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.
Types of communication and collaboration in the workplace
The reasons communication and collaboration are important in the workplace
Communication and collaboration skills for the workplace
Protocols which contribute to communication and collaboration
Protocols for communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Strategies to enhance effective communication and collaboration
Interpersonal skills needed for communication and collaboration
The benefits of working in a team
Effective strategies for working in a team
Communication and collaboration practices in the workplace that are socially and culturally constructed
Skills and strategies for effective intercultural communication and collaboration in the workplace
Promoting reciprocal intercultural understanding in the workplace
Enhancing communication and collaboration by sharing existing cultural knowledge(s) in the workplace
The role of multilingual and multimodal resources in the workplace
Strategies to support the use of home languages and dialects in the workplace
The benefits of effective intercultural communication and collaboration processes for employers and employees
Technology used to support communication and collaboration in the workplace
Safe use of technology when communicating and collaborating in the workplace
Work-related use of social media in the workplace
Skills and strategies for communicating with customers and clients
Skills and strategies for collaborating with customers and clients
The benefits of effective communication and collaboration with customers and clients
The impact of poor communication and collaboration with customers and clients
Identify and demonstrate skills and strategies used to communicate and collaborate in the workplace in hypothetical and real-world work situations
Investigate a current issue in relation to communication and collaboration in the workplace
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 communication and collaboration in the workplace