If you are enrolling in this course as a Traineeship, you must have employment in the relevant industry before commencing the course.
Next Intake: Evening class (online virtual classroom)
Start Date: 5 October 2021
End Date: April 2022
Days & Times: Remote (online) delivery. One evening per week (Tuesday 6pm - 8pm via BlueJeans)
Work Placement: 100 hours (approx. 2 days per week for 10 weeks)
Next Intake: Day class
Start Date: Early 2022
End Date: TBC
This course is suitable for new integration aides, or for those seeking employment as an integration aide. Students will develop the skills required to support children both academically and emotionally with inclusive learning practices for children and young people. Our course delivery features a combination of on-campus and remote (online) learning. This flexibility allows our students to continue to study in a safe, guided and supported manner.
Free TAFE and JobTrainer
You may be entitled to free tuition fees for this course if you meet the eligibility criteria for the State Government’s FREE TAFE for Priority Courses initiative. If you are aged 17-24 or looking for work, you may be eligible for 80% discount on the tuition fee through JobTrainer. It's important to know that you may incur other fees, such as student services fees or materials fees, and you'll need to cover these costs yourself. To find out more, call 13 TAFE (13 8233).
Normally a Skills First student is only entitled to one Free TAFE fee waiver. However, you may be able to enrol even if you have previously used your Free TAFE entitlement in a second Free TAFE course under JobTrainer. You may be able to get an exemption if you don’t meet the upskilling requirement.
General Description_14
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. Suitable if you are a new Integration Aide, or seeking employment as an Integration Aide. You will develop the skills required to support children both academically and emotionally with inclusive learning practices for children and young people.
Practical Placement is a mandatory component of this course. Bendigo TAFEs Placement Support Officer will assist students with their placement needs in approved host organisation. Bendigo TAFE will make efforts to secure an appropriate placement.
Before you can start your practical placement, you will need to provide the following compulsory requirements:
A valid Working with Children Check (Volunteer)
A satisfactory National Police Check - National Police checks are conducted via fit2work. An account with fit2work will be created using the students name and the BT issued student email address, once studies in the program have commenced. Further information will be provided once enrolment has been completed.
Your fees are made up of four parts.
Once you have determined the fees applicable to your
situation you will be able to calculate a indicative total fee
for your qualification.
Some
or all of this training is provided with State or Federal
Government funding. Are you eligible for Government Subsidised fees?
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Free TAFE and JobTrainer courses only:
Students eligible for Free TAFE receive the tuition rate
free. Students eligible for JobTrainer pay 20% of the
tuition. Materials, consumables and student services
fees are payable by all students and do not receive a
JobTrainer discount, however concession rates for student
services fees are available for concession card holders,
apprentices, trainees and 100% off campus delivery courses.
Please note that these tuition rates only apply to courses offered under the Free TAFE or JobTrainer schemes.
Concessions for Diploma and Advanced Diploma course
categories are only available to Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islanders.