The Queensland Department of Education is now accepting applications for
a new pilot called Trade to Teach – where tradespeople are supported to become
Industrial Technology and Design (ITD) teachers.
Queensland needs teachers who can teach Engineering Skills, Furnishing,
Building and Construction, Industrial Graphics and Industrial Technology
Skills.
The Trade to Teach Internship Program supports tradespeople to study an
undergraduate teaching degree at a partner university Central
Queensland University (CQU) or University
of Southern Queensland (Uni SQ), with a scholarship, a paid
internship, an ITD mentor and a guaranteed permanent teaching role upon
graduation in a Queensland secondary state school.
Applications open on 12 September and close on 9 October. Visit www.qld.gov.au/tradetoteach to apply.
For more information on the Trade to Teach Internship Program pilot please
contact TradetoTeach@qed.qld.gov.au