Flexible Study ‧ Payment Plans Available ‧ Online Delivery
Start your career in schools with the CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support, the qualification that prepares you to become a trusted classroom support for teachers and students. Education Support Workers, including teacher aides and teacher assistants, play a vital role in helping students with diverse learning needs, including those with disabilities, across primary, secondary and specialist school settings.
Through practical, hands-on learning, you’ll build the confidence and capability to support students’ engagement, reinforce classroom activities and contribute to a positive, inclusive learning environment. You’ll also develop the organisational, communication and administrative skills that teacher aides rely on every day while learning to work safely within school policies, procedures and curriculum requirements.
If you’re looking for a Certificate III in Education Support, or a pathway to becoming a teacher aide, this course equips you with the skills to make a genuine difference in the classroom. Our training is designed to help you succeed, whether you’re studying around work, family or other commitments.
Why Choose This Course?
Convenient online learning
Flexibility with self-guided study
Unlimited one-on-one phone and email support
Practical experience to provide job-ready skills
Personalised assessments designed to support you
About Flexible Delivery
Our online, flexible delivery model is ideal for learners who need a study option that fits into busy schedules. The Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care is offered through a blend of self‑guided study, interactive online training sessions, and face‑to‑face practical workshops.
This approach gives you the structure you need, without the limitations of traditional classroom learning, making it easier to balance study with work, parenting, or other commitments.
About Workplace Placement
To complete the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, you’ll undertake a practical work placement in a real early childhood education environment.
You can nominate your own approved workplace, or we can help you find a suitable daycare, kindergarten or early learning setting that matches your goals. Before you begin placement, you’ll attend face‑to‑face workshops designed to build your confidence, develop core practical skills and prepare you for real‑world experience with children aged birth to five years.
To successfully complete the qualification, 100 hours of practical placement are required.
Prior to starting the placement, students must:
Have a valid Working with Children Check.
Attend a face-to-face Practical Placement Preparation Workshop.
During the placement, students will complete various work placement activities and will be observed by a Trainer and Assessor in a school setting.
AGA will assist the students to find their work placement in their local area. If a student is currently working in an education support capacity, work placement may be completed by their employer with approval from AGA.
This course is delivered through a combination of onlinetraining, face to face workshops and practical assessment in the workplace.Students will complete:
90-minute training session each month (online or face to face)
Structured self-timed online study with access to phone an email support
Two 1-day face-to-face practical placement preparation workshops.
100 hours of Work placement across 2 blocks at an approved primary school location.
If a student is currently working within a primary school in an Education Support capacity, work placement may be completed with their employer with approval from AGA.For students who do not currently have a suitable workplace, AGA will assist the student to find a location in their local area.
Students obtaining a ‘Competent’ result for all units studied will be issued a ‘Qualification’ – CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support by AGA.
Should a student not complete the full qualification, a ‘Statement of Attainment’ will be issued for the units which the student is deemed ‘Competent’.
