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7–10Work Education 7–10 Syllabus (2025)

Record of changes
Implementation from 2028
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Content

Stage 5

Options

Teachers select options from:

  • Preparing for the workplace
  • Workplace environments and culture
  • Exploring post-school pathways
  • Enterprise and entrepreneurial behaviours
  • Managing income from work
  • Connecting with the community
  • School-developed option.
School-developed option

The school-developed option enables teachers to guide students to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills related to a particular area of student interest.

The school-developed option should cover a particular area of interest not studied through other core focus areas or options.

The content selected for the school-developed option must not overlap or duplicate content from other syllabuses.

Only one school-developed option can be studied within a 100-hour or 200-hour course.

Selection of an area of interest
  • Determine the specific area of interest related to relevant syllabus outcomes

  • Identify relevant information sources to investigate the specific area of interest

Research
  • Locate relevant information from primary and/or secondary sources

  • Select information relevant to the investigation

  • Use appropriate strategies to process and analyse the information collected

Communication and application
  • Develop a plan to present the information researched

  • Select and use appropriate written, oral, visual or multimodal forms to communicate the research findings using relevant subject-specific terminology

  • Apply the information researched to career pathway planning

  • Create written texts to explain and analyse aspects of the specific area of interest

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