Other News2008 TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMScholarships are open to Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders, who will be completing their Higher School Certificate in 2005, including departmental employees and community members who may wish to train as teachers. Under the program, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students who undertake a teacher education program to train as a primary teacher or a teacher in secondary teaching area are eligible to apply for a scholarship. For students selected for a scholarship, the Department will:- - Meet the annual cost of HECS fees for units successfully completed towards a teacher education qualification during the period of the scholarship. - Provide a training allowance of $1,500 for each year of the scholarship to assist witht he cost of incidentals, textbooks and student administration fees; and - Provide permanent employment as a teacher in a NSW public school in an agreed location on successful completion of studies. Packages of material to support the promotion have been forwarded to secondary and central schools for the attention of the career's adviser. The information and application package can be downloaded from website at www.teach.nsw.edu.au. or by phoning the scholarship information line on 1300 301 435. The closing date for applications is 12 October 2007. Aboriginal Studies: Making the Connections The AEC is proud to be a sponsor of the 12th national Aboriginal Studies Association conference, Aboriginal Studies: Making the Connections, to be held at Bankstown Sports Club November 1-2 2006. The conference is hosted by the SELF Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Western Sydney, and is co-sponsored by the NSW AECG. Aboriginal Studies: Making the Connections is for everyone interested or involved in Aboriginal Studies in all education – from pre-school to PhD. For further information go to www.asa.edu.au or contact Trevor Cook. |