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Certificates in Work Education

Alert:
Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has re-accredited:

30971QLD Certificate I in Work Education
30970QLD Certificate I in Work Readiness
30981QLD Certificate II in Workplace Practices

Accreditation for the Certificate I courses is valid from 13 September 2011 until 12 March 2013 and the Certificate II in Workplace Practices is registered from 29 November 2011 to 28 November 2016.
Schools will be able to access support resources and professional development tools from 2012 through the website.

Support Resources
The following resources have been developed to support schools deliver the re-accredited Certificates in Work Education:

Certificate I in Work Education

Course code: 30971QLD

Certificate I in Work Education is a course of study which prepares students for a first experience in the workplace. The course will assist young people to gain generic employability skills required by industry of an entry-level employee.

Certificate I in Work Education 267k (Full download suitable for printing)
Certificate I in Work Education - Student Log Book 282k

Core components

The core learnings comprise a study in:

developing career and learning development plan
applying an enterprising approach in a team project
self esteem and self image
following fundamental occupational health and safety principles and procedures
job search and interview skills
basic knowledge of industrial and workplace relations
structured work-placement.

Entry points

Certificate I in Work Education may be appropriately offered in the upper middle school as well as to post compulsory aged students.

Certificate I in Work Readiness

Course code: 30970QLD

Certificate I in Work Readiness enables Registered Training Organisations to implement individualised educational programs for learners who lack basic work readiness skills. This training product facilitates access to entry-level training by students with special needs, including students with disabilities or with low written literacy and numeracy skills. The course incorporates opportunities for students to gain generic employability skills. The knowledge and skills acquired comprise generic industry competency requirements identified by employers as the base-line entry-level point for positions requiring limited technical competence to complete routine tasks under direct supervision.

Certificate I in Work Readiness 312k (Full download suitable for printing)
Certificate I in Work Readiness - Student Log Book 281k

Certificate II in Workplace Practices

Course code: 30981QLD

AQF Level: 2

Certificate II in Workplace Practices is designed to give students the knowledge and skills they will need to 'hit the ground running' and to make a positive impression when they first enter employment.

The model on which Certificate II in Workplace Practices was developed, involved pre-work placement, work placement and post-work placement.

To assist the effective implementation of the structured work placement, a Student Log Book has been developed and is included as a non-endorsed component of Certificate II in Workplace Practices:

Accreditation

The three Work Education Certificate courses were first developed for Education Queensland, the Association of Independent Schools Queensland Inc. and the Queensland Catholic Education Commission with the assistance of funding provided by the Commonwealth Government through ANTA and DETYA. They were accredited as training products under the Australian Recognition Framework in 1999. Extensions of accreditation were granted to 31 December 2006. Following a review in 2005, the three courses were updated in 2006 and reaccredited, for the period 13 September 2006 to 13 September 2011.

The courses were reaccredited in 2011 by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) as the delegate for the Queensland Training and Employment Recognition Council. Accreditation for the Certificate I courses is valid from 13 September 2011 until 12 March 2013 and the Certificate II in Workplace Practices is registered from 29 November 2011 to 28 November 2016.

The courses have been assessed in accordance with the:

The Queensland Studies Authority (QSA), as a delegate of the Training and Employment Recognition Council (TERC), registers schools to deliver and assess VET for students in Years 10, 11 and 12 in Certificates I-IV in non-apprenticeship qualifications. Visit the QSA website to apply for registration as an RTO to deliver accredited courses.

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