7–10Industrial Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Industrial Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Industrial Technology 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.
The following points guide teachers to select safe, accessible and appropriate materials, resources, tools and equipment relevant to the industry and project, and the stage of learning.
Schools must follow education sector or school-based policies and guidelines regarding age restrictions and supervision requirements for specific equipment.
All equipment marked with an asterisk (*) may have additional size and age restrictions and a local risk assessment may be required.
Students with disability may require adjustments.
Analog or digital components: actuators, breadboard, cables, cable ties, capacitors, coding languages, diodes, fasteners, heat shrink, integrated circuits (ICs), IC sockets, LEDs, logic controllers, motors, printed circuit boards (PCBs), resistors, sensors, stripboard, switches, transformers, transistors, wires
Mechanical components: cams, gears, levers, linear, linkages, mechanical, pulleys, rotary or reciprocal motion
Etch resist, software for PCB design
Cutting: diagonal cutters, end cutters, side cutters, wire strippers
Shaping or embellishing: pliers
Cutting, for project housings or casings: cordless jigsaw, scroll saw, powered jigsaw*
Shaping or embellishing: heat gun, router*
Cutting: computer numerical control (CNC) operations, drill press, guillotine, laser cutter
Cutting, for project housings or casings: scroll saw, bandsaw*
Shaping or embellishing: 3D printer, CNC machines, drill press, laser cutter, magnetic folder, vacuum former
Quick release clamp, solder station
Mechanical fasteners, PCB clamp, snips, soldering clamp, soldering irons, wire strippers
Chemical and mechanical fasteners, plug-and-play connections, riveting, soldering
Computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), CNC processes, laser cutting
For project housings or casings: brushing, corrosion prevention, lubrication, preparing surface with chemicals or abrasives, recoating, spraying, wiping