PLEASE avoid this company
I am very disappointed in open colleges and honestly wouldn't recommend taking the Cert III in education support course through them. I quickly learnt that better learning material is available (for free) online than what was provided in the course modules and my grades reflected this as I received high distinction grades every time I looked elsewhere for information. Some of the assessments were interesting and helpful, however I frequently found myself completing tasks that were completely irrelevant to the job role of a teachers assistant let alone a teacher, which is a huge waste of time. Oh, and don’t bother trying to think outside the box when answering questions, OC are clearly working off a checklist so only want a genetic response. Turn around time for assessments being graded took around a month when it was only supposed to be 10 days. Support is available for students via live chat but they NEVER appear to be online! Email support can take days and sometimes even then my query wasn’t actually answered.