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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks Jill , That’s my take on it as well, but as we are aware some schools do not see it that way, when it comes to staffing, causing
the concern.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jill Livett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 30 November 2015 11:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List <destech@edulists.com.au><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Design and Technology] destech Digest, Vol 129, Issue 11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This whole issue of ensuring that we have qualified and safe teachers in the Technology classrooms is a concern.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My reading of the situation is that:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<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. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this is clear<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jill<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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>
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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>
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