Civil Technology

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Civil Technology

• A NEW Subject - currently under construction
• Falls in the category of General Vocational Educ.
• Founded on concepts common to existing subjects
  ie Woodwork, Woodworking, Bricklaying
  Plastering, Plumbing Sheet-metalwork, Building
  Construction and Technika Civil

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Nature

• Broad based subject - no specialisation
• Theoretical Practical contexts covered eg
• construction processes, safety, forces,
  CAD, tools equipment, materials, systems etc.
• Dont expect to see large sections of old
  subject - all drawing components removed
• Dont phase out old subject

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Engineering Graphics Design

• Subject under review and renewal
• Four LOs as in Technology Civil, Electrical
  Mechanical
• Context for teaching learning
• Civil, Mechanical Electrical
• Computer Aided Design
• application of principles of structural design

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Draft Curriculum Statements

• Field testing of new Engineering Technology
  subjects
• First draft is on the WCEDs web-site
• http// curriculum.wcape.school. za
• - Browse
• Engineering Civil, Mechanical
  Elect.rical

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INSET needs for Engineering




Technology Subjects

• Civil Technology
• Electrical Technology
• Mechanical Technology
• Engineering Graphics Design

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Why INSET ?

• Significant curriculum change
• Must be ready for 2006 - Grade 10
• Confident teacher to deliver the new curriculum

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Establish readiness

• AUDIT
• Infrastructure
• physical resources eg
  classrooms, equipment
• Human Resources
• WCED officials
• qualified teachers
• under-qualified teacher
• artisan teacher

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Teacher preparation

• Subject orientation - WCED officials
• Subject content - Tertiary institutions

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Proposals

• Short up-skilling modules ( a few weeks )
• ( short term solution )
• short courses ( eg CAD, computer lit ...)
• Pre-SET (solution for long term )

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Role of tertiaries NGOs

• INSET - Design fit for purpose modules
  ( credit bearing )
• Computer Aided Design course
• ( Knowledge Base - AllyCAD software )
• - software in schools
• - training ( accessing WSP funds )
• Lynux operating system - open source software
• QCAD free software

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Benefit confident and competent teacher

• Advanced Certificate in Education ( ACE )
• 320 credits
• Teacher qualification
• Accumulated modules ( credit bearing )
• ADDTITION
  
• Education module
• Research module

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Benefit artisan teacher - Qualified Teacher
Status

• National Professional Diploma in Education
• ( NPDE ) 120 credits
• Credits for accumulated modules
• RPL as a teacher
• ADD
• Required modules

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WAY FORWARD

• Visit the WCEDs web-site
• http// curriculum.wcape.school. za
• - Browse
• Engineering Civil, Mechanical
  Elect.rical
• information
  CAs or SCPs
• Field testing of new Engineering Technology
  subjects

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• Many Thanks
• Walter J Mercuur
• ( Senior Curriculum Planner - Engineering Civil )