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VET delivery involves the demonstration of specified skills and knowledge and may include vocational placement:
From Monday, 25 May 2020, if you are enrolled as an individual student in a TasTAFE course, you will undertake your training as per the rest of the students in your group. This means that your learning will continue in the online environment, and where it is relevant, you will be invited on to a TasTAFE campus or training facility to attend a small group session for practical learning activities only.
Students must complete and sign a Campus Access Agreement form the first time they come on to a TasTAFE campus or training facility. By signing this form, you are declaring that you are well and will abide by social distancing requirements, practise good hygiene and be only in places that have been properly cleaned.
For the latest information about TasTAFE campuses and training facilities, visit www.tastafe.tas.edu.au/coronavirus.
From Monday, 25 May 2020, TasTAFE teachers will start to resume delivery on school, college and Trade Training Centre sites according to COVID-19 guidelines for schools.
For the latest information about TasTAFE campuses and training facilities, visit www.tastafe.tas.edu.au/coronavirus.
The Australian Industry Skills Committee has issued advice on how schools can safely deliver first aid courses. This advice should be considered prior to the delivery of first aid courses in schools.
Practical elements of subjects can proceed at the school’s discretion, provided safety protocols around hygiene, physical distancing and cleaning are being followed. For more information, visit the Tasmanian Government Coronavirus website here or consult your sector head for school-specific advice. For DoE schools, specific advice about subjects with practical elements can be found in the Term 2 Operating Guidelines here. See also recommendations from the cross-sector VET Risk Analysis conducted in May on how schools can offer flexibility while still ensuring high quality training is provided.
Vocational placements can go ahead where they are essential to the delivery and assessment of the course and if students, parents/guardians and workplaces are comfortable with arrangements. Workplaces must have strict COVID-19 safety plans in place and be observing public health advice and restrictions. These plans must be incorporated into the RTO’s and school’s risk management planning.
Practical elements of subjects can proceed at the school’s discretion, provided safety protocols around hygiene, physical distancing and cleaning are being followed. For more information, visit the Tasmanian Government Coronavirus website here or consult your sector head for school-specific advice. For DoE schools, specific advice about subjects with practical elements can be found in the Term 2 Operating Guidelines here.
Where a practical demonstration is not possible, there may be creative ways of conducting assessments using online learning platforms and/or video evidence.
Vocational placements can go ahead where they are essential to the delivery and assessment of the course and if students, parents/guardians and workplaces are comfortable with arrangements. Workplaces must have strict COVID-19 safety plans in place and be observing public health advice and restrictions. These plans must be incorporated into the RTO’s and school’s risk management planning.
Professional learning communities for the various industry areas have been operating since March and have been well-attended by teachers. These will continue to be used to update teachers and schools and to share resources.
Do you still have a question? Email our team who will post the response on this FAQ’s page years9to12learning@education.tas.gov.au