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.
Buttons, catches, drawer runners, handles, hinges, knockdown fittings, latches, nails, screws, specialised hardware, table clips
Dividers, marking gauge, marking knife, mortice gauge, pencil, rule, sliding bevel, tape measure, trammel, try square
Cutting: bench hook, chisel, coping saw, dovetail saw, Japanese saw, mitre saw, panel saw (ripping and crosscutting), rasps, surforms, tenon saw
Shaping or embellishing: carving gouges, hammer, mallet, planes, sanding blocks, scrapers, spokeshaves
Cutting: cordless jigsaw, powered jigsaw
Shaping or embellishing: cordless drill, power drill, random orbit sander, laminate trimmer*, router*
Cutting: biscuit jointer, drill press, morticing machine, scroll saw, wood lathe*, pedestal or bench-mounted bandsaw*, thicknesser*
Shaping or embellishing: 3D printer, computer numerical control (CNC) router, detail sander, disc sander, drill press, laser cutter, spindle sander, wood lathe*, belt sander*, drum sander*
Corner clamps, custom jigs or fixtures, F-clamp, G-clamp, mitre clamp, quick release clamp, ratchet straps, sash clamp, tapes
Dovetail jigs, dowel jig, hammers, mallets, mortice and tenon jigs, nail punch, pocket screw jig, screwdrivers, biscuit joiner*, floating tenon joiner*
Carcase: box pin or finger joints, dovetail, housing, mitre, rebate
Framing: bridle, dowel, floating tenon, halving or lap, housing joints, mitre, mortice and tenon
Widening: biscuit, butt, dowel, feather, floating tenon, tongue and groove
Bending, carving, computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)/CNC processes, dry assembly, laminating, laser cutting or engraving, planing, routing*, sanding, turning*, veneering
Brushing, burnishing, polishing, preparing surface with chemicals or abrasives, pyrography, recoating, spraying, texturing, wiping