CHC40221 – Qualification Description
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.
Overview of Certificate IV in School Based Education Support
This course is targeted to Teacher Aides/Learning Support Officers (LSO’s) currently working within primary and secondary schools looking to enhance their skills in supporting teachers and students in the classroom. Our students have already acquired a vast array of knowledge and skills through their direct employment as Teacher Aides/Learning Support Officers (LSO’s). This Qualification allows them a professional development opportunity to strengthen their skill set.
CHC40221 Entry Requirements
Candidates are required to be currently working in an education setting in directly supervised learning support roles as Teacher Aides/Learning Support Officers (LSO’s).
Packaging Rules
To achieve this qualification, candidates must demonstrate a competency in 17 units of competency (13 core units and 4 elective units)
Certificate IV in Education Support Units of Competency
| Certificate IV in Education Support – 17 Units | |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
| CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk |
| CHCPRT026 | Support the rights and safety of children and young people |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| CHCECE054 | Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures |
| CHCEDS059 | Contribute to the health, safety, and wellbeing of students |
| CHCEDS047 | Assist in facilitation of student learning |
| CHCEDS052 | Deliver elements of teaching and learning programs |
| CHCEDS048 | Work with students in need of additional learning support |
| CHCEDS051 | Facilitate learning for students with disabilities |
| CHCEDS056 | Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder |
| CHCEDS046 | Support students’ literacy learning |
| CHCEDS045 | Support students’ mathematics learning |
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety |
| CHCEDS033 | Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment |
| CHCEDS058 | Support the implementation of behaviour plans |
| CHCEDS061 | Support responsible student behaviour |
