You don’t need to figure out whether this is right for you before you reach out. Most people don’t.
Tell us where you are — career change, parent rejoining the workforce, school leaver, or working unqualified in a centre — and we’ll walk through whether CHC30121 Cert III in Early Childhood Education and Care makes sense, and whether you’re eligible for subsidised training.
Your future, your way.
You want to work as a paid educator — long day care, OOSH, family day care or kindergarten.
You can commit to seven months of active training plus a 160-hour placement.
You can obtain a NSW Working With Children Check.
You enjoy being around children and can hold a conversation with families and teammates.
You can’t make it to Bondi Junction at all — the 160-hour placement is in person and most classroom training happens at our Bondi Junction campus. Some components are available online or in blended delivery where currently endorsed; speak to enrolment for what’s on offer for your intake.
You can’t commit to a 160-hour placement window.
You aren’t eligible for a Working With Children Check.
You’re aiming straight at room leader or service manager — start here, then step up to the Diploma.
How to support children’s learning through play, programming, and intentional teaching. Aligned to the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standard.
Child protection, hygiene, nutrition, supervision and safe sleep practices. The non-negotiables for working in a regulated early childhood setting.
Recognising developmental milestones from birth to school age and responding with age-appropriate experiences. The foundations of intentional teaching.
Communicating with families, working in a team, reflective practice, and the legal and ethical framework that governs the sector.
Real work in a regulated early childhood service. WAYS coordinates placement through our network — including the WAYS OOSH service on the same campus.
We don’t. WAYS coordinates placement through our OOSH partner network — long day care, family day care, kindergarten and OOSH services across the Eastern Suburbs and Inner City — and we match you to a host that fits where you live and how you study.
No referral chain. No scrambling to find a host service alone. No being handed off to strangers.
Already working unqualified at a service? Your hours probably count. Bring evidence to the discovery call.
CHC30121 is on the NSW Skills Priority List. Most eligible learners pay only a small co-contribution.
Payment plans are standard. We’ll work out a schedule that fits.
If you’ve worked in OOSH, family day care, or a service in any capacity — paid or volunteer — Recognition of Prior Learning recognises those hours. Bring evidence and we’ll work out what counts.
We confirm what you’ll actually pay on the discovery call — no commitment.
Centre-based educator role with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. From $26–$30/hr · Children’s Services Award Level 2. Services actively recruiting from current cohorts.
Educator role in before-school, after-school and vacation care. Same award rates. Hours that fit study or parenting — common first paid role for new graduates.
Self-employed, home-based, 4–5 children under a family day care scheme. Set your own rates and hours. Lower start-up than a centre.
Amalia Atteya — Trainer & Assessor, Early Childhood Education and Care.
Amalia has spent her career across the early childhood sector — as an educator, as a service leader, and now as the trainer who walks students through Cert III at WAYS. Honest about the work. Practical about what you need on day one of placement. Present through the whole journey, not just the classroom hours.
Her style: warm, direct, no jargon. Real stories from real rooms.
We arrange your host service through our OOSH partner network. No scrambling. No being passed to strangers.
Qualification, placement and wellbeing modules braided into one flow — not classroom-then-figure-out-placement.
Check-ins at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Wellness Centre still on campus. We don’t disappear when the certificate prints.
The differences below aren’t marketing claims — they’re what makes the seven months feel different from week one.
Six things you’ll feel from week one.
No. Cert III is the entry-level qualification — no prior experience required. If you bring relevant experience (working unqualified in a service, family day care exposure, parenting), Recognition of Prior Learning may shorten your training time.
Placement is mandatory under the training package. We coordinate it through our OOSH partner network — long day care, family day care, kindergarten and OOSH services across the Eastern Suburbs and Inner City. You’ll need a NSW Working With Children Check before starting. Placement typically runs months 3–5.
If you’re Smart & Skilled eligible (most NSW residents are), close to nothing — just a small co-contribution. If not, fees start at $4,500 with payment plans available. Full pricing is in the Statement of Fees download in the cost section above.
Where currently endorsed under the Training and Assessment Strategy (TAS), yes — some components can be completed online or in blended mode. The 160-hour placement remains in person, and most classroom training runs at our Bondi Junction campus. Specific delivery options depend on the qualification and the current TAS revision — check the Pre-enrolment Information Statement (linked above) or speak to enrolment for what’s available for your intake.
We run rolling intakes through the year. The earlier we know you’re interested, the better — Smart & Skilled application takes a few weeks. Talk to enrolment about the next cohort start that suits you.
Our enrolment team contacts you within one business day for a 15-minute discovery call — no commitment. We check Smart & Skilled eligibility, walk through the journey, answer your specific questions, and agree on what happens next. If it’s the right fit, we move to enrolment.
No commitment. Just a 15-minute conversation about whether Cert III fits where you are now and whether you're eligible for subsidised training. Pick whichever feels easiest:
(02) 9365 2500 — Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm
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