11–12Graphics and Multimedia Technology Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2026)
The new Graphics and Multimedia Technology Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2026) is to be implemented from 2028. This syllabus replaces the Graphics Technologies and Multimedia Technologies focus areas in Industrial Technology Life Skills Stage 6 (2010).
2027
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
2028, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
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.
Identify a product to make for a planned project
Identify the characteristics of the target audience for the project
Participate in generating design ideas for a project
Choose a design concept that meets the intended purpose, available resources and timelines
Use the elements or principles of design to develop ideas or prototypes for a project
Collect and use feedback to improve and refine design choices
Identify connections between design planning and the final product
Identify the software, equipment and hardware needed for the product
Apply measurement skills to produce accurate drawings or multimedia components
Participate in producing aspects of a technical graphics or multimedia project
Demonstrate a range of techniques for a technical graphics or multimedia project
Demonstrate safe work practices during project development
Engage with feedback to refine a technical graphics or multimedia project
Communicate any modifications made during the project development
Identify challenges during the project
Use strategies to overcome project challenges
Make choices throughout the production process to improve project quality
Communicate project ideas, plans and information using oral, visual, written or multimodal text
Identify digital tools that can be used to document the design and production process
Document design ideas or production processes
Identify ways to document refinements in response to feedback
Document challenges and solutions used during production
Use a set of criteria to determine if the final product meets the intended purpose
Communicate whether the final product has met its intended purpose
Reflect on project planning and processes used to produce the final product
Identify choices made throughout the project to refine the final product
Reflect on skills developed through the project
Share the final product with an audience