Careers & pathways
How to become a education support officer and teacher's aide in Australia
Education support officers assist teachers and support students in school settings.
The work
What the job involves
- Support students individually and in small groups
- Assist teachers in the classroom
- Support students with additional needs
- Prepare materials and help supervise activities
- Run programmes in outside-school-hours care
Where the work happens
Primary and secondary schools, and outside-school-hours care services, during school terms.
Licensing and registration
Working with children requires a Working with Children Check in every state and territory. In Victoria it is administered by the Department of Government Services.
Typical qualification pathway
The qualifications usually used to enter this work
One entry qualification is Certificate IV in School Based Education Support (CHC40221), a nationally recognised qualification on the national register. The registered training organisations approved to deliver and issue it are listed on training.gov.au.
One entry qualification is Diploma of School Age Education and Care (CHC50221), a nationally recognised qualification on the national register. The registered training organisations approved to deliver and issue it are listed on training.gov.au.
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