Western Australia

Agricultural Educators Association of Western Australia
ABN 6500 966 1700
ag.educators.wa@gmail.com

President:  Leanne Sjollema
Vice-president: Paul Jasper
Secretary:  Janette Wells
Treasurer: Nicholas Harger
General Committee members: Marinda Kerferd, Matt Purser, Tim Grubba

The Agricultural Educators Association of WA helps support educators of Agriculture in schools in Western Australia.
This includes:

• Teachers delivering ATAR and General Agriculture courses (Animal Production Systems and Plant Production Systems)
• Trainers delivering qualifications from training packages
• Teachers delivering year 7-10 Agriculture through Technologies curriculum

The association is also keen to expand its member base to include primary teachers using an agriculture context in science, technologies or other learning areas.

Member benefits include:

• Authorisation to use semester examinations developed by AEAWA for Year 12 students of APS and PPS
• Access to a AEAWA teacher mentor for beginning teachers
• Access to relevant resources to assist in agricultural education
• Invitation to attend agriculture-related short tours during school holiday periods
• Invitation to attend sundowner social function at the annual WACOA conference, with complimentary refreshment on arrival
• Automatic National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) membership, and invitation to attend their biennial conference
• The opportunity to attend relevant professional development events identified by the AEAWA executive at a subsidised, or fully-funded rate (note: agriculture teachers or trainers only)

The association’s AGM is held in December each year at the annual WA College of Agriculture conference

Annual AEAWA membership includes automatic National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) membership, and is payable by 31st March each year.

​The association has been reactivated following a period of suspension. We are keen to hear from current and potential members about how to improve our support to members!