To complete the CHC30113 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care a practical placement is required in the education and child care sector. Information regarding vocational placement can be found in the Vocational Placement Student Information booklet. • The Early Childhood Education and Care service must be accredited. This ensures that the centre has adequate resources, including supervisory staff and equipment to allow you to complete all assessment tasks. • The supervisor who observes your performance and signs your skills assessment workbook must have a qualification equivalent to or above a CHC50113 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care and be in a position of authority higher than the role you will fulfil. Resources required for assessment include: We will provide: • Simulated environment for case studies • Workplace documentation for the simulated environment including job descriptions and sample care plans. o Includes sample Policies and procedures and information manuals relevant to the workplace, etc. o Includes sample WHS, evacuation, fire safety and security procedures. • Risk assessment and other templates • Information about accreditation standards. • Anatomical diagrams where required. • Access to the following:

Version control & document history

Date	Summary of modifications made	Version
2 June 2016	Version 1 final produced following assessment validation.	1.0
5 July 2016	Major amendments made following assessment validation.	2.0
10 August 2016	Added assessment items in subject 1 for CHCECE016	3.0
22 August 2016	Clarified instructions for tasks in Subject 5	4.0
9 March 2017	Updated units of competency in course structure; updated Intranet logins; minor changes in the wording	4.1
20 March 2017	Updated unit of competency: CHCCS400C in course structure	4.2
23 March 2017	Updated links under Vocational Placement Section	4.3
19 April 2017	Inserted Self-Evaluation Form for Subject 3 Project 1 Step 2	4.4
17 September 2018	added statement to Vocational Placement log, Subject 4	4.5

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Course Structure. 4

Vocational Placement. 7

Competency Based Assessment. 10

Supervisor’s Guidelines. 11

Placement Guidelines. 13

Access and Equity. 14

Skills Logbook Cover Sheet. 15

Instructions to Students. 16

Vocational Placement Log. 17

Subject 1:  Children’s Health and Safety. 18

Subject 3:  Workplace Effectiveness. 23

Subject 4:  Play and Development. 39

Subject 5:  Physical and Emotional Wellbeing. 49

Subject 6:  Culture and Community. 56

Evidence Checklist. 57

Feedback. 68