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.
Education support workers work mainly with students in classroom settings in primary or secondary schools, as defined by State/Territory legislation.
To achieve this qualification, the individual must have completed a total of least 100 hours of work in a classroom environment catering to primary or secondary school students, within at least one school in Australia as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. The total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
The following job roles are defined for this course:
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander education worker
- Indigenous language and culture teaching assistant
- Education assistant
- Language worker
- Education assistant (special needs)
- Literacy worker
- Education support worker
- Support worker (working with children with disabilities)
- Home tutor
- Teacher aide
- Homeland teaching assistant
- Teacher assistant
This qualification forms an integral component of the pathway in School Based Education Support and into Teacher Education.
All students who complete the Certificate IV in School Based Education Support will qualify to apply for entry into a Batchelor of Education.
To achieve CHC40221 Certificate iv in education a total of 17 units of competency must be completed comprising of 13 core and 4 elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.
The core units are mandatory. The elective units have been selected following consultation with local industry requirements. The elective units may vary between delivery locations.
Core Units (13 required)
| Unit code | Unit title | Nominal hours |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | 40 |
| CHCECE054 | Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures | 55 |
| CHCEDS033 | Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment | 35 |
| CHCEDS045 | Support student mathematics learning | 45 |
| CHCEDS046 | Support student literacy learning | 65 |
| CHCEDS047 | Assist in the facilitation of student learning | 50 |
| CHCEDS048 | Work with students in need of additional learning support | 70 |
| CHCEDS051 | Facilitate learning for students with disabilities | 70 |
| CHCEDS056 | Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder | 50 |
| CHCEDS058 | Support the implementation of behaviour plans | 70 |
| CHCEDS059 | Contribute to the health, safety, and wellbeing of students | 30 |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice | 120 |
| CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk | 40 |
Elective Units (4 required)
| Unit code | Unit title | Nominal Hours |
| CHCEDS035 | Contribute to student education in all developmental domains | 60 |
| CHCEDS049 | Supervise students outside the classroom | 40 |
| HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety | 20 |
| CHCEDS061 | Support responsible student behaviour | 45 |
Batchelor Institute is offering Fee Free TAFE (Vocational Education and Training (VET)) places in 2023. Fee Free TAFE is a joint initiative of the Australian and Northern Territory Governments to provide tuition-free training places to students wanting to train, retrain or upskill with an approved Registered Training Organisation (RTO). For eligible students, this means that 2023 course fees for subsidised courses will be fee free, however places are limited.
More information regarding course fees and paying course fees can be found on the Batchelor Institute website.
To achieve this qualification students must undertake and complete 100 hours of work in a classroom environment catering to primary or secondary school students, within at least one school in Australia. The total number of hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours.
The learner must provide the following materials and equipment:
- Basic stationery—paper, pencil, pen
Literacy and Numeracy
When you enrol in a course at Batchelor Institute, you should be able to speak, read and write in English at the level required for the course you are undertaking. If you need help improving your literacy and numeracy skills, there are specific courses and other assistance available.
Minimum age for students
Students must meet the minimum age requirement to be able to enrol with Batchelor Institute. The minimum age will depend on several factors.
Where:
- Training is delivered in a regional or remote community, and the student no longer engages and/or participates in secondary schooling, the student must be 15 years or older at the time training commences
- Training is delivered on the Batchelor Campus or Desert People Centre Campus, and where the student attends training during the day, but are not accommodated overnight, the student must be 17 years or older at the time training commences; or
- Training is delivered in any location, and the student requires to be travelled by Batchelor Institute to a training delivery location, the student must be 18 years or older at the time training commences.
You will need to apply to ABSTUDY once you have enrolled at Batchelor Institute so your travel can be arranged (if travel is applicable). To do this you will need to obtain a VET Enrolment and Fees Invoice from the Institute and then take it to your nearest Centrelink Office, to complete an ABSTUDY application.
If you have to live away from home while you are attending a workshop, your travel, accommodation and meals will be organised and paid for, by Batchelor Institute, if you are in receipt of ABSTUDY and are enrolled in a course subsidised by the NT Government.
Batchelor Institute recognises the importance of skills and knowledge that you may already have. You may have gained these through other work or study you have done or through life experience.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process that tries to match these skills and knowledge to the outcomes of your course to assess whether you have achieved the required learning outcomes. If you think you are eligible for RPL, contact us for more information.
Batchelor Institute also recognises qualifications and statements of attainments gained from any other Australian Registered Training Organisation, where nationally accredited training has been undertaken. This form of recognition may include Credit Transfers.
Students who have been identified as needing extra support services besides those already identified will have the extra support identified within their individual training plan and the support services will be arranged accordingly.
Student Support
Freecall: 1800 677 095 | Email: student.support@batchelor.edu.au
Timetables for students attending workshops at the Batchelor or Desert Peoples Centre Campuses can be found here.
Batchelor Institute offers many VET courses across a range of different disciplines. You can study courses relating to community services, construction, health, business, education, resource and infrastructure and creative arts. To get more information about Batchelor Institute and the courses we offer, click here.
Please visit: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/CHC40221
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