[Systems Engineering Teachers' Mailing List] For technology teachers in Victorian Government Schools: Safety course

[Tran, Lorraine I]

Dear colleagues

 

An article Playing it safe with technology is published on the back page
of the latest issue of Education Times (December 6, 2007). I highly
recommend that you read this article. The link to Education Times is:

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/edtimes/onlineeditions.htm 

 

The article in the Professional Learning section of the Education Times
includes teacher reflections on the pilot of the Safe Use of Machinery
for Technology Teaching course. The pilot course is being conducted at
Ballarat Secondary College and Wheelers Hill Secondary College. Max
Andrews from Holmesglen Safety, a department of Holmesglen Institute of
TAFE has developed the teaching materials.

 

The aim of the course is to reduce injury risk to students and teachers.
It provides teachers with practical training in the safe use and
maintenance of machinery, but also includes some OH&S theory.

 

The pilot course will be evaluated and then it is intended to roll out
the course (and associated test) to all schools. It will not be mandated
that all (wood/metal/plastics) technology teachers take the course,
however testing in the safe use of machinery will be. 

 

The Safety in Technology Panel Report is available at
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/hrweb/ohs/accp/plantm.htm

 

For queries/further information, please contact the Department's (DEECD)
Employee Health Unit at employeehealth at edumail.vic.gov.au

 

Regards, Lorraine.

 

 

Lorraine Tran

Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

41 St Andrews Place

East Melbourne 3002

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

 

Email: tran.lorraine.i at edumail.vic.gov.au

Telephone: (03) 9651 4407

Mobile:       041 933 1630

 

The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment for prep to Year 12. The
VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the Minister for
Education and Training and serves government and non-government schools.


 


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