About the qualification
This qualification reflects the role of workers who assist teachers and support student learning in a range of classroom settings under the guidance of a teacher or other educational professional. At this level, workers may be involved in facilitation of learning for a range of instructional groupings, including for those students in need of additional support.
In these roles, the education support worker sources and analyses information from diverse sources, may work with limited direct supervision and could provide guidance to other workers. Education support workers work mainly with students in classroom settings in primary or secondary schools.
Potential job roles
- Education Assistant
- Education Support Worker
- Integration Aide
- Disabilities Support Worker
- Teacher Aide
- Home Tutor
Course details
- Course fees: $4,950, including learning materials. NSW residents may be eligible for Smart and Skilled funding.
- Delivery: online, at your own pace, and completed on the job. See how you study.
- Study duration: 12 to 18 months.
- Units: 17 units, made up of 13 core and 4 elective units. You choose your electives from the list below, and we discuss them with you on enrolment.
- Work placement: 100 hours of work placement are required, as set out in the training package. It is your responsibility to find a paid or voluntary placement, and you record your hours in the log and record book supplied.
- Qualification issued by: Training Education and Management Services (TEAMS) RTO 91852.
How you study
Courses are delivered and assessed online, and you work at your own pace. There are no classes or structured sessions: Teams or Zoom meetings are held as needed. You are assigned a trainer and assessor, who is your contact person throughout the course.
The qualification is completed on the job. You apply what you learn in your workplace and submit your assessments through the online learning platform.
Recognition of prior learning
If you have relevant experience or skills, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning (RPL): the formal recognition of your current skills and knowledge, no matter how, when or where the learning occurred. Ask us about RPL when you enquire.
Units of competency
Core units
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCECE054 Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures
- CHCEDS033 Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment
- CHCEDS045 Support student mathematics learning
- CHCEDS046 Support student literacy learning
- CHCEDS047 Assist in facilitation of student learning
- CHCEDS048 Work with students in need of additional learning support
- CHCEDS051 Facilitate learning for students with disabilities
- CHCEDS056 Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder
- CHCEDS058 Support the implementation of behaviour plans
- CHCEDS059 Contribute to the health, safety and wellbeing of students
- CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- CHCPRT025 Identify and report children and young people at risk
Elective units
All four elective units must be completed.
- CHCEDS050 Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander education
- CHCDIS018 Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
- CHCEDS049 Supervise students outside the classroom
- HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety
Funding
Traineeship
This qualification can be undertaken as a traineeship. Funding may be available for new entrant trainees, with the fee calculated on eligibility by the State and Commonwealth Government.
Smart and Skilled funding
NSW residents may be eligible for Smart and Skilled funding. To be eligible you must be:
- 15 years old or over
- no longer at school
- living or working in NSW
- an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen
For more information see the Smart and Skilled website.
As a requirement of NSW Smart and Skilled funding, the qualification cannot be completed or a certificate issued in less than eight months.
Nationally recognised training
Orana Skills Centre is in a working partnership with Training Education and Management Services (TEAMS) RTO 91852, who issue the Academic Transcripts and Qualifications. This means we can provide nationally accredited training.
In-house training
If you have 5 or more people in your organisation who need a Certificate IV in School Based Education Support, we can deliver it for your organisation. Contact us for pricing and availability.