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AFB: This course may be ABSTUDY approved, and attract Away From Base (AFB) funding and support for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. For further information and/or eligibility, please visit cdu.edu/afb.

Applications for 2025 are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open in November 2025.

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.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Possible occupations relevant to this qualification include:

• Teacher's Aide
• Support Worker

To gain entry into CHC40221 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support, candidates require;

• Completion of LLN Robot quiz, minimum of Level 3 across all five areas (Learning, Reading, Writing, Oral Communication and Numeracy)
• General command of spoken and written English to meet industry standards for communication in the Education sector
• Valid Working with children clearance (Ochre Card)
• Suitable workplace (paid or voluntary) to undertake placement of at least 100 hours of work in a classroom environment catering to primary or secondary school students. If the student is not currently working in a school, the University will organise a school for placement

To ensure you have the right skills and support to succeed in your course, a Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy (LLND) evaluation helps identify any areas where you may need additional support to help you achieve your goals.