Vocational Education & Training
CHC40213 Certificate IV in Education Support
2021
This qualification reflects the role of workers in a range of education settings, including public and independent schools and community education settings, who provide assistance and support to teachers and students under broad-based supervision.
Some job roles may require tasks to be performed with a moderate level of autonomy and/or the provision of supervision/leadership to other staff/volunteers.
Note: Assessment includes mandatory work placement in a regulated education/care service of at least 120 hours to meet evidence requirements.
A working with children clearance 'Ochre Card' from SAFE NT will be required.
Under the Education and Care Services National Law (2011) the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) publishes lists of approved early childhood education and care qualifications and information regarding regulatory requirements here: www.acecqa.gov.au
Career opportunities
Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:
- teacher's aide
- education support worker
- special education support officer
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander education worker
- home tutor.
Credit transfers & pathways
Skills recognition
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.
This can include skills from:
- Previous study excluding courses at another VET/TAFE institution, but including courses at school or college, through adult education classes or training programs at work;
- Work experience (including both work that is paid and unpaid); and/or
- Life experience (for example leisure pursuits or voluntary work).
RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.
Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.
For further information please refer to the Applicant's Guide to the Recognition of Prior Learning or contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (free call) or email Student.Central@cdu.edu.au.
Credit Transfer
Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.
In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.
Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.
Pathways
VET to Higher Education Pathway Mapping for completed Awards in the same field or discipline. <br />
Students who successfully complete VET qualifications at the Certificate IV level or above and subsequently enrol in a Bachelor degree in the same field or discipline, will receive advanced standing as detailed in the table below.
Completed Award Course Level
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HE
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VET
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to a HE Award
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Credit granted for a completed award in the same field
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Certificate IV
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*
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3 year Bachelor award
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up to 40 credit points
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Certificate IV
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*
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4 year Bachelor award
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up to 40 credit points
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Diploma
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*
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*
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3 year Bachelor award
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up to 80 credit points
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Diploma
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*
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*
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4 year Bachelor award
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up to 80 credit points
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Advanced Diploma
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*
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*
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3 year Bachelor award
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up to 160 credit points
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Advanced Diploma
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*
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*
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4 year Bachelor award
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up to 160 credit points
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Associate Degree
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*
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3 year Bachelor award
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up to 160 credit points
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Associate Degree
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*
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4 year Bachelor award
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up to 160 credit points
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Course information flyer(s)
Entry requirements
CDU Domestic Entry Requirements
There are no mandatory entry requirements for this qualification. However, applicants who wish to commence this course need to have the required skills and knowledge to undertake the qualification at this level e.g. completion of Year 10 or equivalent and a general command of spoken and written English to be able to meet industry standards for communication.
Everyone employed or volunteering in child related work is required by law to hold an Ochre Card. It will therefore be a mandatory requirement to hold an Ochre Card in order to complete any work placement.
If you have not yet obtained an Ochre Card, please contact SAFENT on 1800 723 368.
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This is a current, nationally accredited qualification from the CHC Community Services Training Package.
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Employability skills
Employability Skills are embedded in the training and assessment of national training package qualifications. Information on the Employability Skills relevant to your qualification can be obtained by visiting this website and keying in the national code for the qualification: training.gov.au
Location and study mode
Delivery at all locations is subject to sufficient demand and resources.
Locations: Alice Springs, Casuarina, Katherine, Remote
Study Mode: On campus or off campus self-paced
Subject to demand other locations and modes may become available throughout the year.
Contact details
Email: Student.Central@cdu.edu.au |
Course structure
To achieve a Certificate IV in Education Support a total of Seventeen (17) units of competency must be completed comprising Twelve (12) Core and Five (5) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.
The total Nominal Hours for the sequence listed below is 763 - 835.
Code | Module/Unit of Competency |
Hours |
CORE UNITS OF COMPETENCY | ||
CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | 40 |
CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety | 25 |
CHCECE006 | Support behaviour of children and young people | 30 |
CHCEDS001 | Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment | 35 |
CHCEDS021 | Assist in facilitation of student learning | 50 |
CHCEDS022 | Work with students in need of additional support | 50 |
CHCEDS024 | Use educational strategies to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander education | 55 |
CHCEDS025 | Facilitate learning for students with disabilities | 50 |
CHCEDS032 | Support learning and implementation of responsible behaviour | 55 |
CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice | 120 |
CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk | 40 |
HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety | 20 |
Total nominal hours for core units | 570 | |
ELECTIVE UNITS OF COMPETENCY (Select 5) | ||
CHCDIS009 | Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centered approach | 50 |
CHCEDS019 | Support students’ mathematics learning | 45 |
CHCEDS020 | Support students’ literacy learning | 40 |
CHCEDS023 | Supervise students outside the classroom | 40 |
CHCEDS031 | Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder | 50 |
CHCPRP001 | Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships | 80 |
HLTAID003 | Provide first aid | 18 |
Total nominal hours for elective units | 193 - 265 | |
Total nominal hours for the qualification | 763 - 835 | |
The following units are offered for RPL only | ||
CHCEDS026 | Deliver elements of teaching and learning programs | 45 |
CHCEDS027 | Support flexible learning in an education environment | 45 |
Course fees
Domestic Students
2021 Indicative fees for this course:
VET Tuition Fees: $2,670.50 (for students who are eligible and receive a NT domestic subsidised place); or
Domestic Full Fees: $12,971.00 (for domestic full fee students).
Fees will vary according to your choice of elective units.
Please note: a limited number of NT Government subsidy places are available for eligible NT domestic students so contact us now to secure your place for 2021.
The following Fees are applicable to this course:
Domestic Students
VET full fees are applicable to this course.
2021: Information about fees for non-subsidised VET courses are available in the VET Student Guide.
NT Government subsidised places are available for this course.
2021: VET Tuition Fees for 2021 will be charged at $3.50 per nominal hour for subsidised training. More detailed Information about 2021 VET Tuition fees for eligible NT residents will be published in the 2021 VET Student Guide or VET Fees.