11–12Industrial Technology Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2026)
The new Industrial Technology Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2026) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace 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
- Continue to teach Industrial Technology Life Skills Stage 6 (2010) for Year 12
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.
Relevant Loading should be integrated throughout the course based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
This content aligns with the course content from the following focus area in the Industrial Technology 11–12 Syllabus:
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Recognise familiar metal products used in everyday life
Identify how familiar metal products meet user needs
Explore resources needed for producing a metal product
Recognise common metals and alloys used in metal production
Explore how raw materials are converted to usable metals
Identify properties of metal
Identify ways to alter the properties of metal
Compare the strength and hardness of a variety of metals
Identify metal defects
Select appropriate metal for production
Identify ways that metal can be recycled
Identify scrap metal collection programs
Identify tools and equipment used for metal production
Select and use appropriate tools and equipment for metal production
Participate in setting up tools and equipment
Participate in checking tools and equipment for safe metal production
Explore opportunities to use advanced manufacturing in metal production
Follow safe handling procedures for metal
Use tools or software to measure metal to reduce waste
Use skills and strategies to safely share tools and equipment
Identify manufacturing techniques used in metal production
Explore the ways production processes are used when making metal products
Follow a sequence of steps to make a metal product
Select materials and tools required to make a metal product
Count or calculate quantities of materials needed to make a metal product
Use measuring tools to mark out a metal product
Select and use cutting tools to follow and cut the marked lines when making a metal product
Select and use tools to shape or form a metal product
Use joining methods to connect metal components when making a metal product
Select assembly techniques when making a metal product
Follow a sequence to assemble a metal product
Make one or more components of a metal product
Use finishing techniques and/or use surface treatments to enhance a metal product
Identify metalworking equipment or machines in a workshop
Explore how metalworking equipment or machines are used in a workshop
Explore the function and purpose of industry-standard metalworking machines
Compare the productivity and/or precision of metalworking machines