Foundation in Education Assistance

The Foundation in Education Assistance micro-credential is offered fully online through distance education. Designed for flexibility, allowing you to progress at your own pace while developing the core skills needed to support learners in educational settings.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Engage in caring, responsive relationships with children and families that value and respect social, cultural and linguistic diversity.
• Implement inclusive learning and care strategies that support equitable, accessible and meaningful learning opportunities.
• Follow established procedures and policies to maintain health and safety practices that support healthy development and wellbeing.
• Use established observation strategies, documentation and communication skills.
• Comply with current legislation, regulations and agency policies and procedures in daily work.
• Work collaboratively with others to maintain quality education and care.
• Develop and implement an ongoing professional learning plan to enhance performance as an educational assistant.

Examples of what education assistants can do:

• Support and implement individualized education and intervention plans based on special needs of clients.
• Assist individuals with physical, intellectual, visual and hearing disabilities or multiple disorders to develop academic and life skills.
• Support individuals and their families in the use of rehabilitative techniques, prosthetic devices, wheelchairs and other equipment designed to maximize clients' independence and potential.
• Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counsellors, speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists, to implement programs for clients' special needs.

Success Factors

You might be a good fit for this program if you would enjoy:

• A short program leading to employment in an educational setting.
• Assisting English language learners as well as individuals with behavioural, physical, intellectual, visual and hearing disabilities or multiple disorders to develop academic and life skills.
• Continually learning and adapting to changing conditions and advancements in the field.
• Working with children under the guidance of teachers and an multidisciplinary team.

The industry and program environment require individuals to:

• Be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Level C.
• Be reliable, punctual, and regularly attend work.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with others such as teachers, rehabilitation counsellors, speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists.
• Complete responsibilities requiring stooping, bending, sitting, and standing.
• Comply with current legislation, regulations and policies and procedures.
• Follow standardized work methods and processes while working with individuals to support learning and function in the language of classroom instruction and at the level of knowledge required of the students (e.g., in English, Mathematics, etc.).
• Listen to direction and act on that accordingly.
• Move around and work within the learning environment..