Certified Nanny & Childcarer
CHC15, Certificate III CHC30708
Business, Education & Industry
Learning Method: Correspondence with online support

Career opportunities include: Nanny, Childcarer, Childcare Worker, Childcare Assistant, Creche Attendant, Childcare Coordinator, Education Aide, Family Day Carer, Home Care Worker, Early Childhood Teacher.

Industries include: Private nanny placements, au pair (domestic or international), child care centres*, corporate child care, community services, government.

Childcare workers look after the social, emotional, physical and educational needs of infants and young children in a variety of home or out-of-home care settings. A nanny or childcare worker may:

• plan out and implement developmental activites based on observation of children
• monitor children's growth, behaviour and development
• liaise with parents about their children
• prepare games and learning materials, and provide a creative environment
• guide children's behaviour and social development, individually and in groups
  supervise children's play, monitoring their physical safety
• help children with daily routines and instruct them on things like dressing, eating and sleeping
• prepare light snacks and meals
• maintain a safe and clean environment
• undertake basic first aid in emergencies.

*When used to describe employment, such as 'childcare worker', 'childcare assistant' the word childcare is spelt as one word. When used to describe the environment a childcare worker works in or where children are cared for, such as 'child care centre' or 'child care services' then child care is spelt as two words.

New Child Care Regulations

New government regulations stipulate that by 2014 all child care workers will require at least a Certificate III qualification.

Employability Skills are skills that apply across a variety of jobs and life contexts. They are sometimes referred to as key skills, core skills, life skills, essential skills, key competencies, necessary skills, and transferable skills. Industry’s preferred term is Employability Skills.

Employability Skills are defined as ‘skills required not only to gain employment, but also to progress within an enterprise so as to achieve one's potential and contribute successfully to enterprise strategic directions’.

There are eight Employability Skills: communication, teamwork, problem solving, initiative and enterprise, planning and organising, self-management, learning, and technology.

You can review the Employability Skills for this qualification at: http://employabilityskills.training.com.au