7–10Work Education 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Work Education 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Work Education 7–10 Syllabus (2019).
2026 and 2027 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Life Skills
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.
Transitions during the school day
Significant education and work transitions
Reasons for individuals to make education and work transitions throughout life
Factors that influence transitions related to education and work
Strengths, interests, needs and abilities that may influence education and work transition choices
Financial considerations to manage education and work transitions
Strategies for managing daily transitions
Steps in decision-making skills when undertaking education or work transitions
Goal-setting for education or work transitions
Strategies for managing education or work transitions
Strategies for self-advocacy during education or work transitions
Technology to assist with education or work transitions
Support networks and services for managing education or work transitions
Resilience strategies for managing education and work transitions
Factors that influence wellbeing
Strategies to enhance wellbeing at work
Services to support wellbeing at work
The nature of lifelong learning
Benefits of lifelong learning
The importance of lifelong learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples share lifelong learning with Community
Strategies to access lifelong learning opportunities
Identify and demonstrate skills and strategies used for education and work transitions and lifelong learning in hypothetical and real-world situations
Investigate a current issue in relation to education and/or work transitions and lifelong learning
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 education and/or work transitions and lifelong learning