Certificate III in Montessori Early Childhood Education

Students may choose to pay up to $1500 for their course upfront. Further payments of up to $1500 can be made at a later in the students enrolment. Course fees are to be paid via bank transfer to Building Futures Education once an invoice is received.

Building Futures Education offers payments plans to students who require it. Payment plans are individually created with the student to ensure they meet the needs of the student.

This course does not form part of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and is not recognised by ACECQA, therefore does not solely meet the NQF qualification requirements to work in a regulated Australia child care service as an early childhood educator.

Students studying this course, who intend to work in a regulated Australia child care service, will also be required to hold or be working towards an Early Childhood Qualification. Please click Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care for more information on how to enrol in these ACECQA approved early childhood qualifications.

Learning will be conducted in the training centre or via real time, scheduled online classes. These sessions are run on a Tuesday night from 5:30pm – 8:30pm AEST (Brisbane)  

Students are required to organise access to an Early Childhood Education and Care environment with a Montessori philosophy, as observation and practicum in a classroom is required as part of the course.

This course is delivered part-time over a period of 1 – 2 years.

There is a cooling off period of 21 days for this course

Students must also complete:

There are two choices for Delivery – your enrolment type will define how your course is delivered.

Face-to-Face –

Our lessons are conducted in the classroom with the mode of face-to-face learning, within Montessori Early Childhood Environments and some online guided learning.

We give all students a set of learning guides and books, as well as online guided learning via our learner management system. Each student has access to their own personal portal where they can download and receive their assessments. Tutors are available via the phone, email, or face to face during classes. This ensures that students have full support from the college.

Virtual Learning Campus –

These lessons will be held in our virtual classroom. They are scheduled and hosted in real-time virtually with your trainer.

We give all students a set of learning guides and books, as well as online guided learning via our learner management system. Each student has access to their own personal portal where they can download and receive their assessments. Tutors are available via the phone, email, or during virtual classes. This ensures that students have full support from the college.

TO ENROLL IN THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO:

There are no academic pre-requisites. However, we require students to take a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test at time of enrolment.

NAT11024001 Gather and use information about the child

NAT11024002 Promote Montessori philosophy theory and practice

NAT11024003 Assist in the facilitation of the Montessori curriculum

NAT11024004 Maintain the learning environment

NAT11024005 Support Practical Life and Grace and Courtesy development

NAT11024006 Support Montessori language development

NAT11024007 Support sensory development

NAT11024008 Support Cultural, Science and The Arts development

NAT11024009 Support mathematical development

Working within the Early Childhood Education industry with services who utilise the Montessori method. This may present as an Educator within a long day care environment, in the Family Day Care industry as an educator, or within a Montessori school setting as a teacher aide or in conjunction with teaching qualifications, as a Montessori teacher. Each sector has their own requirements and we recommend you contact your sector before enrolling.

From 1st January 2015, we can be prevented from issuing you with a Nationally Recognised VET Qualification or statement of attainment when you complete your course if you do not have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). In addition, we are required to include your USI in the data we submit to NCVER.