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Certificate IV in School Based Education Support CHC40221:
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, as defined by State/Territory legislation.
To achieve this qualification, the individual must have completed a total of least 100 hours of work in a classroom environment catering to primary or secondary school students, within at least one school in Australia as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. The total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours.
Code | Unit Title | Type |
CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | C |
CHCECE054 | Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures | C |
CHCEDS033 | Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment | C |
CHCEDS045 | Support student mathematics learning | C |
CHCEDS046 | Support student literacy learning | C |
CHCEDS047 | Assist in facilitation of student learning | C |
CHCEDS048 | Work with students in need of additional learning support | C |
CHCEDS051 | Facilitate learning for students with disabilities | C |
CHCEDS056 | Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder | C |
CHCEDS058 | Support the implementation of behaviour plans | C |
CHCEDS059 | Contribute to the health, safety and wellbeing of students | C |
CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice | C |
CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk | C |
Code | Unit Title | Type |
CHCEDS050 | Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander education | E |
CHCEDS042 | Provide support for e-learning | E |
CHCEDS049 | Supervise students outside the classroom | E |
CHCEDS053 | Assist in production of language resources | E |
There are no prerequisites or mandatory entry requirements hence allowing flexible entry points that reflect an entrant’s knowledge, skills and experience. The competencies in this qualification may be attained in several ways including formal or informal education and training experiences in the workplace, General life experience and a combination of the above. The entry requirements for this course are as follows:
Entry requirements for this course are:
Students that are government funded require further identification documents that meet the criteria of the respective state government funding bodies such as:
It is preferred that a student under 25 has completed year 10. If a student is over 25, they should have relevant work/life experience
Recognition of Prior Learning is the process that recognises a student’s current skills and experience, regardless of where and when the learning occurred. Students may have existing knowledge and skills, and these could be formally recognised and credited towards a qualification from our training partners.
Credit Transfer (CT)
Our accredited training partners recognise all qualifications issued under the AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework). Original copies of certificate and transcript will need to be sighted by a trainer. There is no fee for credit transfer. If a credit transfer for ‘Provide First Aid’ unit is applied for, it must be current, including the CPR component which requires a refresher every year. Talk to our staff about credit transfer during the enrolment process.
Assessment will be conducted individually. You will be provided with a Student Assessment Booklet for each unit of competency/cluster/topic which includes:
. A full description of all assessment tasks for the unit of competency
. Assessment instructions for each unit of competency
. Assessment resources for each unit of competency
. Details about when assessment will occur
. Details about assessment submission
There are a variety of assessment methods used for this qualification including:
. Written questions
. Projects
. Case studies
. Role Plays
. Research
. Reports
You will be required to complete assessments outside of class hours and there may be a need for some work to be done as homework, however this is not expected to exceed 5 hours per week.
You will be advised by your trainer and assessor about the assessment requirements for each unit at the commencement of delivery for that unit. Submission of assessment tasks will be thorough our learning management system to the trainer/assessor.
This course requires students to complete a minimum of 100 hours of work placement. Students are required to find their own practical placement, however Angel Institute will provide assistance and support where needed. Placement will be completed under the supervision of the centre’s supervisor. Work placement assessment task needs to be completed for each unit which has a placement component.