task - work in australian society ii

7/28/2019 Task - Work in Australian Society II

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Stage 2 Workplace Practices

Assessment Type 1: Folio

Work in Australian Society

Purpose

This task enables you to investigate job availability to gain an awareness of opportunitiesfor work.

Description of Assessment

Collate 6-8 newspaper / magazine / internet articles about work in Australia.

Consider the various forms / variations of work.

Summarise each of the articles, and consider;

o The industry area

o Geographic location

o Jobs existing today in this industry

o Jobs that will be available in 5-10 years time in this industry

Consider your future prospects in searching for a job. From your research, select 2of the industries/workplaces to write 500-800 words about your thoughts inapplying for a job in this industry.

Consider what, where, advantages and disadvantages, realistic opportunities foryou, and what you might need to do before you can gain a job there.

Assessment Conditions

You have four weeks to complete this assessment. Work may be presented in written or

multimedia format. Include a bibliography of sources used.

Page 1 of 4 Stage 2 Workplace Practices TaskRef: A281030 (June 2013)

SACE Board of South Australia 2013

Identifying andcommenting onarticles providesstudents withopportunities toanalyse practices inthe workplace from arange of viewpoints.

Instructions tosummarise the articlesprovides studentsopportunities to showtheir understandingand explain conceptsof industry and work.

Instructions forstudents to considerfuture prospects andrealistic opportunitiesprovides opportunitiesfor students to achieveat the highest level ofthe performancestandards, especiallyself-evaluation.


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Learning Requirements Assessment Design Criteria Capabilities

1. Understand and explainconcepts of industry andwork

2. Analyse the relationshipsbetween work-relatedissues and practices in

workplaces

3. Demonstrate knowledgeof the roles of individuals,government legislationand policies, unions, andemployer groups in work-related and workplaceissues

4. Investigate the dynamicnature of work-relatedand workplace issues,cultures, and/or

environments locally,nationally, and/or globally

5. Demonstrate and applygeneric work skills and,where relevant, industryknowledge and skills, in aworkplace and/or work-related context

6. Reflect on and evaluatelearning experiencesin/about the workplace.

Knowledge and Understanding

The specific features are as follows:

KU1 Understanding of knowledge, skills, andcompetencies appropriate to the relevant industry(i.e. the industry in which the student undertakesvocational learning and/or VET units of

competency).

KU2 Understanding and explanation of concepts andissues related to industry and work.

Application


A1 Application of generic work skills and, whererelevant, industry knowledge in the workplace or awork-related context.

A2 Application of relevant knowledge and skills in thecontext of an industry workplace.

A3 Achievement in units of competency as assessedby the RTO, where VET is included.

Investigation and Analysis


IA1 Analysis of the relationships between work-relatedissues, tasks, and/or practices in the workplace.

IA2 Investigation of the dynamic nature of work-relatedand workplace issues, tasks, cultures, and/orenvironments locally, nationally, and/or globally.

Reflection and Evaluation

The specific feature is as follows:

RE1 Reflection on and evaluation of learningexperiences in/about an industry, andself-evaluation.

Communication

Citizenship

PersonalDevelopment

Work

Learning




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Performance Standards for Stage 2 Workplace Practices

Knowledge andUnderstanding

Application Investigation andAnalysis

Reflection andEvaluation

A Comprehensiveunderstanding at anadvanced level ofknowledge, skills, andcompetencies appropriate to

the relevant industry.

Perceptive understandingand insightful explanation ofbroad concepts and issuesrelated to industry and work.

Highly proficient and innovative applicationof a range of generic work skills and, whererelevant, extensive industry knowledge inthe workplace or a work-related context.

Perceptive application of highly relevantknowledge and skills in the context of anindustry workplace.

Where VET is included, units ofcompetency must have been successfullyachieved; the student must havedemonstrated competency as assessed bythe relevant RTO.

Perceptive and well-informedanalysis of the relationshipsbetween a range of work-relatedissues, tasks, and practices in theworkplace.

Thorough, detailed, and well-informed investigation of thedynamic nature of a range ofwork-related and workplaceissues, tasks, cultures, and/orenvironments locally, nationally,and/or globally.

Thorough and insightfulreflection on a range oflearning experiencesin/about an industry, with in-depth self-evaluation.

B Well-informed understandingof knowledge, skills, andcompetencies appropriate tothe relevant industry.

Clear understanding andwell-informed explanation of

broad concepts and issuesrelated to industry and work.

Proficient application of a range of genericwork skills and, where relevant, broadindustry knowledge in the workplace or awork-related context.

Well-considered application of relevantknowledge and skills in the context of an

industry workplace.

Where VET is included, units ofcompetency must have been successfullyachieved; the student must havedemonstrated competency as assessed bythe relevant RTO.

Well-informed analysis of therelationships between a range ofwork-related issues, tasks, andpractices in the workplace.

Detailed and informedinvestigation of the dynamic

nature of a number ofwork-related and workplaceissues, tasks, cultures, and/orenvironments locally, nationally,and/or globally.

Detailed and consideredreflection on a number oflearning experiencesin/about an industry, withsome in-depth self-evaluation.

C Informed understanding ofknowledge, skills, andcompetencies appropriate tothe relevant industry.

General understanding andinformed explanation ofbroad concepts and issues

related to industry and work.

Appropriate application of selected genericwork skills and, where relevant, industryknowledge in the workplace or a work-related context.

Considered application of most of therelevant knowledge and skills in the contextof an industry workplace.

Where VET is included, units ofcompetency may have been successfullyachieved; the student may havedemonstrated competency as assessed bythe relevant RTO.

Informed analysis of therelationships between a numberof work-related issues, tasks, andpractices in the workplace.

Informed investigation of thedynamic nature of some work-related and workplace issues,

tasks, cultures, and/orenvironments locally, nationally,and/or globally.

Some considered reflectionon learning experiencesin/about an industry, withsome self-evaluation.

D Recognition of knowledge,skills, and/or competenciesappropriate to the relevantindustry.

Some understanding anddescription of aspects ofbroad concepts and issuesrelated to industry or work.

Attempted application of selected genericwork skills or, where relevant, some industryknowledge in the workplace or a work-related context.

Attempted application of some knowledgeand skills in the context of an industryworkplace.

Where VET is included, units ofcompetency may have been successfullyachieved; the student may havedemonstrated aspects of competency asassessed by the relevant RTO.

Description of the relationshipbetween some aspects of work-related issues, tasks, or practicesin the workplace.

Attempted investigation of someaspects of the nature of work-related and/or workplace issues,tasks, cultures, or environments.

Some reflective descriptionand attempted evaluation oflearning experiencesin/about an industry.

E Limited recognition ofknowledge, skills, orcompetencies appropriate tothe relevant industry.

Recall of some aspects ofbroad concepts or issuesrelated to industry or work.

Attempted application of one or moregeneric work skills or, where relevant,limited industry knowledge in the workplaceor a work-related context.

Identification of limited knowledge and skillsin the context of an industry workplace.

Where VET is included, units of

competency may have been successfullyachieved; the student may havedemonstrated limited aspects ofcompetency as assessed by the relevantRTO.

Identification and attempteddescription of one or more work-related issues.

Emerging recognition of one ormore aspects of the nature ofwork-related or workplace issuesor environments.

Recall of some learningexperiences in/about anindustry.




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