❓ The WA government provides data on the number of qualified teacher librarians employed in public schools, revealing a relatively low number with formally recorded library qualifications. The response also highlights limitations in data collection regarding teacher qualifications.
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(1) How many qualified teacher librarians are currently employed in public primary and secondary schools in Western Australia? (2) For those teacher librarians referred to in (1), will the Minister provide a breakdown by qualification?
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Answered
10 May 2022
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
2 days
(1) At 14 April 2022, there were 42 teachers employed under the position of Teacher Library Services. Of these, 9 have listed a specialist library qualification in the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS). The remaining 33 were confirmed as holding a recognised teaching qualification, but had not identified whether they had a library major.
(2)Detailed qualification information, in addition to that required for validation when teachers are employed, is entered on a voluntary basis through employee self-service. There may be more of the Library Services teachers identified who have a specialist library qualification that is not listed in HRMIS.
Qualification information for the teachers who listed a specific library teaching qualification in HRMIS is as follows:
Qualification
Major
No of Staff
Graduate Diploma
Teacher Librarian
3
Graduate Diploma
Information Services
2
Bachelor
Library Studies
2
Bachelor
Arts (Education)
Library
1
Diploma
Teaching
Library
1
(2)Detailed qualification information, in addition to that required for validation when teachers are employed, is entered on a voluntary basis through employee self-service. There may be more of the Library Services teachers identified who have a specialist library qualification that is not listed in HRMIS.
Qualification information for the teachers who listed a specific library teaching qualification in HRMIS is as follows:
Qualification
Major
No of Staff
Graduate Diploma
Teacher Librarian
3
Graduate Diploma
Information Services
2
Bachelor
Library Studies
2
Bachelor
Arts (Education)
Library
1
Diploma
Teaching
Library
1
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