ECEC latest news

Updated: 17 August 2021

ASQA has agreed to extend the transition period from 12 to 18 months for the new ECEC qualifications, to 20 January 2023.

Contact Patricia Robinson or Jenny Asplin for more information about our Learner Guides, Assessment Support Packs and Student Workplace Journals.

Updated: 21 July 2021

It's the announcement we have all been waiting for: CHC30121 and CHC50121 qualifications have been loaded to the training.gov.au website, meaning they’re available for training delivery.

Our highly skilled publishing team have worked closely with our subject matter experts, One World for Children, to develop comprehensive and up-to-date learning content and assessments mapped to each unit of competency.

Aspire’s new Learner Guides, Assessment Support Packs and Student Workplace Journals are now available for:

• CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
• CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
• Certificate III Student Workplace Journal
• Diploma Student Workplace Journal

Contact Patricia Robinson or Jenny Asplin for more information about our Learner Guides, Assessment Support Packs and Student Workplace Journals.

Updated: 18 June 2021

While we wait for the new CHC30121 and CHC50121 qualifications to appear on the training.gov.au website, now is a great time to review our new resources. Developed in partnership with our subject matter experts, One World for Children, our new Learner Guides, Assessment Support Packs and Student Workplace Journals are available for:

• CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
• CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Certificate III Student Workplace Journal
• Diploma Student Workplace Journal

Our resources facilitate student engagement through realistic and current workplace examples, additional topics that promote further discussion, and activities and assessments that you can customise to suit your learner cohort.

Request a Sample today at https://bit.ly/ALRsamples.

Updated: 4 May 2021

AISC has approved Early Childhood Education and Care for endorsement!

In approving this package, the AISC agreed to:

• remove prerequisites from two units in the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
• retain the proposed entry requirement to the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
• delete the Certificate IV in School Age Education and Care.

See the Communique for full details.

We hope the training components will appear on the training.gov website soon.

In the meantime, Request a Sample or contact Patricia Robinson or Jenny Asplin for more information about our Learner Guides, Assessment Support Packs and Student Workplace Journals.

Updated: 14 April 2021

The AISC has released the agenda for its next meeting, being held on the 20 April 2021. Point 10 on the agenda states Case for Endorsement: Resubmission of the CHC Community Services – Children’s Education and Care – 2 qualifications. Stay tuned for more information!

However, since the last AISC meeting, SkillsIQ has released the final ECE Units of Competency and ECE Unit Mapping Tables on their website.

The final draft of the ECEC units of competency include some changes at both Certificate III and Diploma level, from the previous draft. We are busy working with One World for Children to update our new ECEC resources to ensure the resources meet the requirements of the new ECEC qualifications (once they are all endorsed).

In the meantime, Request a Sample or contact Patricia Robinson or Jenny Asplin for more information about our Learner Guides, Assessment Support Packs and Student Workplace Journals.

Updated: 3 March 2021

At the 23 February AISC meeting, the Case for Endorsement for six Children's Education and Care qualifications was presented to the committee. Of the six, four qualifications were approved 'in-principle':

• CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care
• CHC50221 Diploma of School Age Education and Care
• CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support
• CHC40221 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support

Two were 'not approved' due to stakeholder concerns.

• CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care
• CHC40121 Certificate IV in School Age Education and Care

The AISC will work with the IRC to identify solutions before resubmitting. Full details https://www.aisc.net.au/hub/aisc-communique-%E2%80...

The publication of the four approved qualifications will be delayed until the approval of the two remaining qualifications is completed. No Training Package Products will be uploaded onto training.gov.au until this time.

You still have time to review our 'soon to be released' Early Childhood Education resources at Certificate III and Diploma level. Request a sample now or contact Patricia Robinson or Jenny Asplin for more information.

Updated: 16 December 2020

Download our latest CHC30121 & CHC50121 Early Childhood Education & Care product brochure

For more information and to request a sample - [email protected].

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Updated: 1 December 2020

SkillsIQ have advised the Case for Endorsement wasn't ready to present at the December 2 AISC meeting, following TAC and IRC meetings. However they still plan to submit to the AISC sometime in December. Their next meeting is scheduled for the 23 February 2021 where the Case for Endorsement will be presented.

Updated: 20 October 2020

The team at Aspire has been busy reviewing, updating and developing new Learner Guides and Assessment Support Packs to cover the elements, performance criteria, performance evidence and knowledge evidence of the proposed new CHC Early Childhood Education and Care units of competency

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Our new resources will include:

Learner Guides

• Learning content
• Practical examples and case studies
• Practice Assessments
• End of Topic summaries
• Learning Checkpoint

Assessment Support Packs

• Introduction Manual
• Practice Assessment Workbook
• Practice Assessment Marking Guide
• Final Assessment Workbook
• Final Assessment Marking Guide
• Observation checklist
• Third Party report
• Supporting documents required to complete the Final Assessment
• Competency Mapping spreadsheet
• PowerPoint slides
• Delivery Plans that support the TAS

For more information and to request a sample - [email protected].

Updated: 19 August 2020

The latest SkillsIQ documents for download

• CHC30120 Certificate III qualification details (proposed)
• CHC50120 Diploma qualification details (proposed)
• Early Childhood Education and Care Validation Guide August 2020
• Early Childhood Education and Care Mapping Table

Project Timeline

National validation of Draft 3 will be open from the 12th August to 2 October 2020. Draft Qualifications, Skill Sets and Units of Competency relating to this project will now remain available on the SkillsIQ Online Feedback Forum for consultation until that time. As the project is due to be submitted to the AISC in December, no further extensions will be possible.

Contact us on 03 9820 1300 or [email protected] for more information