Introduction
The Australian Curriculum: Work Studies, Years 9–10 has been written in response to key work-related issues facing young people today and into the future. This is a world-leading, future-oriented curriculum, equal in quality, value and rigour to more traditional academic programs.Rationale
Work has intrinsic value and is a fundamental part of everyday life. It fosters human dignity, independence and a sense of personal worth. It is recognised as a right of all people.Aims
The Australian Curriculum: Work Studies, Years 9–10 aims to ensure that students in Years 9 and 10 develop:knowledge of the world of work and the importance of lifelong learning
capacities to manage careers, change and transitions in an uncertain and changing future
Nature of work studies
Applied learningPractically-based learning in realistic contexts is recognised internationally as being important for students in preparing for the world of work.
Structure
The design, organisation and structure of the Work Studies Years 9–10 curriculum provides flexibility for schools to draw on the interests, capabilities and contexts of their students. It allows schools to accommodate school structures and processes, and support middle school approaches to curriculum delivery if appropriate.PDF documents
Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Work Studies are available as PDF documents.Work Studies: Sequence of content
Work Studies: Sequence of achievement
Glossary
Year 10
Year 10 Level Description
The content of this year level is organised into two main interrelated strands: skills for learning and work, and career and life design. Each strand contains three sub-strands outlining the content descriptions and elaborations which contain the knowledge, understanding and skills that form the core content of the curriculum for that year level. In Year 10 the concepts and skills introduced in Year 9 are investigated and developed at a higher level. Students are encouraged to be increasingly independent and self-directed learners.
Year 10 Content Descriptions
Learning to learn
Explain how potential changes in circumstances impact on when, how and why you might learn
(ACWSCL020 - Scootle
)
Link personal profiles with potential work opportunities
(ACWSCL021 - Scootle
)
Assess the value of self-directed and lifelong learning in responding to changes and challenges in circumstances
(ACWSCL022 - Scootle
)
Explain the relationship between lifelong learning and work in the 21st century and its importance for future work opportunities
(ACWSCL023 - Scootle
)
Focus their learning strategies on personal and work-related aspirations
(ACWSCL024 - Scootle
)
Work skills
Explain the range of skills and attributes necessary to work effectively in the 21st century
(ACWSCL025 - Scootle
)
Select and use appropriate protocols for communication in workplace contexts
(ACWSCL026 - Scootle
)
Evaluate a range of online communication tools used in work contexts
(ACWSCL027 - Scootle
)
Analyse the skills needed for effective teamwork in varying work contexts, for example, working remotely
(ACWSCL028 - Scootle
)
Entrepreneurial behaviours
Assess the benefits of developing an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’ and its relevance to 21st century work and enterprise
(ACWSCL029 - Scootle
)
Examine the creative and problem-solving techniques used within workplaces to resolve the tensions arising in business and community projects
(ACWSCL030 - Scootle
)
Complete an action project utilising entrepreneurial behaviours to address an identified challenge or opportunity
(ACWSCL031 - Scootle
)
Career development and management
Apply knowledge of self to career decision-making processes
(ACWSCL032 - Scootle
)
The nature of work
Analyse emerging approaches to work and the implications these have for workers to be flexible, proactive and responsive
(ACWSCL034 - Scootle
)
Investigate the relationships between work cultures, work arrangements and the individual
(ACWSCL035 - Scootle
)
Explain the roles of a range of services and agencies that support employment, self-employment and unemployment
(ACWSCL036 - Scootle
)
Gaining and keeping work
Use a range of tools, methods and skills for accessing work relevant to 21st century recruitment and selection processes
(ACWSCL037 - Scootle
)
Examine the implications for work when work relationships are cross-cultural and can be local, national, regional or global
(ACWSCL038 - Scootle
)
Explain how diverse work arrangements are impacting on the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers
(ACWSCL039 - Scootle
)