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TAFE NSW Teacher/Consultants

21st Century Learning

TAFE NSW

•TAFE NSW offers 130 campuses all over NSW.

•The Open Training and Education Network (OTEN) is the specialist distance and open learning organisation of TAFE NSW, and offers flexible and distance learning for people regardless of where they live.

COUNTRY INSTITUTES

METROPOLITAN INSTITUTES

TAFE NSW – SWSIT

• South Western Sydney Institute

consists of 9 colleges:

* Bankstown College;

* Campbelltown College;

* Granville College

* Lidcombe College

* Liverpool College

* Macquarie Fields College

* Miller College

* Padstow College

* Wetherill Park College

TEACHER/CONSULTANTS

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Teacher/Consultant for

Deaf & Hearing Impaired Students

Teacher/Consultant for

Deaf & Hearing Impaired Students

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Students with Intellectual and

Learning Disabilities

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Students with Intellectual and

Learning Disabilities

Teacher/Consultant for

Students with Physical Disabilities

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Students with Physical Disabilities

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Students with Vision Impairments

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Students with Vision Impairments

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Students with Psychiatric Disabilities

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Students with Psychiatric Disabilities

TEACHER/CONSULTANTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess the educational/support needs of the students

• Counsel and Advise• Coordinate the design of the

support• Liaise with Comm.Orgs, employers

& Govt Agencies• Plan and Monitor

Courses at TAFE NSW

• The TAFE NSW website is www.tafensw.edu.au

• There are many, many courses to choose from

• Application for high demand courses often close early

VET Courses

• VET courses are:– available to students in Year 11

and 12 – taught by teachers at school or

TAFE – provide a head start in a career – may provide work placement – provide pathways to further study

Enrolment – Course is Known

• Direct Enrolment (if no support necessary or disability is not disclosed)

• Determine if enrolment is by:– Application (sometimes a points

system is used here)– Information session– Attending enrolment

Enrolment – Course is Unknown

• Discuss with the Teacher Consultant:– Options– Vocational goals– Support Requirements– Links with employment

services

TAFE NSW FEES FOR 2009

Course Annual fee ($)Fee for enrolments of one semester or less

($)

Statements and short courses 248 214

Certificate I and II 428 214

Certificate III 670 335

Certificate IV 912 456

Diploma 1214 607

Advanced Diploma 1456 728

Fees and Exemptions

• Some courses are “Fee Free”

• Most have an Administration Fee

• Students under the T/C are entitled to one fee exemption per year.

OTHER COSTS INCURRED

• Apart from the TAFE NSW fee, you may also need to pay:– course-related charges – Student Association membership – An OTEN Student Materials and

Handling Charge– temporary visa holders tuition fees – fees for commercial courses – licence fees – Commercial Recognition fees – car parking (semester or annual fee). – Personal Protective Clothing– Materials charges

Discrete Disability Courses

• Computer Courses• Hospitality• Retail Courses• Carpentry and Joinery• Fork Lift Courses

• Horticulture

• Vehicle Detailing

• Vehicle Painting

• Computer Applications for the Office

Support Available to Identified Students

with Disabilities• Tutorial Support with class teacher or

specialist teacher• Sign Language Interpreter• Note Taker• Educational Assistant• Exam Modification• Time allocations for exams• Breaks during exams• Separate room for exams• Negotiation with Subject Teachers• Furniture• Equipment

Networks

• NSW DET• Catholic Ed• Independent Schools• Community Disability Agencies• Specialist Job Agencies• TAFE Counsellors• TAFE Vocational Areas• Hospitals & Rehab Providers• Centrelink• Insurance Companies• Apprenticeship Centres• Employers

How We Network

• Models of Practice • Referrals• Interviews• Data Collection• Liaise• Share Information• Advocate