New Zealand Certificate in Education Support and Care (Level 3) - Teacher Aiding

Summary

Develop the skills and knowledge to become a sought after Teacher Aide or Support Worker helping provide additional educational support for learners, teachers, families and whanau in schools, out of school or after school care, early childhood settings, or the disability sector. Graduates will be able: apply professional behaviour and health and safety practices related to education support and care contexts in order to maintain health, safety and wellbeing of children display communication skills to participate effectively within the education support and care community apply principles of inclusive practice for diverse learners apply basic knowledge of learning and human development within specified education and community contexts participate in supporting students with their learning, under supervision, in the education support and care context assist in the production of resources in the education support and care context

Course Content

• ESC100 Communication skills in an education support and care context (5 credits)
• ESC101 Inclusive practice in an education support and care context (5 credits)
• ESC102 Human development and learning in education and community contexts (5 credits)
• ESC103 Educational support and care practicum (25 credits)

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge for roles such as:

• Education support worker, teacher aide, ICT assistant, librarian assistant, administrator assistant in school and early childhood settings;
• Community support worker in the disability sector;
• Out of school care worker in school holiday programmes and after school care

Satisfactory Completion

To satisfactorily complete the teacher aiding programme of study leading to the New Zealand Certificate in Education Support and Care (Level 3), and be awarded this qualification the student must successfully achieve:

• A minimum of 40 credits in accordance with the Programme Schedule for the New Zealand Certificate in Education Support and Care (Level 3)
• The student will normally be expected to complete the teacher aiding programme of study leading to the New Zealand Certificate in Education Support and Care (Level 3) full-time over three months or part-time over two years