FEC Programs

Certificate IV Education Support

Course Number: CHC41708

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What is the Certificate IV in Education Support?

This qualification covers workers in a range of education and school settings who provide assistance and support to teachers to facilitate students’ learning under broad based supervision.  Some job roles may require tasks to be performed with a moderate level of autonomy and /or the provision of supervision /leadership to other staff /volunteers.

Occupational titles may include:

  • Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander education officer
  • Education assistant
  • Education assistant (special needs)
  • Education support worker
  • Education worker
  • Home tutor
  • Homeland teaching assistant
  • Indigenous language and culture teaching assistant
  • Language worker
  • Literacy worker
  • Support worker (children with disabilities)
  • Teacher aide
  • Teacher assistant

Units included

  • Support behaviour of children and young children - CHCCILD301A
  • Identify and resond to children and young people at risk - CHCHILD401A
  • Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment - CHCEDS301A
  • Work with diversity in the education environment - CHCEDS312A
  • Collect and analyse information to inform work strategies - CHCEDS407A
  • Assist in facilitation of student learning - CHCEDS410A
  • Use high-level communication skills in the education workplace - CHEDS411A
  • Contribute to continuous improvement processes within the education environment - CHCEDS412A
  • Contribute to OHS processes - HLTOHS300A
  • Facilitate learning for students with speech/language disabilities - CHCEDS425A
  • Foster children’s language and communication development - CHCFC506A
  • Support students with autism spectrum disorder - CHCEDS414A
  • Facilitate learning for students with disabilities - CHCEDS417A
  • Facilitate learning for students with intellectual disabilities - CHCEDS424A
  • Facilitate learning for students with physical disabilities - CHCEDS427A

For further information about this course please contact us.