How to Become an Occupational Therapy Assistant: A Physical Career Full Of Learning Opportunities

This course prepares the learner for an allied health assisting role under direct supervision and predetermined guidelines. Job outcomes for this course are physiotherapy assistants, speech pathology assistants, occupational therapy assistants and more.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed a work placement of at least 80 hours.

The course duration is on average nine months and can be delivered either on-campus or online. Some providers allow a self-paced learning model that you can start any time. Payment plans and funding may be available to eligible students. Enquire about a course to find out more.

A Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Occupational Therapy) provides the skills required to work in therapeutic and program-related support to allied health professionals. This work requires conducting activities under either direct or remote guidance of an allied health professional.

This coursework delves deeper into areas in allied health and may result in positions in a specialty area or a supervisory role to other allied health assistance workers.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed work experience of at least 120 hours.

The average course duration is one year and can be completed on campus or in an online setting. The course can be self-paced if required, and some providers offer enrolment at any time. This course has government subsidies for eligible students. Enquire about a course to find out more.