Courses

ACECQA (Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority), as the national body ensuring high quality education and care across Australia have approved qualifications under the Education and Care Services National Law. ACCCO (Australian Child Care Career Options) is approved to deliver and assessed the following qualifications:

Furthermore, ACCCO's sister college AATS offers the suite of recognised Education Support Qualifications including...

These following qualifications are required to work in children’s services in Australia (please see ‘Career Pathways’ for the list of
jobs which may be held based on each qualification).

Courses may be delivered and assessed through the following methods:

While every qualification has core units which all students must competently complete, there are also a required number of elective units which need to be completed to make up the qualification. In order to decide which elective units should be included, ACCCO regularly consults the child care industry, relevant regulatory frameworks and State/Territory/National Regulations and Acts. It should be noted that where the status of the unit is ‘core/elective’, in some States/Territories the unit is required (therefore a core unit) while in others, it is not. Furthermore, it should be noted that on top of these qualification, some State and Territory Acts/Regulations have additional requirements in order to work with children, or in a particular role. This includes, but is not limited to:

Holding a Working with Children Check - Blue Card to work in Queensland
Holding an ‘Advanced First Aid Certificate’ alongside the ‘Diploma of Children’s Services’ in Victoria

Students should check they meet other requirements of working with children in their State/Territory to identify other requirements for their position.

Entry Requirements

There is no age barrier to course admission. However, students must realise that, gaining employment in some states/territory require you to be…

• be an adult; or

• have successfully completed Year 12 at secondary school; or

• on the day the person is first employed as an assistant, be at least 17yrs and be undertaking, or have completed a one year accredited approved Early Childhood qualification or Certificate III by a TAFE or an Accredited Registered Training Organisation.

• be a child care trainee under the School Based Australian Traineeship Scheme who is at least 16 and be an additional staff member (Not counted as part of the adult: child ratio)

Students are required to complete an Enrolment Form. ACCCO will then check details on the form - where a student has indicated that they are not eligible to hold/pass a "Working With Children Check", ACCCO will provide further couselling to the student regarding their eligibility. All aspects of social justice will be adhered to when admitting students.

Access and equity in admission

ACCCO has a sound access and equity policy, which reflectsit’s commitment to respecting diversity. We accept students from all groups including both genders; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CaLD); mature aged people; youth at risk; people from rural and remote regions, students with various disabilities and all other minority groups.

Training staff and management also recognise that other factors may often have an adverse effect on a student’s ability to study or complete study patterns, nominal hours or practicum time. ACCCO believes that personal difficulties deserve empathy and understanding, and every effort is made to work with, and counsel the student in question, without compromising work or study obligations, whilst supporting and encouraging ongoing study commitments.

Recruitment of students will be conducted in an ethical and responsible manner and consistent with the requirements of the curriculum. ACCCO will ensure that student selection decisions comply with equal opportunity legislation. Appropriately qualified staff will assess the extent to which the applicant is likely to achieve the stated competency standards and outcomes of the course, based on the applicant's qualifications and proficiencies. Industry experts will at all times guide us.

Our Recruitment of Students

Recruitment of students will be conducted at all times in an ethical and responsible manner and consistent with the requirements of the courses on offer. ACCCO will ensure that student selection decisions comply with equal opportunity legislation. Appropriately qualified staff will assess the extent to which the applicant is likely to achieve the stated competency standards and outcomes of the course, based on the applicant's qualifications and proficiency's. Industry experts will at all times guide us.