Advance your career in childcare and learn the skills to become a program manager or director of a children’s services centre. This course, delivered predominantly online, will develop your skills so you can provide specialist children’s services.

You will learn how to:

• manage child care settings and run services in early childhood education and care
• work intensively with clients with complex needs
• mentor and supervise other workers

An upcoming information session is being held for 2013 enrolment. All interested students are encouraged to attend. Please phone +61 3 9919 8674 for more information or to book.

• Location:
  Footscray Nicholson, Industry, St Albans and Werribee
• College:
  College of Education
• Study mode:
  Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  E-learning, On campus, Industry, On-line, On-line Flexible and Traineeship
• Course code:
  CHC60208
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• directors of children's services centre
• program manager within a children's services setting

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

This course aims to provide qualified children's services workers with advanced level management and leadership skills in early childhood education and care settings.

13 units must be selected for this qualification including:

• 7 compulsory units

• 6 elective units

A wide range of elective units is available and may include:

- Relevant electives listed below the compulsory units for this qualification – with some grouping to facilitate selection

At least TWO electives must be selected from the group of general electives

- Units of competency to address workplace requirements and packaged at the level of this qualification or higher in Community Services and/or Health Training Packages

- Where appropriate, to address workplace requirements, units of competency packaged at this level or higher in other relevant Training Packages.

• Manage Innovation and Continuous Improvement

  Unit code

  BSBMGT608C

• Maintain Legal and Ethical Work Practices

  Unit code

  CHCCS502C

• Manage the Delivery of Quality Services to Clients

  Unit code

  CHCCS604B

• Lead and Develop Others in a Community Sector Workplace

  Unit code

  CHCORG611C

• Promote and Represent the Service

  Unit code

  CHCORG620D

• Provide Leadership in Community Services Delivery

  Unit code

  CHCORG624E

• Provide Mentoring Support to Colleagues

  Unit code

  CHCORG627B

• Support Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Island Families to Participate in Children's Services

  Unit code

  CHCIC302A

• Manage Complex Behavioural Situations

  Unit code

  CHCIC620C

• Manage the Organisation's Information Systems

  Unit code

  CHCINF604D

• Reflect on and Improve Own Professional Practice

  Unit code

  CHCORG428A

• Implement and Monitor Marketing Activities

  Unit code

  BSBMKG514A

• Manage Change in a Community Sector Organisation

  Unit code

  CHCORG610B

• Mature: Applicants must have successfully completed the Diploma of Children's Services (Early childhood education and care). CHC50908. Written application or equivalent.