Provide First Aid in an education and care setting (HLTAID012)

Separately, students are required to complete the First Aid unit (HLTAID012) prior to starting this course. Onyx Training Group Pty Ltd. does not facilitate First Aid workshops, and students must complete this unit through other providers. Students will be granted Credit Transfer for this unit once their Statements of Attainment have been verified.

Mandatory Vocational Placement

Learners are required to undertake a minimum of 160 hours of vocational placement within a registered and approved children’s centre.

Learners must undertake Vocational Placement in their respective places of employment. In particular, Onyx Training Group Pty Ltd’s partner childcare centres are as follows:
 

• Scribblz Pre- School & Long Day Care Centre

• Puzzlez Early Learning Centre

Onyx Training Group will provide learners with Skills Workbooks that will facilitate the required workplace assessments and allow the learner to complete the required vocational placement hours.
Learners are recommended to decide on their vocational placement providers as soon as enrolment is confirmed to ensure that enough slots are available in each provider and to allow sufficient time for Onyx Training Group and the workplace partners to make the necessary preparations.

Vocational placement providers/ workplace centres must allow access to:
 

• Vocational workplace supervisor(s) to supervise and confirm completion of the required tasks included in the Skills Workbook. The workplace supervisor must:

  • Have adequate knowledge and understanding of the provision of aged care

  • Have the ability to supervise and manage aged care services effectively

  • Have the necessary experience and qualification(s) in the area of individual support specialising in aged care (e.g., you have the relevant VET qualification/s, Certificate III in Childhood Education and Care or higher)
     

• Organisational policies, protocols and procedures including but not limited to:

  • Collaborative partnerships with families and communities

  • Educational program and practice

  • Relationships with children

  • Inclusion

  • Children’s health and safety

  • WHS policies and procedures
     

• Relevant regulations, legislation, codes and standards including but not limited to:

  • National Quality Framework

  • Education and Care Services National Regulations

  • National Quality Standard

  • Relevant approved learning framework

  • Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics

  • Recommendations for physical activity in the National Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Australians 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (Birth to 5 years)​

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• Recommendations for children’s healthy eating as detailed in the following sources or their successors:

  • Australian Dietary Guidelines

  • Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

  • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 31)

  • Children up to six years of age with supervision

  • Babies and toddlers under the age of 23 months

  • Educators, supervisor and colleagues for guidance, collaboration, and communication

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• Physical resources, such as:

  • Eating areas equipped with tables, chairs, utensils

  • Drinking water

  • Handwashing facilities

  • Personal protective equipment

  • Indoor and outdoor play areas

  • Sleeping and rest areas equipped with beds and linen

  • Sun protection materials

  • Toilet facilities, including age-adjusted toileting equipment

  • Food preparation area

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• Indoor environment

• Outdoor environment

• Equipment for:

  • Eating, which may include:

  • Bottles

  • Solid food

  • Heating equipment

  • Utensils

  • Highchairs

  • Bibs

  • Nappy changing, which may include:

  • Nappies

  • Wipes

  • Change table

  • Receptacle

  • Ointments/ creams

  • Gloves

  • Nappy bags

  • Paper towel​

  • Play

  • Toys

  • Other play equipment

  • ​Sleeping

  • Cots and bedding

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• Information technology for record-keeping and documentation

• Curriculum documentation

• Resources that support the specific play and learning experiences covering all developmental domains

• Observation-recording tools

• Children’s records (real or simulated)

• Curriculum from the regulated service or school

• Sources of information on local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ histories and cultures