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Copyright for Staff: Copyright Basics

This guide provides College staff with information how to on comply with copyright requirements when developing their teaching and learning materials, whether it is in print or online.

Copyright – Doing it Right

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:

  • copyright infringement and how to avoid it
  • copyright clearance made easy, including free templates
  • using online videos and music
  • free resources
  • safely relying on statutory licences
  • correct attributions.

DTWD Copyright Contact

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

Image: OpenClipart-Vectors at Pixabay

Copyright Advisor for WA TAFE

An easy-to-use copyright tool adapted for Western Australian TAFE staff to help make sense of copyright. 

Using Stock Images at WA TAFE Colleges

Copyright Friendly Images including Creative Commons

Smartcopying links

Smartcopying

Produced by the National Copyright Unit, Smartcopying is the official guide to copyright issues for Australian schools and TAFE. Some useful links include:

Disability access exceptions for education

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.

Image: Camilo Garcia at Pixabay.

Safe harbour information for WA TAFE

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.
Image: Gordon Johnson at Pixabay.