Diploma of Children's Services

Who is This Child Care Course for?

This TAFE course is ideal for those seeking a recognised qualification to work in the child care sector. The Diploma of Children's Services qualifies you to work in centre-based and family day care, and supervise other staff and volunteers.

In most states, it is the highest qualification required at director or service manager level.

Please note that due to legislative requirements, you need to be at least 18 years of age to gain employment in the child services industry.

What Will I Learn?

You'll develop the skills required to meet the intellectual, language, physical, social and emotional needs of children in care. Among other things, you'll learn how to:

• Care for babies and children
• Ensure children's health and safety
• Foster and enhance children's development
• Provide experiences to facilitate children's development
• Work in partnership with families to care for children
• Manage a community sector organisation

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Child Care Course Requirements

A Prohibited Employment Declaration must be signed by students in courses where contact will be made with children. SEEK Learning will provide you with this form when you enrol.

As part of the course assessment, you'll need to arrange work placement for a total of 400 hours. This placement will need to be pre-approved by OTEN.

You must also complete a Senior First Aid certificate in order to receive the Diploma of Children's Services. Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more about these requirements.

Career-relevant and Accredited Child Care Course

Because OTEN TAFE vocational courses are developed in consultation with relevant industry and community groups, you can rest assured that your child care qualification is highly valued by industry employers, education and training providers and the wider community.

This TAFE child care diploma has been developed under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), so it's a government-accredited and nationally recognised course.

Your TAFE qualification is likely to receive credit at a number of Australian universities. Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more.

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Affordable Study

Almost every Australian citizen is eligible for Government assistance through the VET FEE-HELP program. This means you do not have to pay anything upfront, but can pay for your course as you earn. Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more about how you can study now and pay as you earn with VET FEE-HELP.

This course is also Austudy and Abstudy-accredited.

Course Structure

There are 3 stages to be completed in this TAFE child care diploma course.

Stage 1:

Stage 2:

Stage 3:

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Flexible Study with Distance Learning

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