Entry requirements: Prospective students are required to complete a Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment and a Pre-Training Interview, administered by and to the satisfaction of ITHEA and be at least 18 years of age.

ITHEA is proud to announce established pathways for our Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care graduates. Successful students are able to enter Swinburne University of Technology courses either on campus or online through Swinburne Online, with academic credit awarded in recognition of their studies. Please see the “VOCATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES” tab above for further information.

Vocational or educational outcomes: Successful graduates have the opportunity to go on to further study with Swinburne University.

Students have academic credit recognition for Swinburne’s Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) BA-EDUEC2 OR Bachelor of Education (Primary) BA-EDUPRI. The opportunity exists to go straight into second year for either of these programs.

The level of academic credit recognition and details of exemptions awarded to individual students will be granted according to the arrangements specified in the Statement of Academic Credit.

Please note: Students are still required to go through the normal application process and meet all relevant academic and English language entry requirements.

Changes in the academic credit offered to students may occur in the future at Swinburn’e discretion. As such information may be varied by Swinburne at any time.

Alternatively students can go into a range of employment options. Occupations may include, Childhood Education Manager, Outside School Hours Coordinator.

Job outlook: The number of people working as Child Carers (in their main job) grew very strongly over the past 5 years and is expected to grow very strongly over the next 5 years: from 156,300 in 2018 to 183,900 by 2023. Job openings can come from new jobs being created, but most come from turnover (workers leaving). There are likely to be around 184,000 job openings over 5 years (that’s about 36,800 a year).

Source: Job Outlook. Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business

ITHEA is proud to announce established pathways for our Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care graduates. Successful students are able to enter Swinburne University of Technology courses either on campus or online through Swinburne Online, with academic credit awarded in recognition of their studies. Please see the “VOCATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES” tab above for further information.

Delivery and assessment: We offer students the flexibility of choosing between online learning or classroom delivery. All students will be enrolled into our Learning Management System and all assessments must be completed online. As a result, all students will require a personal computer, with access to the Internet, to successfully complete their studies. Assessment methods allow for the gathering of sufficient quality evidence about the student’s performance. Methods used include question and answer, observation and demonstration, and case study.

Practical placement: To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 240 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency. Students are required to undertake supervised practical placement in relevant child care settings. Evidence provided by the supervisor will contribute to assessment of the candidate’s ability to work at this level. Students are required to find their own practical placement, however ITHEA will provide assistance and support where needed. Students must have a valid Working With Children Check prior to attending placement.

How to Apply

Please make sure you have read all the course information about units of study, duration, entry requirements, assessment information, job prospects etc.

Steps

1. You must attend a pre-training interview which includes a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test and complete the eligibility declaration form (in the case of students applying for Skills First Program Funding).

2. To complete the application process, click on the ‘Apply Now’ link. Complete the steps involved to submit your application online.

3. ITHEA will assess your application and make sure all entry requirements are met. An ITHEA representative will contact you if your application is unsuccessful.

ITHEA is proud to announce established pathways for our Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care graduates. Successful students are able to enter Swinburne University of Technology courses either on campus or online through Swinburne Online, with academic credit awarded in recognition of their studies. Please see the “VOCATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES” tab above for further information.