<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Hi all<div>This whole issue of ensuring that we have qualified and safe teachers in the Technology classrooms is a concern.</div><div>My reading of the situation is that:</div><div><ul class="MailOutline"><li><b>VIT requirements</b> are that a Technology teacher should have at least a sub-major tertiary study or an appropriate TAFE qual (at least Cert IV or Certificate of Proficiency) in a related Technology field to be registered to teach a Technology subject. However, a principal has the power to override this to satisfy the needs of their school. Principals need to made aware that this is an OH&S concern - and that it should be viewed as a significant risk. A high level of risk management needs to be put in place to ensure the safety of the teacher concerned and their classes - e.g. extensive in-house induction and training, a period of team teaching, technician support, alteration of curriculum to low risk activities, etc. I would recommend the involvement of the school’s OH&S rep and unions if the Technology faculty is concerned about the safety of a teaching situation.</li><li><i>Safe Use of Machinery</i> course (the 4 day course) - this is a <b>DET requirement</b> for Technology teachers in the Wood and/or Metal areas. The intention of this course is to accredit or verify that <i>qualified Technology teachers</i> are safe in their use of static machinery, particularly if they are training, testing and supervising senior student in their use. It was never intended to be a training course for inexperienced teachers in the use of this equipment - the 4 day course <i>does not</i> satisfy VIT requirements. However, some schools/principals are inappropriately using it for this purpose as there are no machine training alternatives for inexperienced teachers. </li></ul><div><div>I hope this is clear</div><div>Cheers</div><div>Jill</div><div><br></div><div>On 30 Nov 2015, at 9:54 am, Ken McAlpine <<a href="mailto:Ken.McAlpine@stleonards.vic.edu.au">Ken.McAlpine@stleonards.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Opened s can of worms here!!!<br>Kn<br>Ken McAlpine - Design Technology Teacher<br>St. Leonard's College<br>163 South Road, Brighton East, Victoria 3187 Australia | phone [+61 3] 9909 9300| fax [+61 3] 9592 3439<br><a href="mailto:Ken.McAlpine@stleonards.vic.edu.au">Ken.McAlpine@stleonards.vic.edu.au</a> | <a href="http://www.stleonards.vic.edu.au">www.stleonards.vic.edu.au</a>________________________________________<br>From: <a href="mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au">destech-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [<a href="mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au">destech-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] on behalf of Maryann AUGUSTINUS [<a href="mailto:maugustinus@unihigh.vic.edu.au">maugustinus@unihigh.vic.edu.au</a>]<br>Sent: 30 November 2015 09:19<br>To: <a href="mailto:destech@edulists.com.au">destech@edulists.com.au</a><br>Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] destech Digest, Vol 129, Issue 11<br><br>Hi everyone.<br>Rang Marsh the departments OHS reps and was told there are no prerequisites to teaching technology anymore. It is up to the principal who they employ. Anyone can do the 4 day course and use/teach plant in a state high school if the principal is happy with them doing so. This is not what is on the institute of teaching website or the departments own web site.<br>Still confused.<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><a href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<br>Design and Technology Mailing List kindly supported by<br><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/designtech/destechindex.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/designtech/destechindex.html</a> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<br>DATTA Vic - Design and Technology Teachers' Association of Victoria<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>