Group
Minor Group

431 Early Childhood Educators and Child Carers

Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
Reference period
2024, Version 1.0
Released
6/12/2024
Next release 6/12/2024
First release

431 Early Childhood Educators and Child Carers

Support children's learning, development and wellbeing, and provide care and supervision in a range of early childhood settings, out of school hours care services and in the child's home.

Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers are excluded from this minor group. Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers are included in Occupation 251131 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher.

OSCA skill level

The occupations in this minor group have a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

  • Skill Level 2: AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience
  • Skill Level 3: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, AQF Certificate IV, or at least three years of relevant experience
  • Skill Level 4: AQF Certificate II, AQF Certificate III, or at least one year of relevant experience
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