Membership gives you access to workshops and seminars which can count towards the required Professional learning requirements.
Teachers and student teachers can become members of MEIST.
Membership fees are $210.00 for the calendar year.
Members are entitled to participate in, and will be invited to, all of the Professional Learning seminars that take place throughout the year at no extra cost. Cost of session attendance is $30.00 per session for non members, and MEIST plan to run a minimum of eight seminars per year. Membership fees are tax deductible but we suggest discussing this firstly with your accountant.
Membership with MEIST offers many benefits
- Take advantage of local Professional Learning opportunities.
- Being able to form networks with peers in the teaching field from around the state and via different school systems.
- Take advantage of networking opportunities while learning about exciting new techniques and trends by communicating and collaborating with fellow members in your field of interest.
- Receive exposure to alternative teaching practices.
- Gaining access to additional resources from experienced Secondary School educators or from Tertiary institutions.
- Having an opportunity to develop as an educator in accordance with the AITSL standards.
- Being provided with an opportunity to meet the needs of the new Teacher Registration requirements.
- Having the opportunity to be connected to other educators in your field to further develop one’s personal pedagogy through personal mentoring.
- Access to workshops dealing with the development of teaching resources and ideas.
- Attendees to seminars for Assistance with Employment seminars receive a 10% discount to attend the workshops.
This membership fee does not include participation in the Assistance with Employment Seminars. Members are entitled to a 10% discount for these seminars.
To participate, click on Upcoming Events and complete the Opt-in registration form.