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CHC30221 Certificate III School Based in Education Support [Workplace]

Working in Education Support involves providing vital assistance and support to students with diverse learning needs, including those with disabilities, in primary, secondary and special education schools. Education Support Workers, such as teacher assistants or teacher aides, work closely with teachers to create inclusive and effective learning environments. Their responsibilities include classroom support, behaviour management, record-keeping, ensuring student safety and providing emotional support.

About Workplace Training

  • Our trainers visit your workplace every 4 to 6 weeks to provide hands-on training and assessment, and you’ll work on activities and tasks online between visits with phone and email support.
  • Employers must provide scheduled paid time for trainees to study, ensuring a balance between work and training.
  • Certain units requiring specialised equipment are delivered at our training sites.

Core Units:
  • CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
  • CHCEDS033 Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment
  • CHCEDS034 Contribute to the planning and implementation of educational programs
  • CHCEDS035 Contribute to student education in all developmental domains
  • CHCEDS036 Support the development of literacy and oral language skills
  • CHCEDS037 Support the development of numeracy skills
  • CHCEDS057 Support students with additional needs in the classroom
  • CHCEDS059 Contribute to the health, safety and wellbeing of students
  • CHCEDS060 Work effectively with students and colleagues
  • CHCEDS061 Support responsible student behaviour
Elective Units:
  • CHCEDS041 Set up and sustain learning areas
  • HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
  • CHCPRT001 Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
  • CHCEDS056 Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder
  • CHCEDS048 Work with students in need of additional learning support
  • 12 months
Please refer to our Fees and Funding page.This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth funding.
  • Teacher aide
  • Learning support officer
  • Education support worker
  • Training is delivered in the students' workplace, and through independent learning within the online Learning Management System (LMS), and through workplace support.
  • Trainers will visit students in their workplaces every four to six (4-6) weeks for two to four (2-4) hours and provide phone and email support between the visits.
  • Students undertaking the course through a traineeship must allocate weekly release from their routine work duties to undertake structured training as per the following guidelines:
    • At Certificate III and above, a minimum of three hours per week, averaged over a four-week cycle (pro rata for part-time trainees and only for the duration of competencies delivered and assessed in the workplace if the training program combines off-the-job structured training and workplace based structured training.
  • Students who are employed full time will be advised of the number of hours they will be expected to spend in workplace activities and tasks related to their units of study, both supervised and independently.
  • Students who are undertaking their studies via this delivery mode will have their employers’ regular working activities assessed to determine any onsite training requirements prior to the commencement of their training and any such requirements will be communicated and agreed to by students and their employers.
  • In instances where not all equipment or resources required to complete training and assessment are available in a student’s workplace, AGA RTO will provide training at appropriate AGA training facilities and students are required to attend onsite for assessment requirements.
  • An Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Students are required to pass the ACSF LLN test at the required level in reading, writing and numeracy
  • Have suitable language, literacy and numeracy skills to read and comprehend learning materials and perform assessment tasks.
  • Students are required to successfully complete a Pre-Training Review to establish suitability and appropriateness for the program.
  • Have sound computer skills to navigate simple software to complete assessment activities with AGA online learning management system.
  • Have access to a laptop or computer to bring to training sessions.
  • Students must be 18 years and over and be able to obtain a Working with Children Check
  • Students obtaining a ‘Competent’ result for all units studied will be issued a ‘Certificate’ – CHC30221 Certificate III School Based in 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’.
  • In the Workplace
  • Some units will require delivery in our training centres, these are located:
    • Deer Park
    • Warragul
    • Korumburra
No licensing, legislation, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification. * Please note: the information on this page is subject to change in line with industry and regulatory requirements

* Please note: the information on this page is subject to change in line with industry and regulatory requirements

CHC30221 Certificate III School Based in Education Support [Workplace]

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