BCATS news from Waihanga Ara Rau
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What's coming up
Waihanga Ara Rau is the standard setting body for Electrical and Infrastructure standards as well as BCATS, and we are looking to revamp the way we moderate these standards in schools. In Term 2 we will be running three pilot clusters focusing on Unit Standards 18239, 18242, 18243. Keep an eye out for your invitation soon.
If you teach Electrical and Infrastructure Standards in your school, we would love to hear any comments, queries, or suggestions from you.
Saw stools in the wild
Saw stools offer heaps of great learning which makes them an excellent Level 1 or 2 BCATS project. They're such a classic project that workshops sometimes overflow with them. If you’re looking for another way to use a saw stool, try propping your gate closed with it.
Alternatively, they're perfect for painting trestles!
Some useful links
We've developed a webinar covering Assurance and Moderation for Principals' Nominees (PNs). The webinar focuses on how PNs can best support their Technology Teachers in their engagement with Waihanga Ara Rau as a standard-setting body. It focuses on preparation and participation in moderation cluster workshops so that Technology Teachers get the most out of these events. We'll send a link to the PNs webinar to all PNs whose school has an upcoming cluster. Watch a preview below.
Skills Standards
In case you missed it, the TENZ cheat sheet from November 2023 has a link to another webinar we held that explains what the BCATS Skills Standards will look like.
Alternative entry into secondary teaching
Technology Teachers are still in high demand. Universities of Canterbury and Waikato provide alternative pathways into secondary teaching, recognising experience in the trades.
Real stories of wāhine on the tools
To close off Term One, here’s a reminder about TradeCareers® real stories of wāhine on the tools.
They are short, accessible videos for all young people considering a job in the trades.
From welders to big rig drivers, builders to engineers, from breakfast to knock-off, each episode follows these Māori and Pacific wāhine to see how they navigate their jobs and celebrate their aspirations for the future.
You can find more excellent resources and tools to help make the trades more accessible for women on TradeCareers®.
Get in touch
As always, the Waihanga Ara Rau Assurance Team are here to help with any queries at moderation@waihangaararau.nz. Let us know if there’s anything in particular you would like included in upcoming issues of Te Pae Tawhiti.
Ngā mihi nui
