Certificate
If you are enrolling in this course as a Traineeship, you must have employment in the relevant industry before commencing the course.
The Certificate III in Education Support provides skills and knowledge on specialist communication techniques with students and teachers. This children's services course is designed for people who currently work as an Education Support Worker/Integration Aide or for those who wish to seek employment as an Education Support Worker/Integration Aide.
Our course delivery features a combination of on-campus and remote (online) learning. This flexibility allows our students to continue to study in a safe, guided and supported manner.
A minimum of 100 hours practical placement is required to be completed whilst undertaking the studies.
Before you can start your practical placement, you will need to provide the following compulsory requirements:
* A valid Working with Children Check (Volunteer)
* A satisfactory National Police Check; National Police checks are conducted via fit2work. An account with fit2work will be created using the student's name and the Kangan Institute issued student email address, once studies in the program have commenced. Further information will be provided once enrolment has been completed.
All students required to attend on-site learning must be fully vaccinated in line with Kangan Institute's Vaccination Policy
Free TAFE and JobTrainer
You may be entitled to free tuition fees for this course if you meet the eligibility criteria for the State Governments FREE TAFE for Priority Courses initiative. If you are aged 17-24 or looking for work, you may be eligible for 80% discount on the tuition fee through JobTrainer. It's important to know that you may incur other fees, such as student services fees or materials fees, and you'll need to cover these costs yourself. To find out more, call 13 TAFE (13 8233).
Normally a Skills First student is only entitled to one Free TAFE fee waiver. However, you may be able to enrol even if you have previously used your Free TAFE entitlement in a second Free TAFE course under JobTrainer. You may be able to get an exemption if you don't meet the upskilling requirement.
There are no prerequisites for the Certificate III in Education Support, although students must be over the age of 18 by the time you are due to complete the course. (This is the minimum age required to work in this field).
A Working with Children Check will be required for your industry placement.
If you are enrolling in this course as a Traineeship, you must have employment in the relevant industry before commencing the course.
This course is designed to provide accredited training for people wishing to pursue a career as an Education Support Worker/Integration Aide in a primary, secondary or special school setting.
CAREER PATHWAYS
If you are enrolling in this course as a Traineeship, you must have employment in the relevant industry before commencing the course.
To apply for this course you may click on the yellow 'Apply Here' tab. This course also has a mid-year intake.