Check out the TAFE Resource Developers Guide from Smartcopying. Deigned to assist TAFE resource developers when creating teaching and learning materials for use by TAFE teachers and students.
Contact
For Department of Training and Workforce Development copyright/IP support and workshops, contact:
Naomi Stallard
Program Officer – Intellectual Property and Copyright
Training Sector Services
Department of Training and Workforce Development
T: 08 6212 9789 | E: sectorcapability.ip@dtwd.wa.gov.au
W: dtwd.wa.gov.au
Mon-Thurs
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Disability access exceptions
There are now two disability copying exceptions available to assist people with a disability. To find out more, see 'Disability Access Exceptions' from Smartcopying.edu.au.
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Safe Harbour Scheme
WA TAFE colleges are now part of the Safe Harbour Scheme under the Copyright Act 1968. The National Copyright Unit has provided more information in the link below.
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An easy-to-use copyright tool adapted for Western Australian TAFE staff to help make sense of copyright.
Smartcopying
Produced by the National Copyright Unit, Smartcopying is the official guide to copyright issues for Australian schools and TAFE. Some useful links include:
Department IP information
The Department of Training and Workforce Development provides a series of copyright and IP guides for the TAFE sector on their website here:
Other links
Term 4 Department copyright webinars
Copyright, attributions & referencing
TAFE staff only. Thurs 17 Oct, 12-1pm
Copyright for resource development
TAFE staff only. Wed 23 Oct, 12-1pm
Finding and using free materials for training
All WA RTOs. Tues 5 Nov, 12-1pm
Learn about copyright at your own pace. This online learning module is easy to use and specially tailored to help VET practitioners interpret the copyright rules when developing learning resources.
Topics include:
We thank LRSN at DTWD for allowing their content on this page to be used in this guide
