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MICROCREDENTIAL

STEM Teacher Acceleration - HSC Engineering Studies

$ 795.00

START DATE

28 April

MODE

Online

DURATION

8 wks

COMMITMENT

Avg 5 hrs/wk

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Meet the expert

James Newall

James Newall
Lead Teacher, UTS Wanago

UTS Wanago Lead Teacher, James Newall has over 15 years teaching experience and is certified with ISTAA Experienced Teacher accreditation and NESA proficient teacher status. He has commercial experience as a design and development manager, having produced and patented products for commercial manufacturing, winning several design awards.

Currently, James teaches NESA Stage 6 Engineering Studies syllabus to classes of Year 11 and 12 high school students enrolled in the Wanago program.

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STEM qualified teachers are in high demand in schools across the nation. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills needed for proficiency in teaching HSC Engineering Studies. Enhance your school’s portfolio of Stage 6 STEM subjects and level up your employability.

About this microcredential

This microcredential is designed to enhance teaching skills specifically for HSC Engineering Studies syllabus, with a focus on addressing challenging learning outcomes and effectively applying theoretical knowledge. Upon successful completion of the microcredential, you should be able to create and refine lesson planning strategies to present them confidently to your students.

Key benefits of this microcredential

This microcredential is designed to:

  • Equip you with the knowledge and skills to deliver HSC Engineering Studies
  • Develop a series of well-structured and sequenced teaching and learning activities.
  • Count towards your NESA accredited professional hours.
  • Give you a competitive career advantage for today’s high demand market for STEM teachers.

This microcredential is in approval stage for alignment with the 2-credit point subject, STEM Teacher Acceleration - HSC Engineering Studies (subject number tbc). 

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A digital badge and certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the relevant assessment requirements and attainment of learning outcomes of the microcredential.  

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NSW Department of Education requirements for teachers seeking approval to teach Engineering Studies

Approved secondary teachers requesting additional approval to teach Engineering Studies are required to complete a minor (4 content subjects at degree level with 2 of these at second year above) in engineering drawn from areas such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronic engineering or relevant discipline including studies of the application of engineering principles and methods, management and problem-solving in engineering contexts, responsibilities of engineers in society and design thinking and problem-based thinking as used in the engineering profession.

Additionally, teachers must also complete TAS method and curriculum studies, including a relevant in-school based experience (or be exempted based on current teaching experience).

Alternatively, experienced teachers who have verified skills and experience in TAS not covered in their initial teacher training may be eligible for additional accreditation based on teaching experience. A minimum of two years full-time relevant experience or equivalent part-time experience in NSW public schools is necessary within the last five years. Experience in teaching the additional subject to Year 11 and Year 12 senior classes is required. The teacher is to have taught a load sufficient for the principal to attest to classification as a teacher of the subject.

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Who should do this microcredential?

This microcredential is suitable for educators looking to enhance or consolidate their skills to confidently deliver the NESA Stage 6 Engineering Studies course. Designed for educators looking to upskill and retrain as Engineering Studies teachers or teachers new to teaching Engineering Studies

This includes, but is not limited to, the following roles:

Price

Full price: $1,286 (GST free)*

Special price: $795 (GST free)*

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions. 

COVID-19 response 

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Additional course information

Course outline

This course is structured into 8 modules. Each module includes self-paced pre-session and post-session activities for participants to complete, supported by weekly live online sessions.

Module 1 – Introduction & Truss Analysis
Develop analytical mathematical problem-solving knowledge and skills for effective truss analysis.

Module 2 – Shear Force, Bending Moments & Concrete
Develop analytical mathematical problem-solving knowledge and skills for shear force, bending moments and relationship of material properties of concrete.

Module 3 – Friction, Work Power Energy

Develop analytical mathematical problem-solving knowledge and skills for friction and work, power, energy.

Module 4 – Aluminium Alloys & Corrosion

Develop material science knowledge and skills within the Aeronautical Engineering module.

Module 5 – Aerospace Calculations & Sectioning

Develop analytical mathematical problem-solving knowledge and skills for aerospace calculations. Develop graphical problem-solving skills for sectioning.

Module 6 – Telecommunications Technology

Develop knowledge of technological change in telecommunications.

Module 7 – Telecommunications Materials & Assembly Drawings

Develop material science knowledge and skills within telecommunications and graphical methods for solving complex assembly drawings.

Module 8 – Transition Pieces

Develop graphical problem-solving skills for transition pieces.

Course delivery

This course will include a combination of self-paced learning and live webinar sessions. Participants will complete four hours of self-guided work per week, with two hours allocated to the live sessions, where there will be opportunities for participants to collaborate in ‘breakout’ rooms to develop topic knowledge and skills.

Participants will be working with a dedicated course facilitator who will support  learning and engagement online. Teaching resources have been designed by a lead academic and a team of experts from the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT.

Course learning objectives

This course is designed to provide you with the skills to develop the following:

  • Engineering teaching pedagogy
  • Assessment of student learning
  • Lesson plans and teaching resources
  • Improved subject knowledge to deliver the HSC Engineering Studies course.  

Assessment

In order to successfully complete  this course, participants must complete all activities and achieve a 50 per cent pass rate on assessments. The final grade will be based on the following assessment tasks:

  1. Learning journal - continuous assessment of a learning journal (weighting – 20%)
  2. Lesson plan and resource - a one hour lesson plan for a topic within the preliminary engineering studies syllabus and a resource for teacher or student (weighting – 80%). 

Requirements

Mandatory

  • You will need to submit the following within the Canvas course before you can proceed: 
    • eTAMS record of accreditation
    • NESA teaching number
  • To complete this online course, you will need a personal computer with adequate internet access and sufficient software and bandwidth to support web conferencing. You will also require an operating system with a web browser compatible with Canvas.

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Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au

For any questions about course content, delivery or progression, please email wanago@uts.edu.au

Book a session

Mon 28 Apr 2025-
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Expert: James Newall
  • Online via Zoom. Click on the underlined sessions and hours total link below to reveal specific session details.
  • Online
  • 8 sessions, 16 hours total

Enrolments close Monday 28 April 2025 12pm AEST, or when all places have been filled, whichever occurs first.

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Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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