Please information for DfE Employees:
Course Details:
- Title: Safe Use of Machinery for Technology Teaching (22623VIC)
- Duration: 4 Days
- Provider: TAFE SA
- Location: TAFE SA, Tonsley and Regency Park
- Target Audience: Secondary School technology teachers and workshop supervisors working in design and technology workshops
- Prereading Material: Participants will be provided with access to the prereading material through the TAFE SA Learning Management System prior to the course commencement
The key learning objectives are:
- apply principles and legal requirements of WHS to the technology teaching environment
- safely operate a range of machinery (woodwork and metalwork)
- identify, assess and control hazards when working with machinery in a classroom setting
- undertake basic and/or preventative machinery maintenance
- transfer safe operating principles to a range of machines
- select and use appropriate personal protective equipment
The course is confined to the safe use of machinery for technology teaching and is not intended to provide teachers with vocational competencies to operate machinery in a non-school environment.
Participants can register into a course through Plink (click link) Please note that department has an agreement with TAFE SA to deliver the course to department employees only.
Catholic and independent schools would need to enquire with TAFE SA directly about attending the course.
Kind Regards
Karen McElroy
Project Officer (training) – SafetyWorkforce Relations and Safety Directorate