Work education lifeskills
Stage 4
Students of Work Education in Stage 4 demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the world of work and the range of organisations and sectors that make up our community including the local community and wider Australian community. They demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relationships between education, employment and training systems as they relate to planning and managing their own life transitions. They can describe the types of work available in their community and identify and discuss the characteristics and features of many work opportunities. This includes paid or unpaid work, self-employment and other work opportunities. Students recognise appropriate forms of behaviour in work and other contexts. Students recognise a variety of education, employment and training organisations and opportunities within their community. They understand the roles that these organisations may play in planning their futures. Students identify goals and personal pathway plans. Students recognise and track their own skills and attributes including employability and enterprise skills. Students research a range of issues using a number of techniques and tools.
Stage 5
Stage 5 Work Education students demonstrate their knowledge of the world of work, communities and the relationship between education, employment and training sectors. Students identify and interpret employment trends, changes in the nature of work, labour force participation and industry changes. Students demonstrate knowledge and understanding of workplace issues including rights, responsibilities, appropriate behaviour and conduct and industrial issues. A variety of industries and organisations within the local community are examined. Education, employment and training systems are examined by students providing them with the capacity to negotiate these systems in order to link them to personal goals and ongoing pathways planning. Students are able to develop transition plans, employing a range of strategies that may be used throughout their life in managing transition phases.