Start Your Journey with the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care provides a useful introduction to understanding, caring for, and supporting the development of young children. With the practical training received during this qualification, students can look forward to a rewarding career as a childcare assistant, a family day carer or a nanny, which are professions in high demand.
Summary
This qualification provides students with legal entry, comprehensive knowledge and confidence to work with young children in the early childhood sector. Students will be exposed to both classroom and workplace training, ensuring you will gain the skills to have a rewarding career within this field.
Structure
This qualification can be completed as classroom-based or workplace-based training.
Classroom-based students
32 weeks face to face delivery in the classroom, attending 2 days per week of formal lectures and 1 day of class-based self-paced study per week, with an additional 160 hours of vocational placement. Typical total duration is 8-12 months.
Workplace-based students
15 months in the workplace with visits from our trainer once every two months.
Support
Students will be provided with resources, assessment tools, organisation policies and procedures and reference resources. Trainers are available by appointment for one-on-one mentoring if required. EIM also boasts a strong student hub and student services department.
Eligibility
Students must have appropriate level of ACSF skills (Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital)
Students must be eligible to obtain a Blue Card, please click on the link to discover more about Blue Cards
Start Your Journey with the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
CRICOS: 107210A
The CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care provides students with legal entry, comprehensive knowledge and confidence to work with young children in the early childhood sector. Students will be exposed to both classroom and workplace training, ensuring you will gain the skills to have a rewarding career within this field.
Eligibility
Students must have passed equivalent Australian Year 11 qualifications, and hold an overall IELTS 6.0 average, or equivalent language level.
Students must be eligible to obtain a Blue Card, please click on the link to discover more about Blue Cards https://www.eim.edu.au/blue-card/
Delivery
This is a 52-week qualification, taught in-class with additional vocational placement. Students will be required to attend 2 days of formal lectures and 1 day of class-based self-paced study per week. The qualification is comprised of competency-based training and assessment – no exams!
Placement
Students will be required to log a minimum of 160 hours of vocational placement, with EIM International securing this placement on the students behalf.
Employment Outcomes
Why Choose EIM?
Payment Process
Facts
Possible job outcomes include:
- Family Day Carer
- Educator
- Nanny
- Childcare Coordinator
- Small class size
- Highly experienced industry trainers
- Online assessment platform
- Established for 20+ years
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Government subsidies available with low out of pocket cost under Career Boost program
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Fee For Service pricing available for ineligible students (Flexible payment plans available)

- Regular intakes
- No exams!
- Workplace-based students receive visits from our trainer every two months
- A minimum of 160 vocational placement hours required to complete
- Offered at Gold Coast and Cairns campus
- Pathway into CHC50125 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
- No exams
- Weekly intakes
- Students must provide their own laptop
- Students attend 2 days of formal lectures and 1 day of class-based self-paced study per week
- A minimum of 160 vocational placement hours required to complete
- Offered at Gold Coast and Cairns campuses
- Pathway into CHC50125 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
Units of Competency in Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
This qualification comprises of 15 core units and 2 elective units. RPL and credit transfers are available for this qualification.
| Unit Code | Unit Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| CHCECE030 | Support inclusion and diversity | Core |
| CHCECE031 | Support children’s health, safety and wellbeing | Core |
| CHCECE032 | Nurture babies and toddlers | Core |
| CHCECE033 | Develop positive and respectful relationships with children | Core |
| CHCECE034 | Use an approved learning framework to guide practice | Core |
| CHCECE035 | Support the holistic learning and development of children | Core |
| CHCECE036 | Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning | Core |
| CHCECE037 | Support children to connect with the natural environment | Core |
| CHCECE038 | Observe children to inform practice | Core |
| CHCECE054 | Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures | Core |
| CHCECE055 | Meet legal and ethical obligations in children’s education and care | Core |
| CHCECE056 | Work effectively in children’s education and care | Core |
| CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk | Core |
| HLTAID012 | Provide First Aid in an education and care setting | Core |
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety | Core |
| HLTFSE001 | Follow basic food safety procedures | Elective |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | Elective |
Got questions about studying a Cert III Early Childhood Education and Care?
A Cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care is a nationally recognised qualification in Australia that enables individuals to work as educators and carers in the early childhood sector. It provides the skills and knowledge necessary to support and enhance the learning and development of children from birth to five years of age.
Early childhood education and care is a rapidly growing sector, with strong demand for qualified staff. Completing a Cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care can help give you the qualifications needed to become a qualified, and confident early childhood educator, as well as give you the practical experience you need to apply yourself to roles.
Students studying a Cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care don’t need prior higher learning qualifications or certificates, however, they must have appropriate AQF level Language, literacy, and numeracy skills. As well as this, students need to be eligible to apply and obtain a Blue Card to work with children.
Students must have appropriate AQF level language, literacy and numeracy skills.







