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
Stage 4
The following points guide teachers to select safe, accessible and appropriate materials, resources, tools and equipment relevant to the industry and Loading , 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 Loading may require adjustments.
Fittings and fixtures (e.g. windows and doors, masonry fixings, skirting and architraves, fascia), plumbing, precast concrete components, prefabricated components
Laser levels, plumb-bob, rafter square, sliding bevel, spirit levels, string or chalk lines, stud finder, tape measure
Cutting: aviation snips, bolster chisel, cold chisel, hacksaw, panel saw, utility knives, wood chisel
Shaping or embellishing: bull floats, hand floats, edgers, groovers, trowels, screeds
Ground work: mattock, pick, post hole pincer, rake, shovel, wheelbarrow
Cutting: cordless jigsaw, hole saws, tile cutter, angle grinder*, powered jigsaw*
Shaping or decorating: cordless drill, power drill, random orbital sander, angle grinder*, belt sander*, laminate trimmer*, router*
Cutting: computer numerical control (CNC) routers, portable router*
Shaping or embellishing: CNC machines, laser cutter, sliding router table*
Custom Loading or fixtures, F-clamp, G-clamp, quick release clamp, sash clamp
Caulking gun, hammers, impact drivers, lock mortice jig, nail punch, pocket screw jig, putty knife, screwdrivers, screw guns, tapes, nail guns*
Chemical and mechanical fasteners, joining dissimilar materials, permanent, semi-permanent and temporary methods, riveting, scribed joints, soldering, timber or metal frame joinery
Bending, carving, computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), CNC processes, filing, formwork, laminating, planing, sanding, turning*, using moulds, routing*
Brushing, cement render, gap filling, interior and exterior techniques, preparing surface with chemicals or abrasives, recoating, spraying, texturing, waterproofing, wiping