Certificate IV in Education Support

This course will provide you with essential skills to work collaboratively with teachers and students in school and community settings. You'll learn about:

• child development
• supporting students' literacy and numeracy learning
• helping students with disabilities
• autism spectrum disorder
• supporting students who are at risk.

Through both classroom learning and practical work placements, you'll lay the groundwork for a rewarding career in education. Upon graduation, you'll have the confidence, practical skills and knowledge to support teachers in public schools, independent schools and community education.

Note: This course will be delivered on campus based on student enrolment numbers.

This industry-focused certificate will prepare you for a rewarding career in education support. You'll be prepared for a range of roles providing assistance and support to teachers and students under broad-based supervision. Our graduates find work in areas including:

• early childhood education
• primary and secondary schools
• vocational and higher education
• community education.

Potential job titles include:

• education assistant or aide
• support worker (children with disabilities)
• teacher assistant or aide
• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander education worker
• Indigenous language and culture teaching assistant
• integration aide
• multicultural aide
• integration coordinator
• home tutor.

Employment for education and integration aides is expected to grow strongly over the next five years (Labout Market Insights).

VU Polytechnic delivers the electives listed in the 'course structure and units' below. These electives have been selected based on industry needs, graduate pathways and/or student and teacher feedback.

To be awarded CHC40213 Certificate IV in Education Support, a student must successfully complete a total of seventeen (17) units of competency, comprising of:

• twelve (12) core units, and;

• five (5) elective units, of which:

• at least three (3) units must be selected from the electives listed in the CHC40213 Certificate IV in Education Support qualification, and;

• up to two (2) units may be selected from any endorsed training package or accredited course relevant to the work outcome.

Alternative suitable electives are only available via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT) and must be approved by VU Polytechnic.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

You may be able to complete your qualification sooner through formal recognition of your existing skills. This is known as Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

To receive RPL, we assess your previous work, education and life experiences against recognised qualifications. Applications for RPL can be made prior to enrolling.

Call us on 1300 TAFE VP (1300 823 387) to discuss RPL options with the course manager.