<div dir="ltr">Thanks Lorraine. <div>When I did the machinery course I had to supply my qualifications which I did. The art teachers being told to do the course are not being asked to provide any qualifications and those that completed the course earlier in the year also did not have to show they were qualified to do the course. My faculty leader says this is because the course qualifies them to use/teach the machines without previous qualifications. She has obviously been told this by the course operators? or by the department? You can see why I am confused.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 12:01 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:destech-request@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">destech-request@edulists.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send destech mailing list submissions to<br>
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:11:55 +1100<br>
From: Lorraine Tran <<a href="mailto:tranlorraine@gmail.com">tranlorraine@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] qualifications<br>
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Hi MaryAnn<br>
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The Department is very clear that the short course for Safe use of<br>
Machinery is for already qualified Technology teachers.<br>
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<a href="http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/management/Pages/technology.aspx#link60" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/management/Pages/technology.aspx#link60</a><br>
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(See part 2.)<br>
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2. Completion of 'Course in Safe use of Machinery for Technology Teaching<br>
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All woodwork and metalwork teachers are required to pass the prescribed<br>
competency test in the VRQA accredited ?*Course in Safe Use of Machinery<br>
for Technology Teaching (Woodwork and Metalwork) (22231VIC)*'. This course<br>
provides relevant training to pass the competency test and assist teachers<br>
in developing and implementing the safe use of machinery tests appropriate<br>
for their school and students. The competency test applies to each item of<br>
plant and machinery where student supervision is required and to those<br>
items of plant detailed on the Safe Use Test List (See below). Teachers<br>
receive a ?pass-book? describing the machinery for which they have<br>
competency in supervising safe use. All completed and planned training<br>
should be recorded in the Training Planner / Register (xlsx - 863.39kb)<br>
<<a href="http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/principals/management/ohstrainingplanner.xlsx" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/principals/management/ohstrainingplanner.xlsx</a>><br>
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Please note that the Course in Safe Use of Machinery for Technology<br>
Teaching (Woodwork and Metalwork) is only open to teachers who already meet<br>
the requirements outlined by the Victorian Institute of Teaching above and<br>
is intended to support the occupational health and safety requirements for<br>
the secondary school system where teachers are working with machinery in<br>
educational settings. Participants must be able to operate wood and metal<br>
machinery used in materials technology teaching prior to enrolment in the<br>
course.<br>
If an unqualified art teacher is teaching technology (or expected to teach<br>
it after doing the short course) then it should be taken up with the OHS<br>
officer at the school. This situation creates an unacceptable level of risk<br>
to the teacher and students.<br>
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Regards, Lorraine Tran.<br>
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On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 10:09 AM, Mitchell, Christopher E <<br>
<a href="mailto:mitchell.christopher.e@edumail.vic.gov.au">mitchell.christopher.e@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi MaryAnn,<br>
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> I would refer to the VIT guidelines for specialist teaching areas.<br>
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> Chris<br>
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> <a href="http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/media/documents/imported-files/Specialist_Area_Guidelines_2012.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/media/documents/imported-files/Specialist_Area_Guidelines_2012.pdf</a><br>
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> *From:* <a href="mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au">destech-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<br>
> <a href="mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au">destech-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] *On Behalf Of *Maryann AUGUSTINUS<br>
> *Sent:* Monday, 23 November 2015 9:19 AM<br>
> *To:* <a href="mailto:destech@edulists.com.au">destech@edulists.com.au</a><br>
> *Subject:* [Design and Technology] qualifications<br>
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> Just wondering if qualifications for teaching product design have changed.<br>
> Art teachers are doing the 4 day machinery course at homesglen and then<br>
> teaching product design (wood etc) is this ok? Will they be covered if<br>
> anything goes wrong? After information thanks.<br>
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