Centre based services / 2 Year Courses
Qualified
Group Leader
Approved Child Care Qualifications – 2 year courses
(Centre based including school age care services)
This list includes qualifications that are approved for work as a qualified group leader in licensed centre based services in Queensland. The list also includes the relevant training institutions.
If your qualification does not appear in the list you can apply to have your qualification determined for equivalence. Please refer to Child Care Form 20- Application for determination of qualifications on the Office for Early Childhood Education and Care website at www.education.qld.gov.au/earlychildhood/
Prescribed qualifications
Section 113 of the Child Care Regulation 2003 defines the qualification requirements for a “qualified
group leader”.
A person has a qualification prescribed for a group leader if the person has:
(a) a diploma in an area of study applying to child care workers under the AQF; or
(b) a 2 year qualification in early childhood studies or child care studies; or
(c) a qualification mentioned in section 114; or
(d) if the person is a school age carer –
(i) a *diploma in community services under the AQF; or
(ii) a 2 year qualification in an area of study mentioned in section 120.
The current community services *diploma under the AQF is the Diploma of Children’s Services (Early childhood education and care) – CHC50908.
Approved equivalent qualifications
Australian qualifications
State / Qualification / Training provider /All states and territories / Diploma of Children’s Services – CHC50302
Diploma of Community Services (Children's Services) – CHC50399 / Various registered training organisations
Associate Diploma in Montessori Education
Only approved as a combination of both – Diploma in Education (Montessori Education) combined with the bridging module for the Diploma in Children’s Services / Montessori World Education Institute (Australia) INC
Australian Capital Territory / Diploma of Children's Services (Centre-based care) / Canberra Institute of Technology
Associate Diploma of Health Science in Child Care
Associate Diploma in Applied Science (Child Care Studies)
Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Care)
Certificate of Applied Social Science (Child Care Studies)
Certificate in Child Care (Course No. 1959) / TAFE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
New South Wales / Diploma of Children’s Services (Centre Based Care) / Illawarra Institute of Technology
Diploma of Early Childhood / Lorraine Martin College
Diploma of Early Childhood / Martin College
Diploma in Teacher Early Childhood Education / Mitchell College of Advanced Education
8932 Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Studies)
6943 Certificate in Child Care Studies
Child Care Certificate Course No.1959
Diploma of Children’s Services (Centre Based Care) / TAFE NEW SOUTH WALES
Associate/Diploma in Child Studies (2 year exit point) / University of New England
Diploma of Teaching (Infants Education) / University of Sydney
Northern Territory / Associate Diploma of Education (Child Care Studies) / Alice Springs TAFE
Certificate in Child Care Studies / Alice Springs Community College
Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood)(DTEC) / Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
Associate Diploma in Education (Child Care) / Centralian College
Certificate in Child Care Studies / Northern Territory Darwin Community College
Associate Diploma of Education (Child Care) / Northern Territory University
Associate Diploma of Child Care Studies
Associate Diploma of Education (Child Care Studies) / TAFE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Queensland
Queensland cont’d
/ Diploma of Child Care and Education
Diploma of Community Services (Children's Services) – CHC50 / ABC Early Childhood Training College
Diploma in Children's Services (Centre-based/Home-based care/Family day care)
Diploma in Child Care and Education / Australian Child Care Career Options (ACCCO)
Associate Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Diploma of Early Childhood Education / Australian Early Childhood College (formerly Australian College of Nannies - Aust Early Childhood College)
Diploma in Children's Services (Centre-based/Home-based care/Family day care) / Australian Professional Training Institute (APTI)
Associate Diploma of Child Care / Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College
Associate Degree of Learning Management / Central Queensland University
Diploma of Early Childhood Education / Charlton Brown Nanny College
Associate Diploma of Child Care / Various Colleges of Advanced Education
Diploma in Children's Services (Centre-based Care) / Community Services and Health Industry Training Company Ltd – TA Careskills
Diploma of Children's Services (Centre-based Care)
Diploma of Children's Services (Home-based/Family Day Care) / D-TAC Pty Ltd
Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Care)
Diploma of Community Services (Child Care)
Diploma of Child Care and Education / Gold Coast College of Business
Diploma of Child Care and Education / Gold Coast Early Childhood College
Diploma of Children's Services (Centre Based Care)
Diploma of Children's Services (Home Based Care) / Kath Dickson Training Organisation
Diploma of Child Care and Education / King's Vocational Training Centre
Diploma of Education and Care / Mary Watson College of Early Childhood Studies
Diploma of Children's Services (Centre-based care)
Diploma of Children's Services (Home-based/Family Day Care) / North Point Institute of TAFE
Associate Diploma of Education (Child Care) / Queensland Distance Education Centre (QDEC)
Diploma in Child Care and Education CN0325 / School of Early Childhood Studies
Associate Diploma of Education (Child Care)
Associate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood)
Diploma of Child Care and Education
Diploma of Community Services (Child Care) / TAFE QUEENSLAND
Diploma in Early Childhood Studies / The Nanny and Child Care Training Centre
Associate Diploma in Child Care and Education
Diploma of Child Care and Education / The Nanny School and College of Early Childhood Studies
Only approved as a combination of both awards –
Certificate IV in Education (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) (CNAIC006) and Diploma of Education (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) (CNAIC007) / Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE
Associate Degree in General Education Studies / University of Southern Queensland
South Australia / Diploma in Child Care / Pam Arnold Centre
Advanced Certificate in Child Care
Certificate of Child Care Studies
Diploma of Community Services (Child Care) / TAFE SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Tasmania / Certificate in Child Care
Associate Diploma in Child Care
Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Care) / TAFE TASMANIA
Victoria / Certificate of Applied Social Science (Child Care) / Gordon Technical College
Associate Diploma of Arts (Child Care)
Associate Diploma in Social Science (Child Care) / Melbourne College of Advanced Education
Advanced Certificate of Applied Social Science (Child Care Studies)
Advanced Certificate in Child Care
Advanced Certificate in Child Care Studies
Associate Diploma in Applied Science (Child Care Studies)
Associate Diploma of Applied Social Science (Child Care)
Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Care)
Certificate of Applied Social Science (Child Care Studies)
Diploma of Community Services (Child Care) / TAFE VICTORIA
Associate Diploma of Arts (Child Care)
Associate Diploma in Social Science (Child Care) / State College of Victoria
Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Care)
Diploma of Community Services (Child Care) / Swinburne University of Technology
Associate Diploma in Social Science (Child Care) / University of Melbourne
Associate Diploma of Social Science (Child Care) / Victoria University of Technology
Western Australia / Associate Degree of Social Science (Children and Family Studies) / Edith Cowan University
Diploma of Children's Services (0-5 years) / Midland College of TAFE
Diploma of Children's Services (Child Care) / Hedland College
Associate Diploma in Social Science (Child Care)
Diploma of Children's Services (0-5 years)
Child Care Certificate / Western Australian Education Department and Technical Education Division (various colleges)
International qualifications
Country / Qualification / Training provider /Canada / Early Childhood Education Diploma / Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Early Childhood Education Diploma / Fanshaw College
Early Childhood Education Diploma / George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology
Early Childhood Education Diploma / Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Diploma in Early Childhood Development Programme / Grant MacEwan Community College
Diploma of Early Childhood Education / Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Early Childhood Education Diploma / Mohawk College
Certificate in Early Childhood Education / Northern Lights College
Diploma in Early Childhood Education with Honours / Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Early Childhood Education Diploma / St. Clair College
Early Childhood Education Diploma / St. Lawrence College
Early Childhood Education Diploma / Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
China / Diploma in Preschool Education / Beijing Normal School for Preschool Education Staff
Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) / Matriculation and Final Examination Certificate / Kromeriz Teachers College, Czechoslavakia
Preschool Kindergarten Teaching / Salvador Allende Secondary Pedagogical School - Prague
Matriculation Certificate / Secondary Pedagogical College, Beroun
Vysvedceni O Maturitni Zkousce (Pre-Primary Education) / Secondary Pedagogical School, Litomerice
Certificate in Preschool/Kindergarten Teaching / Teacher's College, Brno
Germany / Further Education Course for Childcare Workers / Elly Knapp College
Diploma: State-approved Child Care Specialist / Johanna-Wittum-Schule Pforzheim
State Recognised Educationalist / Night School of the District of Parchim
Diploma of Childcare Worker / Pestalozzi-Frobel-Haus, Technical College for Education Science and Pedagogic
State Recognised Educator / Robert Wetzlar Vocational College
State Recognised Teacher / Specialised Academy for Educational Social Work
State Registered Educator / Specialised School for Social Pedagogic
Certificate - State Accredited Teacher
Educator with State Recognition / State Recognised Social Educator / Technical College for Social Education
State recognized “Erzieher” (Educator/Early Childhood Educator) / Technical College- Social Pedagogy
India / Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education / Arya Vidya Manoir Institute of Education (University of Mumbai)
Master of Science (Human Development) / University of Mysore
Fiji / Diploma in Early Childhood Education / University of the South Pacific
Japan / Certificate of Day Care Teacher (1996) / Akikusa Gakuen Junior College
Children’s Nurse Certificate (granted Kindergarten Teacher’s Licence Grade 2) / Izumi Junior College
Diploma in Pre-school Children’s Education / Kobe Tokiwa Junior College
Certificate of Graduation – Early Childhood Education / Kochi Gakuen Junior College
Certificate of Graduation – School of Infant Education / Kokusai Gakuin Saitama Junior College
Kindergarten Teaching Licence, Category 2 / Kyoto Women’s Junior College
Childcare Worker Certificate (granted Kindergarten Teacher Certificate 2nd class) / Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University
Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education / Mukogawa Women’s University
Certificate of Graduation – Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education / Nippon College of Physical Education Women’s Junior College
Certificate of Qualification as a Childcare Worker / Osaka Chiyoda Junior College
Kindergarten Teacher Qualification Certificate / Osaka Christian College; Himeji Hinomoto College
Associate Degree in Childhood Education / Sapporo Otani Junior College
Certificate – Department of Early Childhood Care and Education / Seitoku University Junior College
Certificate of Graduation – Course in Nursing / Shoei Junior College
Certificate of Graduation (Licence for Kindergarten Teacher) / Shohoku College Department of Preschool Education
Associate Bachelor degree of Pre-school Education (granted Kindergarten Teacher’s License Class 2) / Shokei University Junior College
Certificate of Graduation Associate of Arts-Child Education (granted Kindergarten Teacher’s Certificate 2nd Class) / Shukugawa Gakuin College
Certificate of Graduation – Nursery School Teachers Diploma / Sophia School of Social Welfare
Associate Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Certificate of Graduation) / Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College
Japan cont’d / Certificate of Graduation - Early Childhood Education and Care / Yokohama Women's College
Korea / Certificate of Graduation – Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education / Kyungin Women’s College
Netherlands / Diploma Meddelbaar Beroepsonderwijs - Kultureel Werk and Certificaat Deeltijd Middelbare Beroepsopleiding / Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam
Diploma of the Higher Vocational Training Course of Child Care and Education/Higher Vocational Training Course of Youth Welfare Work / Fiswerd Christian Academy for Youth Welfare Work, Leeuwarden
New Zealand / Diploma - New Zealand Free Kindergarten Union / Various registered training organisations
Diploma of Early Childhood Education (Pacific Islands)
Diploma of Teaching (Division E Kindergarten) / Auckland College of Education
National Diploma in Early Childhood Group Education and Care / Auckland Institute of Technology
Teachers Certificate in Early Childhood Education / The International Institute in Teacher Training, Auckland
Early Childhood Teachers Certificate / Kindercare Learning Centre
New Zealand Tertiary College
Peru / Title as Pre-school Education Teacher / The National Institute of Research and Education Development
Philippines / Bachelor of Elementary Education (with specialisation in Pre-Elementary Education) / Colegio de la Immaculada Concepcion
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education / Republic Colleges Guinobatan, Albay
Poland / Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education / Kindergarten Teachers College
Teachers College Diploma / Teachers College, Tarnow
Republic of Croatia / Diploma of the Completed Professional Undergraduate Studies Kindergarten Teacher / High Training College in Cakovec
Russia / Preschool Teacher Certificate / Lebedyan Pedagogcial College
Scotland / Higher National Certificate – Child Care and Education
Higher National Certificate – Early Years and Child Care
Higher National Certificate – Early Education and Childcare
SQA Level 3 SVQ in Early Years Care and Education (G45V 23)
SQA Level 3 SVQ in Children’s Care Learning and Development (G81X 23) / Various registered training organisations
Nursery Nurses' Certificate / Scottish Nursery Nurses' Examination Board (SNNEB)
Singapore / Certificate in Pre-school Teaching and
Diploma in Preschool Education - Teaching
(only approved as a combination of both qualifications) / Regional Training and Resource Centre in Early Childhood and Education for Asia; One Education Centre
South Africa / Diploma of Child Day Care / Intec College
Level 5 Higher Certificate Early Childhood Development: 23117 / Professional Child Care College
South Korea / Certificate of Graduation in Early Childhood Education / Baekseok College of Cultural Studies
Certificate of Graduation in Early Childhood Education / Sohae College University
Kindergarten Teacher’s Certificate of Graduation / Soong Eui Women’s College
Sri Lanka / Advanced Certificate in Pre-School Education / Open University of Sri Lanka
Switzerland / Diploma. Day care worker for young children / FFK- College for the education of children as an addition to families
Taiwan / Junior College Program-Early Childhood Caring and Education / Chung Hwa College of Medical Technology
Turkey / Primary Education Teachers School Diploma / Kayseri Primary Education Teacher School for Girls
United States of America / Associate degree of Applied Science Early Childhood Profession / Community College of Aurora
Bachelor of Arts (major in Early Childhood) / Hood College
Child Development Associate / Orlando Vocational Technical Centre
Diploma in Child Care / Pinellas' Technical Education Centre
Certificate of Technology in Child Development and Family Studies / San Jacinto College Central
Zimbabwe / National Nursery Examination Board Certificate (NNEB) / St Gabriel's Nursery Training College
United Kingdom / Diploma in Pre-school Practice / Cambridge University
Certificate in Early Years Practice / The Open University
Diploma in Pre-school Practice / Preschool Learning Alliance
NVQ Level 3 Child Care and Education: Pre-school Provision / Stephenson College
(UK is cont’d on next page) / Certificate of Education / University of Bristol
United Kingdom cont’d / CACHE Level 3 NVQ in Early Years Care and Education (Q1050006)
CACHE Level 3 NVQ in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (100/5516/2)
CACHE Level 3 NVQ in Child Care and Education: Group Care and Education (Q1011074)
CACHE Level 3 Certificate of Professional Development in Work with Children and Young People (100/0644/8)
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education (100/0649/7)
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Pre-school Practice (100/0648/5)
City and Guilds Level 3 NVQ in Early Years Care and Education (Q1050010)
City and Guilds Level 3 NVQ in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (100/5513/7)
Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Early Years (100/1280/1)
Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years
Edexcel BTEC Higher National Diploma in Early Childhood Studies
Edexcel BTEC National Certificate in Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing)
Edexcel BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing)
BTEC National Diploma in Caring Services (Nursery Nursing)
Edexcel Level 3 NVQ in Early Years Care and Education (Q1050012)
Edexcel Level 3 NVQ in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (100/5519/8)
NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Care and Education
Certificate in Nursery Nursing (National Nursing Examination Board-NNEB)
Diploma in Nursery Nursing (National Nursing Examination Board-NNEB) / Various registered training organisations
School age care services ONLY