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Introduction:

Enhance your teaching assistant skills to improve your prospects of gaining employment or promotion within the broad field of teaching industry. The Teaching Assistant with Autism Essential aims to enable you to acquire essential knowledge, understanding and skills to reflect good practice in a Teaching Assistant role.

Course description:

Enrol into this course and develop your communication skills and learn how to develop and nurture professional relationships with children, young people and adults. You will learn to identify different types of learning difficulties and explore plenty of easy to grasp tips and techniques to overcome those difficulties. As a teaching assistant, you may also help teachers prepare for lessons by preparing resources or putting out equipment at the start of a lesson.

Course design

The course is delivered through our online learning platform, accessible through any internet-connected device. There are no formal deadlines or teaching schedules, meaning you are free to study the course at your own pace.

You are taught through a combination of

• Video lessons
• Online study materials
• Mock exams
• Multiple-choice assessment

How is the course assessed?

To successfully complete the course you must pass an automated, multiple-choice assessment. The assessment is delivered through our online learning platform. You will receive the results of your assessment immediately upon completion.

Will I receive a certificate of completion?

Upon successful completion you will qualify for the UK and internationally-recognised certificate and you can choose to make your achievement formal by obtaining your PDF Certificate at a cost of £9 and Hardcopy Certificate for £15.

Why study this course

Whether you’re an existing practitioner or aspiring professional, this course will enhance your expertise and boost your CV with key skills and an accredited qualification attesting to your knowledge.

The Teaching Assistant with Autism Essential is open to all, with no formal entry requirements. All you need is a passion for learning, a good understanding of the English language, numeracy and IT, and to be over the age of 16.