Certificate III in Children's Services

Course Code: CHC30708
Nationally recognised: Yes
Austudy approved: Yes

Career Options
Child Care Centre assistant
Family Day Care provider
Outside School Hours Care assistant (including Vacation Care)
Support worker for a child with additional needs
Nanny

Pre-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Units
The Certificate III in Children's Services consists of the following units for study:

Code	Title	Status
CHCIC301D	Interact effectively with children	Core
CHCCN301A	Ensure the health and safety of children	Core
CHCCN302A	Provide care for children	Core
CHCCN303A	Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner	Core
CHCCS400A	Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework	Core
CHCCHILD401A	Identify and respond to children and young people at risk	Core
HLTOHS300A	Contribute to OHS processes	Core
CHCFC301A	Support the development of children	Core
CHCPR301A	Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning	Core
CHCPR303D	Develop understanding of children’s interests and developmental needs	Core
HLTFA301B*	Apply First Aid	Core
CHCCN305A	Provide care for babies	Elective
CHCRF301D	Work effectively with families to care for the child	Elective
CHCORG303A	Participate effectively in the work environment	Elective
CHCIC302A	Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families to participate in children’s services	Elective

* This requires the student to complete a Senior First Aid Certificate through a registered training organisation such as St Johns Ambulance, Red Cross or similar. This course is also conducted at ACCCO once per semester

Study Options

ACCCO provides flexibility to allow students to complete their course in a variety of different modes. This allows students to complete their course in whichever method meets their needs. These modes are as follows:

Full time (day classes) or part time (night classes): This study option involves attending classes where an ACCCO Trainer leads students through the course or unit. Students completing their entire course through full time study attend one to two days per week for 20 weeks, while students completing the course part time spent two nights per week for 40 weeks. ACCCO has training rooms in Brisbane, Sydney, Gold Coast and regional areas. Timetables for the course are found on our downloads page
External: In this mode, students study their course at home at a time convenient to them. Students receive a booklet with all the required learning, activities and assessment. All external students have an ACCCO Trainer who is in regular contact with them and are available by phone and/or email for questions and support.
Recognition: This option recognises student’s prior experience and learning. Students work through a booklet which allows them to demonstrate their knowledge and skills without completing additional learning. Students are assessed on these skills and knowledge through the Recognition process.
Credit. Students have previously achieved competency in a unit assessed as equivalent to the unit of study required by this course.

To enrol is simple!!

1. Download the enrolment form from our downloads page
2. Complete the form and sign in the back page
3. Return the form to us along with the enrolment fee and cost of the first module

For more information, please contact ACCCO on (07) 3257 1972 or email