a nationally recognised course focused on planning, implementing, and managing School Age Education and Care programs across all areas of service operations.
If you are looking to upgrade your education career and develop skills supervising other staff, start your journey today!
To achieve this qualification, you must complete a total of at least 280 hours of work with school age children in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia.
Who is this course for?
CHC50225 Diploma of School Age Education and Care is for anyone wanting to enhance their career in primary education, secondary education, outside school hours care, or vacation care.
At this level, you will be responsible for supervising volunteers and/or other staff.
If you’re looking to develop a broad range of skills to support diverse children and lead others to do the same, this qualification is perfect for you.
Supporting Act for Kids
Every enrolment in this course with the Australian College of Teacher Aides and Childcare helps facilitate children completing the Act for Kids protective behaviors program in schools nationwide. ACTAC and Act for Kids have collaborated to combine decades of industry leading childhood research to produce its Nationally Recognised qualifications. As a social enterprise we are proud to offer industry leading qualifications backed by the best in the industry that gives back to community.
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What you will learn
Foster learning & wellbeing for school age children
Apply developmental knowledge to support children's holistic development
Support children's participation
Understand children's unique needs and relationships when participating in education
Identify children at risk
Learn to identify and report on children and young people within legislative requirements
Develop your education and care service
Plan and implement programs to support children and their families
View all units: Private: CHC50225 Diploma of School Age Education and Care
This course requires 15 Core Units and 8 Elective Units
Core Units
- BSBLDR523 Lead and manage effective workplace relationships
- CHCCCS007 Develop and implement service programs
- CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity
- CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance
- CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- CHCPRT025 Identify and report children and young people at risk
- CHCSAC006 Support children to participate in school age care
- CHCSAC007 Develop and implement play and leisure experiences in school age care
- CHCSAC008 Work collaboratively and respectfully with school age children
- CHCSAC010 Foster holistic learning, development and wellbeing for school age children
- HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting*
- HLTFSE007 Oversee the day-to-day implementation of food safety in the workplace
- HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety
- SISXPLD005 Facilitate inclusion for people with disability
*NOTE: HLTAID012 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting is not provided by ACTAC (to be completed externally).
Elective Units
- CHCECE044 Facilitate compliance in a children’s education and care service
- CHCPOL002 Develop and implement policy
- CHCDIS018 Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
- BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
- CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice
- CHCPRP001 Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
- CHCCOM002 Use communication to build relationships
- CHCMGT003 Lead the work team
Course Fees
$1499
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Initial payment on Enrolment: $300
(Upfront Deposit Fee $250 + First instalment $50)
Ongoing instalments: 44 Weekly Payments $50
Total Payments: 45 Total Course Fee: $2500
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Quick Course Details
Course Code: CHC50225
Course Title: Diploma of School Age Education and Care
Course Duration: 24 Months Self-Paced
Nationally Recognised: Yes! View on YourCareer website
Course Delivery: Online. You will also undertake a Work Placement (minimum of 280 hours of work with school age children in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia.
Awarded By: Australian College of Teacher Aides and Childcare (RTO ID 45004)
Qualification Status: Current
Total Upfront Cost $1499
Payment Plan $2500 (weekly payments of $50)
Course Structure: 23 units in total, including 15 core units and 8 elective units (Expected Study Hours is 2445 hours).
Learner Obligations:
To complete this qualification, you will need access to:
- A computer with reliable internet access and a web browser
- A device to record video
- A calculator
- Digital presentation media (e.g. PowerPoint, video presentation, infographics, etc.)
Entry requirements: Nil
ACTAC requires that learners:
- Minimum age 18
- Be eligible to study in Australia with the Australian College of Teacher Aides and Childcare
- Hold the required criminal and working with children checks (if applicable)
- Be able to arrange a suitable work placement that meets all requirements outlined in the work placement resource checklist. Click here to preview the checklist.
- Confirm that they have access to a suitable work place to complete the required work placement hours prior to being accepted for enrolment. Click here to preview terms and conditions.
- and have one of the following:
- Australian Citizenship
- Australian Permanent Resident
- Must hold a visa that allows domestic study (non-CRICOS)
Our learning material and learning management system is designed to work on laptops, tablets, and desktop computers. Your study material can be also downloaded for offline viewing, ensuring it is easy to study anywhere, anytime.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is available to suitable ACTAC learners who have at least three to five years of relevant industry experience. All students will have the opportunity to have their prior learning assessed.
For more information about our RPL process please see the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer Policy.
Work Placement
Learners must undertake 280 hours of work placement to complete this qualification. Learners will need to organise their own placement at a site that meets all requirements of the Workplace Resources Checklist.
Online Study Mode
ACTAC will provide the following resources:
- One-on-one trainer support
- Online Learner Dashboard
- Training products and learning support materials
Dedicated Trainer and After Hours Support
ACTAC provides learners with a dedicated trainer to support them through their learning journey. Trainers have extensive industry experience allowing them to not only support learners in their learning journey and give guidance when entering or advancing in the workforce. Administrative support is available after hours.
Career Pathways
Students undertaking this course can apply it to many potential job outcomes, including:
- Educational Support Worker
- Team Leader
- Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Coordinator
- Centre Manager OSHC
- Family Day care educator
- Team Leader in an OSHC
Nationally Recognised Qualification
All ACTAC’s qualifications are nationally recognised on the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). For more information on the AQF or about CHC50225 Diploma of School Age Education and Care, go to yourcareer.gov.au or aqf.edu.au.
Fast Assessment Turnaround
ACTAC prides itself on its fast turnaround facilitating individualised study plans, allowing learners to work at their own pace.
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