The VET Education Support course has been designed by experienced educators to provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to become a support worker within a range of educational settings. The course will give learners the skills to: support students with literacy and numeracy skills, cater for the different learning styles, put into practice support behaviour strategies and apply the principles of inclusion and diversity.

This is a nationally recognised TAFE course. It includes 100 hours of work placement in an approved school/centre to give learners valuable work experience.

Students who satisfactorily complete VET Education Support program will receive the Certificate qualification. They can then complete the Certificate IV qualification at GOTAFE if they choose.

Units of work = 17 units in total:

• Support behaviour of children and young people

• Comply with legislative, policy and industrial requirements in the education environment.

• Contribute to student education in all developmental domains.

• Contribute to organisation and management of classroom or centre.

• Work with diverse people.

• Facilitate the empowerment of people with a disability.

• Support the development of literacy and oral language skills.

• Support the development of numeracy skills.

• Work effectively with students and colleagues.

• Support student with English as a second language.

• Contribute to the health and safety of students.

• Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety.

• Assist implementation of planned educational programs.

• Support students with additional needs in the classroom environment.

• Identify and respond to children and young people at risk.

• Participate in work health and safety.

• Provide first aid.