applicable to a relevant personal, social, educational and/or community goal; understanding of cultural values and cultural awareness; organisational skills; leadership skills and decision-making skills for group or team work. applicable to a relevant personal, social, educational and/or community goals of a technical or specialist nature; project management and coordination skills; evaluative and problem-solving skills; introduction to skills for planning, organising and working in teams. Assessment Learning outcomes from both units are assessed on multiple occasions throughout the year in a range of activities and projects. Successful completion of all learning outcomes = Unit Competent “It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently.” Anthony Robbins WORK RELATED SKILLS The purpose of Work Related Skills is to enable the development of skills, knowledge and attributes related to one or more vocational contexts in preparation for progression to further learning or employment. Intermediate Unit 1 In this unit you will develop employability skills, knowledge and attitudes that are valued within the community and the work environment in preparation for your into employment. Employability skills are those that reflect personal attitudes valued by employers. These include motivation, adaptability, enthusiasm, relationship management and work ethics. You will undertake a course in occupational health and safety, a prerequisite for work placement. Intermediate Unit 2 This unit provides a focus for more complex development of work related and pre-vocational skills in a context appropriate to the task through: integrating more complex learning about work related skills with prior knowledge and experiences; enhancing the development of employability skills at a more complex level in relevant work-related contexts; developing more complex critical thinking skills that can be applied to work related problem solving situations. Senior Unit 1 The purpose of this unit is to provide a focus for more complex development of appropriate skills and knowledge in order to provide the necessary OH&S preparation for the workplace. Senior Unit 2 This unit provides a focus for the development of work related and vocational skills in a workplace context or appropriate simulation. The overall aims of the unit include: integrating learning of increasing complexity of work related skills with prior knowledge and experiences about work; further enhancing the development of employability skills through increasingly complex work related activity developing increasingly complex critical thinking skills that apply to problem-solving situations in the work context. Assessment A structured work placement is required for students to meet the learning outcomes in both Intermediate and Senior Work Related Skills units.
COURSE SELECTION PLANNING SHEET To assist your course selection planning, complete the grid, noting the following points: 1. All students must undertake studies in English. These are already placed within the grid. 2. The remaining units can be your choice YEAR 11 SELECTION Compulsory Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 Semester 1 English 1 OR EAL 1 & Bridging EAL 1 Reserve Choice (1) Reserve Choice (2) Semester 2 English 2 OR EAL 2 & Bridging EAL 2 Reserve Choice (1) Reserve Choice (2) YEAR 12 SELECTION Compulsory Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Semester 1 English 3 OR EAL 3 Reserve Choice (1) Reserve Choice (2) Semester 2 English 4 OR EAL 4 Reserve Choice (1) Reserve Choice (2)