CHCEDS047 - Assist in facilitation of student learning

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• establish a learning environment and facilitate the learning process for each of the following on two occasions:
• one for a small group
• one for an individual
• respond appropriately to guide student behaviour on at least two occasions
• report on the progress of two students
• perform the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 100 hours in at least one school in Australia.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• the different responsibilities of teachers and education support workers for student learning outcomes
• education system’s policies and procedures
• organisational policies and procedures
• interpersonal skills that influence positive student and staff interactions
• reading, writing, language and numeracy competence required to perform effectively in an education support role
• contemporary learning approaches and practices:
• direct instruction
• use of games and activities
• use of technologies
• provision of opportunities for students to apply their learning on their own or in groups
• provision of opportunities for students to reflect on and reinforce their own learning
• principles of practice for the identified school environment:
• underpinning elements that reflect the theory of learning being used
• teaching and learning approaches of teachers
• student learning styles and how they influence learning outcomes:
• aural
• kinaesthetic
• visual
• learning process
• features and formats of curriculum documentation:
• how to interpret
• how they are used in the classroom
• organisation’s process and procedures for working with students and supporting behaviour
• legislation, its purpose and key requirements that impact individual workers facilitating learning relating to:
• anti-discrimination
• child protection
• confidentiality and privacy
• duty of care responsibilities applicable to non-teaching staff
• work health and safety.