Assessment Requirements for CHCECE048 Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for CHCECE048 Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum

Modification History

Release 1. CHCECE048 Plan and implement children’s education and care curriculum supersedes and is not equivalent to CHCECE022 Promote children’s agency and CHCECE024 Design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

plan, document and implement a curriculum that incorporates development and learning for:

three individual children

a group of at least five children

include all of the following in the above curriculum:

play experiences

routines

transitions

indoor activities

outdoor activities

at least one experience that represents Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’, their cultures and languages

use collaboration and critical reflection to evaluate the implemented curriculum

document the evaluation process and outcomes for the implemented curriculum

perform the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 280 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

requirements of the following National Quality Standard and related regulations and laws applicable to this unit including:

children’s health and safety

collaborative partnerships with families and communities

educational program and practice

physical environment

relationships with children

the pedagogy of the approved learning framework and related current and emerging thinking

how and why a service might have or develop a specific philosophy and the potential impact on curriculum design

stages of the curriculum planning cycle and how to manage that cycle:

collecting information

questioning and analysing information

planning

implementation

review and reflection

strategies for curriculum planning:

linking the collection and analysis of information to planning for each child’s play and learning

using the approved learning framework to inform plans with appropriate links to principles, practices and learning outcomes

incorporating consultation, collaboration and communication:

children

families

other educators

communities relevant to the children, families and service

planning environments, opportunities and experiences

using daily interactions to promote play and learning

planning intentional teaching strategies

documenting curriculum

developing monitoring and assessment strategies and tools

strategies for curriculum implementation:

using the learning framework to guide the way plans are put into practice

collaborating with children, families, educators and relevant communities

creating opportunities and environments that support play and learning

actively engaging with children to support and co-construct learning

modelling positive learning dispositions

using professional judgment to vary plans in response to children’s needs and emerging interests

the need for multiple perspectives and how educators can encourage and support collaborative critical reflection in the service

critical reflection:

what is critical reflection

why and how educators use critical reflection

what makes for meaningful critical reflection.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia:

the following aspects of performance evidence must be directly observed by the assessor:

implementation of one aspect of the curriculum

remaining performance evidence may be collected through authenticated third-party reports

observation and third-party reports must be supplemented by other forms of evidence

interactions with children must be supervised by an approved early childhood educator.

Skills related to research, design and evaluation may be demonstrated outside of the service, but must be based on work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia.

Assessment must ensure access to:

information technology for documentation

National Quality Framework:

National Quality Standard

the relevant approved learning framework

service standards, policies and procedures for:

children’s health and safety

collaborative partnerships with families and communities

educational program and practice

physical environment

relationships with children

educators for collaboration

children in a regulated education and care service in Australia.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e0c25cc-3d9d-4b43-80d3-bd22cc4f1e53