NTCET Capability Statement The NTCET is underpinned by seven capabilities, which enable students to apply: knowledge, skills and understandings to be successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens. The following are some examples of ways in which students demonstrate the development of capabilities. Organising Elements Some examples LITERACY text, visual, word and grammar knowledge comprehending texts composing texts literacy and learning social and workplace communication social practices power of language understanding: context, audience, purpose, representation, language, media languages, first language journalism visual literacy presentation debate NUMERACY estimating and calculating with whole numbers recognising and using patterns and relationships using fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and rates using spatial reasoning interpreting statistical information using measurement. numeracy and learning understanding and using: numerical data, budgets workplace skills financial literacy data analysis proportional reasoning predictive skills scale modelling critical numeracy spatial awareness relationships, comparisons, similarities INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY investigating with ICT communicating with ICT creating with ICT managing and operating ICT applying social and ethical protocols and practice when using ICT. local, national, international communication multimodal literacies social media responsibility ethical protocols graphical representation access to: news, information, data technology in work places CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING inquiring, identifying, exploring and organising information and ideas generating ideas, possibilities and actions reflecting on thinking, actions and processes analysing, synthesising, and evaluating information. thought and reasoning inquiry ideation knowledge and understanding learning and metacognition application of skills accessing, organising, using information problem-solving imagination creativity enterprise
resourcefulness entrepreneurship research literacy Organising Elements Possible contextual applications PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CAPABILITY self-awareness self-management social awareness social management. personal identity personal goals resilience, self-esteem, self-efficacy, well-being interaction work, employment, vocation, occupation managing relationships participation in the workplace volunteerism decision-making contribution to teams and groups family community social life shared rights and obligations ETHICAL UNDERSTANDING understanding ethical concepts and issues reasoning in personal decision-making and actions exploring values, rights and responsibilities. social issues ethics perspectives beliefs integrity right and wrong freedom truth principles social values dilemma fairness social justice government politics INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING recognising culture and developing respect interacting and empathising with others reflecting on intercultural experiences and taking responsibility. civil society globalisation international integration community local, national, global citizenship openness, respect, responsibility ideology meaning-making diaspora public, private multiple identities, group and national identities culture, language, diversity