If you would like to work as Teacher’s Assistant or work in a School Setting, then this course would be the right choice for you. Teacher’s Aides play a pivotal role in children’s development. Therefore, this course designed to prepare participants working within an education environment to support students and qualified educators. 

This course is ideal for who wants to kick start their career in entry level positions in education environments including schools, kindergartens, preschools, school age care or other education environment. The Aide’s not only provide assistance and support to teachers but also responsible for supervising and facilitating children’s activities inside the classroom as well as outside during playtime. The course is expected to meet the training needs involve working effectively with students include managing behaviour, supporting student development, and learning within curriculum framework, working with diverse people, follow legal and ethical framework, child protection etc. It also covers all the necessary skills, techniques, strategies required to contribute to students learning and development needs in school setting involving feedback skills, best questioning techniques, assist teachers for smooth operational needs in classroom or in educational setting.

This qualification will be delivered in a classroom environment by a qualified industry skilled trainer at Western Sydney Skills Hub at North Parramatta. Address – 410 Church St, Level 3, Suite 34, North Parramatta, NSW 2151. Please note that classes may not be available when you are reading this course description, but the college still encourages the potential candidates to register their interest by joining the waiting list (available at the bottom of this page)

*Prerequisites
All practical tasks must be completed in workplace or in a school setting. Therefore, students are responsible to find volunteer placements or paid work placements.
Whilst there are no prerequisites for this course, it is expected that you have adequate language, literacy and numeracy skills and computer skills to be able to interact with peers, trainers and completing assessments using a computer either in the classroom, at home or at your workplace.

This course includes the following units of competency:
15 units are required to achieve the full qualification, which consists of 10 core unit and 5 elective units.
CHCDIV001  Work with diverse people 
CHCEDS033  Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment 
CHCEDS034  Contribute to the planning and implementation of educational programs 
CHCEDS035  Contribute to student education in all developmental domains 
CHCEDS036  Support the development of literacy and oral language skills 
CHCEDS037  Support the development of numeracy skills 
CHCEDS057  Support students with additional needs in the classroom 
CHCEDS059  Contribute to the health, safety and wellbeing of students 
CHCEDS060  Work effectively with students and colleagues 
CHCEDS061  Support responsible student behaviour 
CHCEDS056  Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder
HLTAID012  Provide First Aid in an education and care setting 
CHCEDS048  Work with students in need of additional learning support
CHCPRT025  Identify and respond to children and young people at risk 
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety

Delivery Strategies
This course will be delivered in a face-to-face classroom-based environment  one day or days per week.  A qualified and skilled trainer will guide your through. Self-paced option is also available.  Learning strategies include role play, case study, demonstrations, lectures, and classroom activities etc. All participants will be supported by our qualified and skilled team throughout their learning journey.

Course cost: $6,500

NSW Government subsidy may be available for eligible participants. Please call 02 96872072 or send an email to admin@pcc.edu.au to assess your eligibility for subsidised fee.