❓ Mr. Woodhams questions the delay in Chanel De Klerk receiving a registration number from the Department of Education and Training, despite her existing WA College of Teaching number. Mr. McGowan responds by highlighting the shortage is in secondary maths and English, not early childhood, De Klerk's area.
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OVERSEAS-TRAINED TEACHERS - CHANEL DE KLERK
I have a supplementary question. Given that Chanel De Klerk has Western Australian College of Teaching number 33062680 and given the amount of time the department has had her application, what is the delay in her receiving a registration number from the Department of Education and Training? Mr M. McGOWAN
I have a supplementary question. Given that Chanel De Klerk has Western Australian College of Teaching number 33062680 and given the amount of time the department has had her application, what is the delay in her receiving a registration number from the Department of Education and Training? Mr M. McGOWAN
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I think I just answered the broad thrust of the member’s supplementary question. Ms De Klerk lodged her application on 4 February, which was last month. The second point the member must bear in mind is the shortage of some 60 teachers around the state, predominantly in secondary school maths and English. Early childhood teaching is not an area in which there is a shortage. The member says that there is a shortage that Ms De Klerk could fill, but I cannot send an early childhood teacher out to teach maths to year 12 students. Many people say there are teachers out there in the community waiting for jobs, but early childhood teachers cannot teach algebra to year 12 students.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I think I just answered the broad thrust of the member’s supplementary question. Ms De Klerk lodged her application on 4 February, which was last month. The second point the member must bear in mind is the shortage of some 60 teachers around the state, predominantly in secondary school maths and English. Early childhood teaching is not an area in which there is a shortage. The member says that there is a shortage that Ms De Klerk could fill, but I cannot send an early childhood teacher out to teach maths to year 12 students. Many people say there are teachers out there in the community waiting for jobs, but early childhood teachers cannot teach algebra to year 12 students.
I think I just answered the broad thrust of the member’s supplementary question. Ms De Klerk lodged her application on 4 February, which was last month. The second point the member must bear in mind is the shortage of some 60 teachers around the state, predominantly in secondary school maths and English. Early childhood teaching is not an area in which there is a shortage. The member says that there is a shortage that Ms De Klerk could fill, but I cannot send an early childhood teacher out to teach maths to year 12 students. Many people say there are teachers out there in the community waiting for jobs, but early childhood teachers cannot teach algebra to year 12 students.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I think I just answered the broad thrust of the member’s supplementary question. Ms De Klerk lodged her application on 4 February, which was last month. The second point the member must bear in mind is the shortage of some 60 teachers around the state, predominantly in secondary school maths and English. Early childhood teaching is not an area in which there is a shortage. The member says that there is a shortage that Ms De Klerk could fill, but I cannot send an early childhood teacher out to teach maths to year 12 students. Many people say there are teachers out there in the community waiting for jobs, but early childhood teachers cannot teach algebra to year 12 students.
I think I just answered the broad thrust of the member’s supplementary question. Ms De Klerk lodged her application on 4 February, which was last month. The second point the member must bear in mind is the shortage of some 60 teachers around the state, predominantly in secondary school maths and English. Early childhood teaching is not an area in which there is a shortage. The member says that there is a shortage that Ms De Klerk could fill, but I cannot send an early childhood teacher out to teach maths to year 12 students. Many people say there are teachers out there in the community waiting for jobs, but early childhood teachers cannot teach algebra to year 12 students.
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