This is a large and complex project which will review and update CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care to ensure responsiveness to current and emerging skills needed in the sector. The purpose of these qualifications is to support a specific occupation.
We will also work with the Department of Education and the Department of Employment and Workforce Relations to explore the findings and recommendations from a number of recent reports to ensure the suitability of current early childhood education and care qualifications.
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The primary objective of this project is to support the development and growth of the early childhood education and care workforce.
A review of the CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and the CHC50125 Diploma of Early Childhood Education will consider relevant skills and training and workforce development findings and recommendations in recent reports including:
Analysis of the various reports and reviews will be jointly undertaken with the Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations which will confirm the recommendations being addressed through this project.
The project also aims to complement and build on related initiatives and reform opportunities including:
Due to the size and complexity of this project, implementation will be structured into 2 phases:
You can provide us with any initial feedback on the CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and the CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care by emailing us at [email protected].
Project fact sheet
Functional analysis workshops
We invite early childhood education and care educators to attend one of our workshops to share your experiences and thoughts about working with children. Your input will play a critical role in informing our qualification review and help us improve training products, processes and outcomes.
We are interested in understanding the everyday tasks you perform at work in relationship to qualifications like the Certificate III and Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care. This will assist us in understanding where and how current qualifications need to be enhanced or differentiated and what career pathways should look like.
Please enrol to attend one of the following workshops.
- Online: Monday 13 October 2025, 2 - 4 pm AEDT
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- Online: Tuesday 14 October 2025, 5 - 7 pm AEDT
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- Online: Thursday 16 October 2025, 2 - 4 pm AEDT
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- Online: Monday 20 October 2025, 2 - 4 pm AEDT
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- Online: Tuesday 21 October 2025, 5 - 7 pm AEDT
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Subject matter experts
We are seeking volunteers to form a subject matter expert (SME) pool to provide critical input into our qualification review. SME inputs will be vital to the success of this review and directly impact thefuture of the early childhood education and care sector. Participants may be required to review unit materials and attend online meetings or phone interviews.
If you have operational experience in early childhood education and care and vocational education and training, please submit an expression of interest in joining our SME pool.
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January to March 2026
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March to August 2026
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August to November 2026
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Contact details
To contact the project team, please email [email protected].