Work and the Community Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2015)
About the course
The world and the communities in which we live are continually evolving. Equal opportunity legislation and the role of technology have been influential in changing the types of work that people do, the way work is done, where work is done, and who it is done by. Furthermore, the skills, aspirations and needs of young people are also ever-changing. The Work and the Community Life Skills course is designed to prepare students to make the transition into a successful adult life in a way that reflects these changes.
The successful transition of students into post-school endeavours and working life is a vital contributing factor to their long-term wellbeing, and the development of self-image and self-esteem. The Work and the Community Life Skills course is designed to assist students to reach their maximum potential as active and informed members of society. The syllabus focuses on developing students’ literacy and numeracy, self-determination, independence, social participation and employability skills so that they have the confidence to recognise themselves as valuable contributors to society and to know what support is available for them.
It is expected that all students enrolled in Work and the Community Life Skills gain practical experience in contributing to the community and the workforce.
The structure of the Work and the Community Life Skills course allows teachers to provide a broad and balanced program that reflects the needs of individual students within the context of the collaborative curriculum planning process. Students may study outcomes and content from one or more of the following six modules:
- The future
- Communicating at work and in the community
- Rights and responsibilities
- Problem-solving at work and in the community
- Work experience and community-based learning
- Ready for the future.
Teachers design a program based on the selected syllabus outcomes and appropriate to the students’ strengths, interests and aspirations.
Board Developed Course
Course number(s):
- 16671 Work and the Community Life Skills (2 units – Preliminary)
- 16671 Work and the Community Life Skills (2 units – HSC)
Prerequisites: A student studying any Stage 6 Life Skills course will usually have completed one or more courses based on Life Skills outcomes and content in Years 7–10, except under special circumstances.
Corequisites: Nil
Eligibility: Life Skills Eligibility
Study via self-tuition: No
Exclusions:
- 35200 Work Studies (1 unit – Preliminary)
- 35201 Work Studies (2 units – Preliminary)
- 35202 Work Studies (1 unit – HSC)
- 35203 Work Studies (2 units – HSC)
On entering students for the Work and the Community Life Skills Stage 6 course, the principal is certifying that the student is eligible and the decision is the result of the collaborative curriculum planning process.
Students are expected to address or achieve one or more of the Work and the Community Life Skills Stage 6 outcomes. They need not address or complete all of the content to demonstrate achievement of an outcome.
The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.
Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:
What are Life Skills courses
All students are entitled to participate in and progress through the curriculum. Life Skills courses provide course options for students with intellectual disability or imputed intellectual disability in Years 11–12 who cannot access related general education courses.
Students with disability can access syllabus outcomes and content in a range of ways, including through a range of adjustments to teaching, learning and assessment activities. Decisions regarding curriculum options should be made in the context of collaborative curriculum planning.
Assessment support and advice
Teaching and learning support
Use these materials to guide and plan your teaching and assessment. Sample materials illustrate different approaches to teaching, learning and assessment in a range of school settings. Teachers can use them without modification, change them or construct their own.
Read more about supporting students with special education needs.
The Life Skills outcomes worksheet can be used to collect information on the outcomes that a student has achieved before recording them in Schools Online.
Work and the Community Life Skills Stage 6 outcomes worksheet (DOCX 19.86KB)