College for Australian Early Childhood Educators

College for Australian Early Childhood Educators delivers vocational qualifications to the private long day care sector throughout Australia, backed by its ownership by Australian Childcare Alliance Queensland and its links to that association on regulation and best practice.

• CHC30125 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and CHC50125 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
• CHC22015 Certificate II in Community Services, plus in-service professional development for working educators.
• First aid units HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting.
• Trainers with extensive early childhood and training sector experience, each working with a capped number of students so teaching can be tailored.

Best for: Long day care operators qualifying assistant educators and lifting them towards lead educator and director roles.

College for Australian Early Childhood Educators supports traineeships and apprenticeships in early childhood services, including school-based pathways.

• Traineeships and apprenticeships that combine paid work in a service with structured study.
• School-based traineeships that let students start a qualification while still at school.
• Capped trainer caseloads so workplace supervisors also receive support during the placement.

Best for: Services growing their own educators rather than competing for qualified staff.