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Stage 1 Workplace Practices A

About this Subject

  • Length of Study: Semester 1
  • Number of SACE Credits: 10
  • Pre-Requisite Information: Nil

Subject Overview

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 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).

Students undertake study in Stage 1 Workplace Practices through the following topics:

  • Career Planning
  • The Value of Unpaid Work
  • Vocational Learning (VET)
  • Employability Skills Reflection

Assessment

Stage 1 assessment is comprised of 100% school-based assessment. Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:

  • Assessment Type 1: Folio (40%)
  • Assessment Type 2: Performance (40%)
  • Assessment Type 3: Reflection (20%)

Examination:

  • This subject does not have an examination at the end of the semester.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge that everything in heaven and earth belongs to God.

We acknowledge the Kaurna people and the Peramangk people as the traditional custodians of the lands on which our schools are located.

We pay our respects to all elders, past, present and those to come, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

We commit ourselves to pray and work for justice and reconciliation with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.