Teaching Assistant Courses

If you’re looking to start a rewarding career in helping children get the best education possible, then this CHC40221 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support qualification from Foundation Education could be just what you’re looking for. The qualification will ensure that you have the right set of skills to enable you to effectively perform in a range of education support jobs by teaching you in-demand skills such as how to assist students with special needs, how to provide and manage a stimulating, safe and meaningful learning environment and how to assist teachers in a range of administrative functions.

This flexible, online course with a practical component covers all essential areas required for education support roles such as how to assist in facilitation of student learning, support students in improving their literacy and numeracy skills, facilitate learning for students with disabilities and support implementation of behaviour plans.

Workplace component

The course also involves 100 hours of practical work within a primary and/or secondary school setting that will give you the opportunity to put your newly acquired skills to practice and provide you real life classroom experience.

Assessments

Assessments will include a range of quizzes, knowledge questions and case studies. Students will also need to undertake workplace projects and observations and will be required to submit video evidence of their learnings.

Start studying today and you will be able to commence your new career in the field of education support within 18 months.

Please note: This is a fee-for-service program, it is not government funded.

If you enjoy working with children in a classroom setting and are looking for a course that will allow you to start a rewarding education career, then this dual CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support and CHC40221 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support qualification is an excellent choice. This dual qualification will give you a solid educational base that will enable you to work in a range of education support roles across Australian primary and secondary schools by teaching you how to assist teachers and support student learning, provide support to individual students with special needs, complete general administrative and operational tasks in a classroom setting, as well as how to coach and supervise other educators.

By learning essential education support skills such as how to contribute to student education in all developmental domains such as numeracy and literacy, how to set up and sustain learning areas, how to identify and respond to children and young people at risk, how to support students with additional needs in the classroom and how to provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder, you will gain all the knowledge and confidence required to be a top performer in any education support role.

Workplace component

In addition to the online theoretical component, this course also involves 100 hours of practical work in a classroom setting within primary and/or secondary schools which will ensure that you can practice your new skills and gain real life classroom experience before graduating.

Assessments

Assessments will include a range of quizzes, knowledge questions and case studies. Students will also need to undertake workplace projects and observations and will be required to submit video evidence of their learnings.

Please note:This is a fee-for-service program, it is not government funded.

If you enjoy working with children in an educational setting and are looking to commence a rewarding career, then this CHC30221 Certificate III in School based Education Support qualification from Open Colleges could be ideal for you. In addition, now is a perfect time to become a teacher’s aide with almost 18,000 new positions becoming available by 2026.

This course is designed for people looking to enter the industry at entry level, and by teaching you essential skills such as how to support responsible student behaviour, how to support the development of numeracy, literacy and oral language skills, how to contribute to the planning and implementation of educational programs and how to meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment, it will ensure that you can perform confidently and competently in any teacher’s aide role nationally.

In addition to the theoretical component of the course, you will also be required to complete 140 hours of practical work placement in an approved educational institution, which will ensure that you can put your newly acquired skills to the test, as well as that you can hit the ground running once you gain employment in the industry.

Please note: This is a fee-for-service course, it is not government funded.