About the qualification
This qualification reflects the role of educators who are responsible for the day-to-day running of a regulated school age education environment or care service in Australia. They plan, implement and manage programs across all areas of service operations. They use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations.
Educators have responsibility for the supervision of volunteers and/or other staff.
Potential job roles
- Outside School Hours Care Educator
- Outside School Hours Care Coordinator
- Educational Leader
- School Age Care Service Manager
Course details
- Course fees: $6,500, including learning materials. NSW residents may be eligible for Smart and Skilled funding.
- Delivery: online, at your own pace, and completed on the job. See how you study.
- Study duration: 12 to 18 months.
- Units: 23 units, made up of 15 core and 8 elective units. You choose your electives from the list below, and we discuss them with you on enrolment.
- Work placement: 280 hours of work placement are required, as set out in the training package. It is your responsibility to find a paid or voluntary placement, and you record your hours in the log and record book supplied.
- Qualification issued by: Training Education and Management Services (TEAMS) RTO 91852.
How you study
Courses are delivered and assessed online, and you work at your own pace. There are no classes or structured sessions: Teams or Zoom meetings are held as needed. You are assigned a trainer and assessor, who is your contact person throughout the course.
The qualification is completed on the job. You apply what you learn in your workplace and submit your assessments through the online learning platform.
Recognition of prior learning
If you have relevant experience or skills, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning (RPL): the formal recognition of your current skills and knowledge, no matter how, when or where the learning occurred. Ask us about RPL when you enquire.
Units of competency
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
- SISXDIS001 Facilitate inclusion for people with a disability
Elective units
- BSBCRT511 Develop critical thinking in others
- BSBHRM413 Support the learning and development of teams and individuals
- BSBPEF502 Develop and use emotional intelligence
- BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
- BSBTWK502 Manage team effectiveness
- CHCDIS018 Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
- CHCPRP001 Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
- CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice
Funding
Traineeship
This qualification can be undertaken as a traineeship. Funding may be available for new entrant trainees, with the fee calculated on eligibility by the State and Commonwealth Government.
Smart and Skilled funding
NSW residents may be eligible for Smart and Skilled funding. To be eligible you must be:
- 15 years old or over
- no longer at school
- living or working in NSW
- an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
For more information see the Smart and Skilled website.
As a requirement of NSW Smart and Skilled funding, the qualification cannot be completed or a certificate issued in less than eight months.
Nationally recognised training
Orana Skills Centre is in a working partnership with Training Education and Management Services (TEAMS) RTO 91852, who issue the Academic Transcripts and Qualifications. This means we can provide nationally accredited training.
In-house training
If you have 5 or more people in your organisation who need a Diploma of School Age Education and Care, we can deliver it for your organisation. Contact us for pricing and availability.