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Unit of Study TCH10522 - Education and Care II: Infants and Toddlers (2018)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

  • Enrolment information

    This unit has a compulsory professional experience component. Enrolment in this unit requires you to have a valid QLD Blue Card and/or a Working with Children Check for your State or Territory.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 link educational theory, mandatory policy and current legislative and regulatory frameworks with high quality, ethical and inclusive child care practice
2 promote social justice and inclusivity; interact respectfully and effectively with children and families thereby demonstrating understanding of children’s socio-cultural contexts and partnerships with families and staff in inclusive child care settings
3 demonstrate ethical and professional conduct in their professional experience setting and commitment to and engagement with the unit content and associated activities
4 apply knowledge and understanding of practical care routines that demonstrate sound links to understandings of children’s learning, child development, theories of learning, understandings of diverse families and communities and research
5 plan, manage, and assess safe and flexible, learning environments for young children and practise the skills of observation, interpretation and documentation
6 critique knowledge from a variety of sources and critically reflect on your own learning and communicate new understandings effectively.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. link educational theory, mandatory policy and current legislative and regulatory frameworks with high quality, ethical and inclusive child care practice
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  2. promote social justice and inclusivity; interact respectfully and effectively with children and families thereby demonstrating understanding of children’s socio-cultural contexts and partnerships with families and staff in inclusive child care settings
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate ethical and professional conduct in their professional experience setting and commitment to and engagement with the unit content and associated activities
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. apply knowledge and understanding of practical care routines that demonstrate sound links to understandings of children’s learning, child development, theories of learning, understandings of diverse families and communities and research
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  5. plan, manage, and assess safe and flexible, learning environments for young children and practise the skills of observation, interpretation and documentation
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  6. critique knowledge from a variety of sources and critically reflect on your own learning and communicate new understandings effectively.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.