School Age Education and Care Qualification Review

Set Up

This project will review and transition the 10983NAT Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care into the CHC Community Services Training Package, explore the development of a Certificate IV in School Age Education and Care, and review the CHC50221 Diploma of School Age Education and Care, including the development of new units.

The project is being delivered in parallel with early childhood education and care (ECEC) and school based education support (SBES) reviews to support potential pathway opportunities between outside school hours care (OSHC) and interrelated sectors.

Background

This project is an extension of the 2025 Outside School Hours Care project which also focused on transitioning the 10983NAT Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care course to the CHC Community Services Training Package. After extensive consultation, it was identified that a fuller review of the qualification was required, rather than transitioning to the existing course.

This is an 18-month project that is expected to be completed by January 2028.

Project Scope

This project will cover the review of 2 existing qualifications (one nationally accredited), potential development of one new qualification, review of one skill set and 6 units of competency and potential development of up to 26 new units with some units of competency having potential cross over with early childhood education and care (ECEC) and school based education support (SBES).

Qualifications and Units of Competency

• 10983NAT Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care: supports the training for the following occupations: outside school hours care educator, outside school hours care assistant, play leader, and recreation assistant (children’s services).
• CHC50225 Diploma of School Age Education and Care: reflects a the role of educators who are responsible for the day-to-day running of a regulated school age education and care service in Australia. They plan, implement and manage programs across all areas of service operations. They use specialised knowledge and anlyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations. Educators with this qualification have responsibility for the supervision of volunteers and/or other staff.

It is also proposed a number of new units will be developed. Areas for consideration include:

• child safety, protection and wellbeing
• legal, ethical and regulatory compliance
• documentation and assessment
• play, leisure and learning
• educational leadership
• leadership and service management
• inclusion and behaviour support
• partnerships with families, schools and communities
• documentation and assessment.

Project governance and consultation strategy

A Technical Committee of industry experts will be established to provide specialised advice for this project. Members are carefully selected based on their relevant expertise and experience in areas critical to the project.

The Technical Committee will work with HumanAbility in this project to:

• identify relevant stakeholders to consult with about the project
• provide insights on proposed communication and consultation strategies
• provide technical knowledge on the skills and knowledge required to meet graduate outcomes and workforce needs.

Our draft Project Consultation Strategy and Technical Committee Terms of Reference will be finalised once the Technical Committee has been formed and had an opportunity to review. Once finalised they will be made available to download.