7–10Industrial Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Industrial Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028. The Industrial Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2019) will not be available after December 2029.
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.
The school-identified industry could include the study of any other industry identified as appropriate to a school context, or student needs, or interests, including:
- additive and subtractive manufacturing
- automotive industry
- farm or rural technologies
- watercraft industry
- other relevant industry
Identify sustainable materials used in everyday products
Explore the uses of a range of everyday materials
Explore the use of existing or innovative materials by Loading
Explore how raw, recycled or repurposed materials are converted to usable forms
Explore ethical considerations when sourcing materials
Identify the properties of a range of possible materials for a specialised industry Loading
Select a material for a component or product based on its properties
Identify methods to modify the properties of materials
Prepare materials for making a component or product
Identify materials and resources needed to make a component or product
Select appropriate methods to make a component or product
Identify the purpose of hardware components in a specialised industry project
Select appropriate materials to make a component or product
Consider material issues and solutions when making components or products
Explore finishes that could be applied to a specialised industry product
Participate in ways to recycle and conserve materials
Recognise a range of tools used in everyday contexts
Explore a range of tools used in a specialised industry project
Explore the tools used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples to make products
Identify tools required to mark out, cut, clamp, shape or decorate when making a component or product
Identify how to set up and care for tools and equipment
Select a range of tools for a specialised industry project
Create an oral, visual, written or multimodal text to communicate safe use of tools and equipment in a specialised industry project
Identify risks and hazards when making components or products
Apply safe work practices when handling and using materials, tools and equipment
Recognise the production techniques, materials or equipment used when engaging in practical experiences in the classroom
Select a range of materials, tools and hardware components
Use measuring and marking-out tools
Use appropriate tools, equipment and machinery when making components or products
Recognise the purpose of drawing, Loading and templates
Use a jig or template in the making of a component or product
Use clamping or holding methods in the making of a component or product
Engage in using machinery in the making of a component or product
Explore advanced manufacturing techniques in the making of a component or product
Explore digital design tools used in a specialised industry project
Work collaboratively to complete making a component or product
Demonstrate tool care and safe set-up
Use practical processes when making components or products
Use methods to modify the properties of materials
Identify different finishing techniques to protect or enhance components or products
Apply a finish to a component or product
Follow the steps to make a component or product
Collaborate to test processes or products against a set of criteria
Participate in testing the function of a component or product
Reflect on techniques and processes used to make a component or product
Communicate about the production process
Identify production techniques, materials or equipment used in the specialised industry project
Identify work and enterprise skills required in related industries
Recognise ethical or cultural practices in the making of products
Identify the effects of sustainable practices on the local community
Identify the effects of production on a local community
Explore new and emerging technologies used in related industries to design, develop or make products
Recognise how new and emerging technologies support access to employment opportunities in related industries
Locate opportunities in the local community to design or make
Participate in community activities involving designing or making
Explore the work of manufacturers
Explore community activities or employment opportunities in related industries