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The Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care Entry Requirements Review aims to address barriers to the uptake of the CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care. 

 

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The primary barrier has been identified as the restrictive entry requirements that were introduced in July 2021.

Enrolments in the Diploma and the number of students who actually complete the course have been declining for several years. This means there are not enough graduates to fill current workforce shortages or meet future demand for qualified early childhood education and care workers.

The national shortage of suitably skilled workers directly impacts on the number of available places for children, quality of service and the ability of providers to meet regulatory requirements.

In consultation with key stakeholders, this project seeks to amend the Diploma entry requirements to recognise previous versions of the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and/or similar qualifications combined with workforce experience. 

The project will also develop tools to support two recognition pathways into the Diploma.

Project fact sheet

A project Technical Committee has been established to provide expert advice for this project. Committee members were selected for their relevant expertise in relation to the project.

View the Terms of Reference and membership.

Project development is underway and draft materials will be made available in the Consultation stage. The development of these materials will be based on initial research and targeted interviews focused on a new recognition pathway for entry to the Diploma.

The new pathway seeks to recognise the two versions of the Certificate III in Early Childhood and Care that preceded current entry requirements.

A skill set will be drafted to address any critical skill gaps identified between the CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and earlier versions of the qualification.

A pre-entry assessment kit will also be drafted to support the new recognition pathway.

Consultation

CHC Diploma ECEC Consultation Strategy

Our public consultation period occurred between Monday 23 September and Friday 18 October 2024.

 
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Contact details

Training Product Project Manager, Celeste Howden

To contact the project team, please email [email protected].  

 

Timeline

 

  • Initial Development

    Draft revised entry requirements. 

    Development of draft materials to support recognition pathways based on a review of selected recognition of prior learning tools.    

  • Public & Government Consultation

    Draft entry requirements and draft recognition tools released for comment.

    Consultation activities held nationally and online.

    Logged stakeholder feedback and the Consultation Log published on project webpage.  

  • Incorporating Feedback

    Consensus views incorporated into revisions, where compliant with the Training Package Organising Framework.

    Divergent views addressed through further consultations, advice from subject matter experts, negotiations and if necessary, dispute resolution processes.

    Revisions, rationales, dispute process and outcomes published in the Consultation Log.  

  • Official Check and Submission

    Final draft materials submitted to Skills Senior Responsible Officers and feedback addressed. 

    Final materials submitted to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Assurance Body for assessment and endorsement recommendation to the Skills Ministers.