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7–10Commerce 7–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2027
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Content

Life Skills

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

The work environment
The workplace
  • Types of industries

  • Reasons people work

  • Ways that work can be undertaken

  • Changes that impact the way we work

  • Ways to communicate in the workplace

  • Workplace behaviours and their impact on relationships

  • Strategies to organise workplace tasks

  • Problem-solving strategies at work

  • Technology in the workplace

  • Online workplace safety

  • Factors that influence the availability of work

The law at work
  • Employer rights and responsibilities

  • Employee rights and responsibilities

  • The terms and conditions of employment in an employment contract

  • Types of support and processes for settling disputes

Getting paid for work and paying tax
  • The difference between salaries and wages

  • Information included on a payslip

  • Legal requirements for paying income tax

  • How to apply for a tax file number (TFN)

  • How to lodge a tax return

Thinking, researching and communicating
  • Investigate a current issue in relation to the work environment

  • Communicate solutions and/or actions in response to the current issue investigated

  • Create an oral, visual, written or multimodal text to communicate ideas relating to the work environment

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