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Summary: Duty of Care – VET for School Students (VSS) Attending TAFEWA Colleges
Description
This policy addresses how schools, teaching staff and TAFEWA colleges and staff discharge their duty of care to students. ’Duty of Care’ is a legal concept that has its origins in common law. TAFEWA colleges and schools owe a duty of care to school-based students participating in VSS programs, that is, a duty to take reasonable care for their health and safety. 11.11.09 version 1.1 published with addition of procedural information regarding Working With Children Checks policy.
- Application:
- Mandatory
- Effective Date:
- 18 January 2007
- Owner:
- Vet And Career Development/Vet Teaching And Learning
- Document Type
- Policy
- Theme/s:
- Apprentices and Trainees , Awards and Agreements , Corporate Management , Health and Safety , Legal / Accountability , Legislation Acts Regulations , Parent and Community Relations , Quality Assurance , Students , Vocational Education and Training
- Audience/s:
- Educators Parents & Guardians Students Tafe Staff
Related Items
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School Education Act 1999
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School Education Regulations 2000
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Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004
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Vocational Education and Training Act 1996
- Behaviour Management in Schools
- Child Protection
- Duty of Care for Students
- Excursions: Off School Site Activities
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Outdoor Education and Recreation Activities
- Risk Management Within the Education and Training Portfolio: Policy, Procedures and Guidelines
- Sexual Harassment Resolution for Employees and Students
- Staff Conduct
- Vocational Education and Training for School Students
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