Subject Code: Length of Course: Semester Credit Points and TAS Status: 10 Stage 1 Recommend Background: NIL Other Advice: Student must complete 25 – 30 hours of Vocational Learning (Work Experience / Part Time Work / Volunteering) or VET Performance
Course Outline
Students develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the nature, type and structure of the workplace. They learn about the value of unpaid work to society, future trends in the world of work, workers' rights and responsibilities and career planning.
Students can undertake learning in the workplace and develop and reflect on their capabilities, interests, and aspirations. The subject may include the undertaking of vocational education and training (VET) as provided under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Topics Included
There are three areas of study within Workplace Practices:
Area of Study 1; Industry and Work Knowledge
• Topic 1: Future Trends in the World of Work
• Topic 2: The Value of Unpaid Work to Society
• Topic 3: Workers’ Rights and Responsibilities
• Topic 4: Career Planning
• Topic 5: Negotiated Topics.
Area of Study 2; Vocational Learning
Area of Study 3; Vocational Education and Training (VET).
Assessment
The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 1 Workplace Practices:
Assessment Type 1: Folio
This assessment type relates specifically to the Industry and Work Knowledge area of study. For a 10 credit subject, students undertake at least one folio assessment Students undertake assessments related to their study of selected Industry and Work Knowledge topics. Students may undertake these assessments individually or in collaboration with other students. Assessments may be in a variety of forms, including, for example:
• an investigation of an issue or a trend
• a practical or skills demonstration
• a project
• an oral presentation
• a report.
Students are provided with opportunities to communicate their learning and experiences to others, to draw on skills independently and collaboratively, and to identify and investigate information related to Industry and Work Knowledge topics.For this assessment type, students provide evidence of their learning primarily in relation to the following assessment design criteria:
• knowledge and understanding
• interaction and communication
• reflection.
Assessment Type 2: Performance
This assessment type relates specifically to the Vocational Learning and/or VET areas of study. For a 10 credit subject, students undertake one assessment for the performance. Each assessment consists of a series of activities undertaken over a period of time, from which students gather their evidence of learning. For a 10-credit subject, the evidence of learning should be collected from one assessment comprising 25 to 30 hours of activities related to performance.
Students should maintain evidence of their learning in a portfolio, which may include, for example, a written journal, a record of workplace and/or training events, a Statement of Attainment or an academic record from an RTO, photographs, and/or video and audio recordings. Supporting evidence, based on a combination of observations by the employer, workplace supervisor, co-worker(s), client(s), and/or the teacher, should also be provided.
Assessment Type 3: Reflection.
Students review and reflect on their learning. They demonstrate their understanding of:
• processes, values, and issues related to work, industry, and the workplace
• workplace practices, conditions, and cultures.
They communicate opinions about routines and procedures based on their own experiences. Students identify links with their VET and/or vocational learning, and reflect on their abilities, interests, and aspirations in relation to planning for work, further training and education, and community life.
The reflection may be presented in written, oral (e.g. group or one-to-one discussion, or oral presentation), or multimodal form. Examples upon which students may focus their reflection include:
• the workplace
• employability skills
• worksite visits
• career events
• VET experiences
• a specific workplace procedure.
Note: The following information and link will appear at the end of all Stage 2 Subject pages.
Further information on post school pathways:
SATAC tertiary entrance booklet.
Length of Course: Semester
Credit Points and TAS Status: 10 Stage 1
Recommend Background: NIL
Other Advice: Student must complete 25 – 30 hours of Vocational Learning (Work Experience / Part Time Work / Volunteering) or VET Performance
Course Outline
Students develop knowledge, skills, and understanding of the nature, type and structure of the workplace. They learn about the value of unpaid work to society, future trends in the world of work, workers' rights and responsibilities and career planning.
Students can undertake learning in the workplace and develop and reflect on their capabilities, interests, and aspirations. The subject may include the undertaking of vocational education and training (VET) as provided under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Topics Included
There are three areas of study within Workplace Practices:
Area of Study 1; Industry and Work Knowledge
• Topic 1: Future Trends in the World of Work
• Topic 2: The Value of Unpaid Work to Society
• Topic 3: Workers’ Rights and Responsibilities
• Topic 4: Career Planning
• Topic 5: Negotiated Topics.
Area of Study 2; Vocational Learning
Area of Study 3; Vocational Education and Training (VET).
Assessment
The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 1 Workplace Practices:
Assessment Type 1: Folio
This assessment type relates specifically to the Industry and Work Knowledge area of study. For a 10 credit subject, students undertake at least one folio assessment Students undertake assessments related to their study of selected Industry and Work Knowledge topics. Students may undertake these assessments individually or in collaboration with other students. Assessments may be in a variety of forms, including, for example:
• an investigation of an issue or a trend
• a practical or skills demonstration
• a project
• an oral presentation
• a report.
Students are provided with opportunities to communicate their learning and experiences to others, to draw on skills independently and collaboratively, and to identify and investigate information related to Industry and Work Knowledge topics.For this assessment type, students provide evidence of their learning primarily in relation to the following assessment design criteria:
• knowledge and understanding
• interaction and communication
• reflection.
Assessment Type 2: Performance
This assessment type relates specifically to the Vocational Learning and/or VET areas of study. For a 10 credit subject, students undertake one assessment for the performance. Each assessment consists of a series of activities undertaken over a period of time, from which students gather their evidence of learning. For a 10-credit subject, the evidence of learning should be collected from one assessment comprising 25 to 30 hours of activities related to performance.
Students should maintain evidence of their learning in a portfolio, which may include, for example, a written journal, a record of workplace and/or training events, a Statement of Attainment or an academic record from an RTO, photographs, and/or video and audio recordings. Supporting evidence, based on a combination of observations by the employer, workplace supervisor, co-worker(s), client(s), and/or the teacher, should also be provided.
Assessment Type 3: Reflection.
Students review and reflect on their learning. They demonstrate their understanding of:
• processes, values, and issues related to work, industry, and the workplace
• workplace practices, conditions, and cultures.
They communicate opinions about routines and procedures based on their own experiences. Students identify links with their VET and/or vocational learning, and reflect on their abilities, interests, and aspirations in relation to planning for work, further training and education, and community life.
The reflection may be presented in written, oral (e.g. group or one-to-one discussion, or oral presentation), or multimodal form. Examples upon which students may focus their reflection include:
• the workplace
• employability skills
• worksite visits
• career events
• VET experiences
• a specific workplace procedure.
Note: The following information and link will appear at the end of all Stage 2 Subject pages.
Further information on post school pathways:
SATAC tertiary entrance booklet.