Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care

First Aid

Apart from being a crucial life skill, the unit HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting is a core unit in this course.  You may book into an Adapt Education first aid course or you can complete it with any provider in Australia. 

Important points:

• The cost of the first aid unit is not included in Adapt Education’s course fee. You will need to pay the listed course fee to your selected first aid provider.
• If completing this unit with Adapt Education, the additional cost will be $120. Please contact us to find out upcoming class dates and venues.
• If completing this unit with another provider;
  • Ensure you are booking into a first aid course that includes the nationally recognised unit HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting.
  • On completion, provide us with a copy of your first aid certificate to receive a credit transfer.

Working With Children Check

As working with children is a part of this course, it is required that students obtain clearance from the relevant authority prior to commencing their practical placement.

• Queensland: Blue card. www.bluecard.qld.gov.au
• New South Wales: Working with Children check. www.ocg.nsw.gov.au
• Victoria: Working with Children check. www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/
• South Australia: Working with Children Check.  https://www.education.sa.gov.au/working-us/relevant-history-screening/apply-working-children-check-working-education
  Note: you may also need to complete the online Responding to abuse and neglect course. Click here for more info.
• Northern Territory: Working with Children Clearance. https://forms.pfes.nt.gov.au/safent/
• Western Australia: Working with Children Check. https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au/
• ACT: Working with Vulnerable People. https://form.act.gov.au/smartforms/servlet/SmartForm.html?formCode=1318
• Tasmania: Registration to Work with Vulnerable People. https://wwcforms.justice.tas.gov.au/RegistrationForm.aspx

Learning and Assessment

Learning consists of webinars, interactive learning modules and readings. We reduce the assessment workload in this course through the use of integrated assessments. Each course module consists of two key assessment components:

1. Theory: quizzes, written questions, case studies, projects, and role plays;
2. Practical: observations conducted as part of your practical placement.

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Course Fees

• Fees quoted below are per student for the self-paced online study mode.
• Please contact us for a quote for classroom based study, corporate or school groups.
• Enrolments cannot be accepted from international students or those in Australia on a student or education visa.
• Fees quoted include:  course fees, administration fees and compulsory course materials such as text books, workbooks and handouts. Prices quoted do not include: face-to-face classes or tutoring, site visits, internet costs, stationary and other consumables such as printing paper, etc.
• Additional fees may apply if you are completing the first aid unit as part of your course. Refer to the relevant course outline for further details.

Payment Plans

Payment plans are offered at no additional cost! That’s right, you DO NOT pay more if you opt for a payment plan. No Interest, account, or administration fees. No contracts with external finance companies. You nominate the payment periods (i.e. weekly, fortnightly or monthly). You nominate the amount you are comfortable paying (i.e. $50, $100, $200, etc.). Payment plans are processed with our direct debit system.

Upfront Payments can be made by credit card, bank transfer, cheque, money order or cash.

Funding Information

This course is approved for funding through the following agencies/programs:

• Career Start Subsidy (eligible QLD residents only)
• User Choice traineeship (QLD trainees only)
• Commonwealth Traineeships – for new employees
• Centrelink Education Supplement

Contact us and we will let you know if you or your employer may attract funding.

Adapt Education is approved by the Queensland Government to provide Subsidised training places under the Career Start (Certificate 3) and Career Boost (Certificate IV and Diploma) programs. To meet the eligibility criteria for a subsidised training place, you must:

• Be aged 15 years or older
• Not be a school student
• Permanently reside in Queensland
• Be an Australian citizen, or Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), or a temporary resident with the right visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen.
• Not already have a certificate IV or higher qualification (including tertiary qualification) completed within the last 10 years (qualifications completed as a school student do not count).
• Not be enrolled in another qualification, even if it is on hold or deferred, whether funded by DTET or not (foundation skills qualifications do not count).

There are no additional applications or paperwork to complete if seeking a funded place. Simply submit your enrolment form and we do the rest.

If you do not meet the eligibility criteria of the above programs, please refer to the Government funding page on our website as it details other funding options such as Centrelink’s Education Supplement; Apprenticeship/Traineeship incentives; and more.

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10983NAT Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) – For Yr 10 – 12 students

This course can be delivered as part of a School Based Traineeship or Fee For Service.

Completion of the course will:

• Contribute up to 8 Credit Points towards a QCE;
• Ensure a minimum ATAR rank of 68;
• Create meaningful pathways into employment in OSHC centres and vacation care programs;
• Create a pathway to higher level qualifications.

Note: ATAR information is generic only. Please refer to QTAC for information on a student’s specific circumstances. Refer to university policies regarding acceptance of VET qualifications and rankings as they can differ (Some universities do not accept Cert III courses for entry).

Download Certificate III Outside School Hours Care course outline.

Delivery Options

RTO Delivery: Students undertake the course Self-Paced Online.  This may be:

• fully independent from school studies, with the student dedicating their own time or spare periods to the completion of the course.
• built into the students timetable. With a dedicated line on their timetable or selected incursion days to complete the course.

Adapt Education provide unlimited online, phone and email support to students. The school may opt to nominate a support teacher for additional face-to-face support.

All enrolment  paperwork, student induction, training and assessment is conducted by Adapt with no administrative or teaching burdens placed on school staff.

Shared delivery: The school and RTO share delivery and assessment responsibilities. For example, Adapt Education may deliver key sessions on campus and be responsible for all assessment marking to reduce the burden on school staff however an approved “in-house” teacher may be responsible for day-to-day delivery and support. Minimum group numbers apply for this mode.  Contact us for a customised quote.

Partnered Delivery: Schools wanting to deliver the qualification to a large cohort may seek a partnering arrangement. This involves the school delivering Adapt’s program with an approved “in-house” teacher.  Contact us for a customised quote. 

School Based Traineeships

This course can form part of a School Based Traineeship (SAT) for QLD school students. The traineeship involves:

• Working for an employer 1 day per week. Trainees must complete 375hrs (50 days) of paid employment over each 12 month period;
• Completing the Certificate III in Outside School Hours Care;
• The school, student, their parent/guardian, employer and training organisation will negotiate a schedule which outlines when the student is at school, work and training. 

Other Qualifications offered to School Based Students include:

• Certificate I in Construction – available fee free through Career Ready (formerly VETis) funding for eligible QLD school students or “For For Service” can be negotiated.
• Certificate II in Engineering Pathways – available fee free through Career Ready funding for eligible QLD school students or “For For Service” can be negotiated.
• Certificate II in Sport & Recreation – available fee free through Career Ready funding for eligible QLD school students or “For For Service” can be negotiated.
• Certificate II in Sport Coaching – available fee free through Career Ready funding for eligible QLD school students or “Fee For Service” can be negotiated.
• Certificate III in School Based Education Support – available as Fee For Service to students anywhere in Australia.
• Certificate IV in School Based Education Support – available as Fee For Service to students anywhere in Australia.
• Certificate III in Carpentry – available as a School-Based Apprenticeship (QLD only).
• Diploma of School Age Education & Care – available as Fee For Service to students anywhere in Australia.
• Certificate III in Business – available as School Based Traineeship (QLD only) or Fee For Service to students anywhere in Australia.
• Diploma of Business – available as Fee For Service to students anywhere in Australia.

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