Funded eLearn: Teaching Students with Anxiety
This eLearn will help you to build your understanding of the impact that poor mental health can have on your learners and guide you to create strategies to support them as they strive to achieve their learning goals.
Description
The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) funds the VET Development Centre (VDC) to deliver workforce development training to improve the knowledge, skills and practice of VET teachers, trainers and assessors, and strengthen the learning environment, experience and outcomes for all VET learners.
Welcome to Teaching Students with Anxiety: Creating Calm, Supportive Classrooms
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges faced by learners today—and as an educator, your understanding and approach can make a powerful difference. This eLearn is designed to help you recognise the signs of anxiety, understand the behaviours it may influence, and apply practical strategies to support your students with empathy and confidence. Through three focused topics and interactive quizzes, you’ll build the skills to create a safe, inclusive learning environment where all students can thrive.
On average, over two million Australians experience anxiety every year. As learners spend time in our care, we must understand their stress and anxiety triggers and backgrounds so that we can better support them in their learning journey.
This eLearn will help you to build your understanding of the impact that poor mental health can have on your learners and guide you to create strategies to support them as they strive to achieve their learning goals.
Topics covered include:
- Background of anxiety
- Understanding behaviours
- Management strategies
Learning Outcomes
- Recognising signs and symptoms of anxiety
- Understanding treatment of anxiety
- Supporting learners with anxiety
- Practicing self-care
Audience
This eLearn is for training providers with a Skills First contract and is aligned to the following domains and related capabilities/learning outcomes as prescribed in the VET Practitioner Capability Framework (IBSA 2013): Teaching
Level - Introductory (new to the topic): This session is aimed at practitioners that have a broad theoretical knowledge and practical experience of training and assessment.
Certificate
On successful completion of this eLearn, you will receive a certificate to record your currency and professional development.