Course description
Professional Nanny Training Course
Would you like to know how to become a nanny? Take our Professional Nanny course as stepping stone rewarding work in the home-based childcare industry. Students will complete the following units:
How Will You Benefit?
- Fast track your career as a professional nanny
- Quickly develop skills in months not years!
- Study a nanny course that was designed in conjunction with senior professionals in the childcare industry
- Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes
- Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are
- Have access to a tutor
- Easy interest-free payment plans from as low as $39 per week
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
There are no previous work or education requirements for entry into any course level.
Training content
- Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- Ensure the health and safety of children
- Provide care for children
- Child Psychology
- Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food
- Support the development of children
- Interact effectively with children
- Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning
- Develop an understanding of children’s interests and developmental needs
- First aid and OHS processes
Course delivery details
This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning). Distance learning is ideal if you need to adapt around work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you simply wish to fast track your studies (and career) and not be locked into a timetable.
Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance and assessments take place whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your own terms to fit your lifestyle. As an ICI student, you’ll never endure a pop quiz, spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars travelling, and never be late with an assignment or for class.
Course Length
ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which time period you will ultimately complete your studies in.
- Completing your course with ICI is flexible as you can fast-track and graduate in a matter of months. You complete activities and submit assignments whenever you are ready.
- The maximum time given to complete a program is three years.
Certification / Credits
On successful completion of the course you will receive:
- A graduation certificate officially recognizing your successful completion of studies and qualifications
- Transcripts indicating units completed
- Letter of recommendation and validation for current and future employers
- Post-nominal letters placed after your name which indicate that you hold the relevant qualification. For example: John Smith, DipPN
Continuing studies
Employment in this very large occupation rose strongly in the past five years and is forecast to grow strongly in the long-term.
Nannies care for children as employees or contractors in private households. Employment can be sought in almost any location nationwide. International work opportunities for professional nannies exist in such countries as the UK, USA and France.
Good personal attributes to have if want to work in this profession include:
- an interest in children
- patience, maturity and a willingness to accept responsibility
- organisation skills
- ability to work unsupervised
- communication skills.
Why choose ICI?
98% happy with tutorial support
91% would recommend to a friend
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