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If you're considering work as an Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) educator, here's a rundown of the key information about this role including qualifications, requirements and skills that will help you navigate the path ahead.

In this article, we’ll dive into the Early Childhood Teacher qualification, uncover the essentials of becoming an ECT in childcare, cover common tasks and duties as well as job opportunities this qualification presents.

Step into the world of early childhood education, let’s delve into the essential details and the qualifications needed to shine in this field.

Progress your career in early childhood education and care with the Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care, an advanced qualification to gain specialist skills and knowledge to work as an early childhood educator or service supervisor.

The National Quality Framework (NQF) lays out the minimum qualifications and the educator-to-child ratios for children’s education and care services. Here you’ll find information we’ve put together about the qualification requirements in different education and care settings. If your early childhood qualifications are not on the approved NQF qualifications lists , or from overseas, you can have your qualifications assessed for equivalence by applying to the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). ACECQA will determine if you can work as one of the three types of early childhood educators under the NQF: Early Childhood Teacher Diploma level educator Certificate III level educator

Below we’ve broken down the requirements from Expect A Star as well as those across the different states and territories in Australia.

If you're keen to start working in this rewarding field, understanding the key information of a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is your first step.