培养激发和支持儿童作为幼儿教育者所需的技能和知识。您可以在托儿所，学前班，教室，课余时间甚至社区教育环境中工作。职业实习时间将贯穿本课程的所有学期，并且视位置而定，每天可能长达7个小时。如果某些学生不能在140个小时内达到胜任能力（及格分数），则可能会被要求做140个小时以上（可能最多180个小时）。该职业介绍所将在TAFE SA员工组织的一项受幼儿监管的早期教育服务中。幼儿教育和护理三级证书是幼儿产业就业的最低要求。根据《国家教育和照料服务法》（2011年），澳大利亚儿童教育和照料质量管理局（ACECQ
Develop the skills and knowledge you need to inspire and support children as an Early Childhood Educator. You could work in a childcare, preschool, classroom, out-of-school-hours care or even a community education setting. The Vocational Placement hours will be across all semesters of this course, and, depending on the location, likely be for up to 7 hours per day. Some students may be required to do more than 140 hours (possibly up to 180) if they cannot achieve competency (a pass grade) in the 140 hours. The Vocational Placement will be within an early childhood regulated education service which will be organised by TAFE SA staff. The Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is the minimum requirement for employment in the early childhood industry. Under the Education and Care Services National Law (2011) the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) has set minimum training standards for all educators who are directly working with children in Birth to Preschool age Long Day Care centres.