Early childhood education help give children the best start in life. Quality, play-based learning in the years before school has significant benefits. For children, it can be life-changing in terms of their future learning success and their social and emotional wellbeing.
From 2022, children in Victoria will have access to 2 years of kinder before school, giving children the chance to enjoy the benefits that come with early childhood education. This will create over 6,000 new teaching jobs – more than 4,000 new kinder teachers and 2,000 new educators across the state.
The Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is the entry qualification to working with under fives in a regulated early childhood education and care setting. It is in that environment, that as an educator, you can play a significant role in building an essential foundation for children’s present and future learning and development. In the first five years of life, a child’s brain creates millions of neural pathways and connections. Observing and helping children in their delight in exploring and being curious of the world we live in, is one of the many joys of working in this sector.
Why study with Eastern College Australia?
We are a Christian college, serving God in the ministry of education. We will incorporate Christian principles in our teaching and learning and, most importantly, prepare Christian educators to serve God in Christian and non-Christian education settings.
This qualification leads to the role of an educator in early childhood education and care in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Early Childhood educators support children’s wellbeing and development in the context of an approved learning framework working as an:
A Certificate III qualified educator can also work as an:
Two electives will be selected from the following list.
Electives may be changed without notice.
Each student is required to do 160 hours of work placement.
After successful completion of the requirements for CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care including a minimum of 160 hours on work placement, the student will be able to:
General VET Entry Requirements for all courses at Eastern College Australia.
All potential students are required to satisfactorily complete a new student interview with Eastern College Australia before being accepted into the course.
During this interview we can discuss your previous experience and training and any credit that may be available.
Initial pre-training assessment will be conducted by reviewing the prospective student’s qualifications, online application and/or written application form.
Further pre-training assessment shall be conducted during the mandatory face-to-face interview. Where pre-training assessment suggests that the Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) ACSF levels are below the recommended level the prospective student may be directed to complete a foundation skills course (at their expense) prior to acceptance into the course.
Students need to have successfully completed a Working With Children Check prior to commencing their work placements. Some educational institutions may also require students to compete a separate police check.
Eastern College Australia values the history, culture and languages of First Nations people and we welcome their participation in all of our courses.
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is the foundation stone for working as an educator. It is a prerequisite for doing CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
Diploma qualified educators can take on more responsibility in the early childhood education and care industry including managing a long day care centre. It is then possible to move on to a Bachelor of Early Childhood in order to be a teacher in kindergartens and long day care centres.
Students who completed core and elective units as part of this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer in relation to these units when enrolling in an eligible qualification or accredited course. This will create pathways into qualifications and courses in which these units are a part.
If you are 25 years or older and an Australian Citizen you may be eligible for Austudy for your course. To find out if you are eligible please visit:
If you are 18 – 24 years old, an Australian Citizen and planning to study full-time, you may be eligible for Youth Allowance for your course. To find out if you are eligible please visit:
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/youth-allowance-for-students-and-australian-apprentices
Step out in faith and submit your application today! We’re exited to begin this next season in your life together.
Semester 1 applications close 3rd February
You can apply directly to the College via our online application form Below.
Early childhood education help give children the best start in life. Quality, play-based learning in the years before school has significant benefits. For children, it can be life-changing in terms of their future learning success and their social and emotional wellbeing.
From 2022, children in Victoria will have access to 2 years of kinder before school, giving children the chance to enjoy the benefits that come with early childhood education. This will create over 6,000 new teaching jobs – more than 4,000 new kinder teachers and 2,000 new educators across the state.
The Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is the entry qualification to working with under fives in a regulated early childhood education and care setting. It is in that environment, that as an educator, you can play a significant role in building an essential foundation for children’s present and future learning and development. In the first five years of life, a child’s brain creates millions of neural pathways and connections. Observing and helping children in their delight in exploring and being curious of the world we live in, is one of the many joys of working in this sector.
Why study with Eastern College Australia?
We are a Christian college, serving God in the ministry of education. We will incorporate Christian principles in our teaching and learning and, most importantly, prepare Christian educators to serve God in Christian and non-Christian education settings.
This qualification leads to the role of an educator in early childhood education and care in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Early Childhood educators support children’s wellbeing and development in the context of an approved learning framework working as an:
A Certificate III qualified educator can also work as an:
Two electives will be selected from the following list.
Electives may be changed without notice.
Each student is required to do 160 hours of work placement.
After successful completion of the requirements for CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care including a minimum of 160 hours on work placement, the student will be able to:
General VET Entry Requirements for all courses at Eastern College Australia.
All potential students are required to satisfactorily complete a new student interview with Eastern College Australia before being accepted into the course.
During this interview we can discuss your previous experience and training and any credit that may be available.
Initial pre-training assessment will be conducted by reviewing the prospective student’s qualifications, online application and/or written application form.
Further pre-training assessment shall be conducted during the mandatory face-to-face interview. Where pre-training assessment suggests that the Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) ACSF levels are below the recommended level the prospective student may be directed to complete a foundation skills course (at their expense) prior to acceptance into the course.
Students need to have successfully completed a Working With Children Check prior to commencing their work placements. Some educational institutions may also require students to compete a separate police check.
Eastern College Australia values the history, culture and languages of First Nations people and we welcome their participation in all of our courses.
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is the foundation stone for working as an educator. It is a prerequisite for doing CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
Diploma qualified educators can take on more responsibility in the early childhood education and care industry including managing a long day care centre. It is then possible to move on to a Bachelor of Early Childhood in order to be a teacher in kindergartens and long day care centres.
Students who completed core and elective units as part of this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer in relation to these units when enrolling in an eligible qualification or accredited course. This will create pathways into qualifications and courses in which these units are a part.
If you are 25 years or older and an Australian Citizen you may be eligible for Austudy for your course. To find out if you are eligible please visit:
If you are 18 – 24 years old, an Australian Citizen and planning to study full-time, you may be eligible for Youth Allowance for your course. To find out if you are eligible please visit:
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/youth-allowance-for-students-and-australian-apprentices
Step out in faith and submit your application today! We’re exited to begin this next season in your life together.
Semester 1 applications close 3rd February
You can apply directly to the College via our online application form Below.
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