Working under the supervision of a qualified professional – often within kindergartens, schools, hospitals or rehabilitation facilities – the speech pathology assistant carries out a range of tasks to help clients overcome speech, understanding and swallowing difficulties caused by such conditions as stuttering, autism, cleft palate, Down syndrome and stroke. With as many as one in seven Australians experiencing a form of communication disability, speech pathology assistants are in demand, as members of both specialist and multi-disciplinary teams.
Custom-designed to equip you with the skills to work successfully as a speech pathology assistant, this distance learning course is particularly well-suited if you are seeking to change careers, enhance your existing skills or return to the workforce. Available as an online course or by correspondence, it offers the best of both worlds: the convenience and flexibility of self-paced learning plus a practical work placement to help you become job-ready. High quality learning materials and access to a supportive trainer and e-learning community give you every chance of success in gaining your nationally recognised qualification.
Potential careers:
Speech pathology assistant
Speech pathology aide
Speech therapy assistant
Rehabilitation assistant
Rehabilitation aide
Allied health assistant
Open Colleges is a dual sector Higher Education Institution and a Registered Training Organisation offering certificates, diplomas, and short courses via correspondence learning. As a Nationally recognised provider, the courses offered by Open Colleges are mainly nationally recognised and accredited. Many of Open Colleges courses are Austudy and/or Abstudy approved.
Open Colleges' courses allow you to undertake a self-paced educational journey with its fully online/correspondence education services.
Open Colleges has an affiliation with employment services company Adecco Australia. Students wishing to seek full and/or part time employment in their chosen field, can contact Adecco Australia on completion of their qualification.