Certificate III in Education Support

If you are ready to start your career in education, our entry-level Certificate III in Education Support will equip you with the skills to support children with different development issues in a safe and supportive classroom environment.

You will learn how to assist teachers to deliver planned education programs, while supporting the development of students’ literacy, numeracy and communication skills.

You will also learn how to work alongside teachers to create a positive and effective learning environment, applying a range of principles and processes to facilitate student learning.

Plus, you won’t just learn the how-to:

you will also put your new knowledge into practice in real school settings.

Once you finish your studies, you will be qualified to work across diverse private and public education settings as a teacher’s aide, education assistant or education officer.

With the Australian Government's projection of 50,000 teacher’s aide job openings over the next five years, your new skills will be in demand.

The course content below provides all possible units related to the course. If the course has various streams, the units you are required to study will depend on your chosen stream.

WORK WITH DIVERSE PEOPLE CHCDIV001

PROMOTE ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL SAFETY CHCDIV002

SUPPORT BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE CHCECE006

COMPLY WITH LEGISLATIVE, POLICY AND INDUSTRIAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT CHCEDS001

ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANNED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CHCEDS002

CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT EDUCATION IN ALL DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS CHCEDS003

CONTRIBUTE TO ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CLASSROOM OR CENTRE CHCEDS004

SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERACY AND ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS CHCEDS005

SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMERACY SKILLS CHCEDS006

WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES CHCEDS007

CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS CHCEDS017

SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS IN THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT CHCEDS018

SUPERVISE STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM CHCEDS023

FACILITATE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES CHCEDS025

IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK CHCPRT001

PROVIDE FIRST AID HLTAID003

PARTICIPATE IN WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY HLTWHS001

Entry requirements (year 12)

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Entry requirements (non year 12)

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Extra Requirements

Applicants must have successfully obtained a Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to undertaking their first work placement or any work based experiences.