CHCECE041
Maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
This unit is an accredited training resource consistent with the Nationally Recognised Training requirements for Vocational Education and Training (VET) and is ideal for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) in Australia. It consists of Learning Resource Material (instructional theory), an Assessment Workbook, and information about assessment mapping to the Performance Criteria, Knowledge Evidence, and Performance Evidence requirements of this accredited unit.
Our CHCECE041 training product is available for purchase as a hardcopy (printed) book in both Learner Guide and Trainer/Assessor Guide variants. This unit is available for enrolment and online training/assessment via Catapult LMS (Learning Management System). NOTE: If you are a training provider, please do your own validation, in accordance with your Training and Assessment Strategy (TAS).
$17.00 inc GST
Unit information about the CHCECE041 training material in this resource
CHCECE041 information from training.gov.au.
Application
The unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge to monitor and maintain health and safety in the areas of individual health, hygiene, infectious disease, supervision, risk management, incident and emergency management. It includes the ability to contribute to the ongoing improvement of workplace health and safety policies and procedures.
This unit applies to educators who implement and monitor practices according to established service policies and procedures in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia. They may also provide guidance to other workers.
Unit mapping information
Supersedes and is not equivalent to CHCECE016 Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children.
Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Foundation skills
Foundation skills essential to performance, but not explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Unit sector or competency field
Children’s Education and Care – Early Childhood Education and Care
Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units
Not applicable
Assessment conditions
The unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge to monitor and maintain health and safety in the areas of individual health, hygiene, infectious disease, supervision, risk management, incident and emergency management. It includes the ability to contribute to the ongoing improvement of workplace health and safety policies and procedures.
This unit applies to educators who implement and monitor practices according to established service policies and procedures in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia. They may also provide guidance to other workers.Skills must be demonstrated in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia:
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interactions with children must be supervised by an approved early childhood educator.
Skills related to review of policies and developing a risk management plan 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:
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information technology for research and documentation
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National Quality Framework:
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Education and Care Services National Regulations
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National Quality Standard
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service standards, policies and procedures as required by National Regulations for health and safety
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educators for collaboration
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children in a regulated education and care service in Australia.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.