FSK20113 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways represents an option for students to demonstrate key employability skills and a range of foundation skills to employers. This course is project based and projects will be determined by the school. The course provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate skills in literacy and numeracy along with communication and problem solving skills that relate directly to the workplace.
This board endorsed course is accredited for the HSC and provides students with the opportunity to obtain nationally recognised vocational qualifications. This is known as dual accreditation. This course is designed for individuals who require further foundation skills development to prepare for workforce entry or vocational training pathways.
Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways
Board Endorsed Course
There is not an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) option for this course.
Mandatory work placement is not a requirement for the HSC course.
Students must complete a VET Enrolment Form and supply their USI before the commencement of any training and assessment.
Foundation skills may be accessed using the LLN Robot to determine the language, literacy and numeracy suitability of a student for this course.
Students who are assessed as competent in sufficient units of competency will be eligible for a FSK20113 Certificate II Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways. Students who do not achieve competency in all the units in the 180 hour course or complete the 120 hour course and achieve one unit of competency will be eligible for a Statement of Attainment towards FSK20113 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways.
The following content is delivered in the 180 hour course and a modified pattern of delivery is available in the 120 hour course.
FSKDIG03 Use digital technology for routine workplace tasks
FSKLRG09 Use strategies to respond to routine workplace problems
FSKLRG11 Use routine strategies for work-related learning
FSKNUM14 Calculate with whole numbers and familiar fractions, decimals and percentages for work
FSKNUM15 Estimate, measure and calculate with routine metric measurements for work
FSKOCM07 Interact effectively with others at work
FSKRDG10 Read and respond to routine workplace information
FSKWTG09 Write routine workplace texts
FSKLRG10 Use routine strategies for career planning
FSKOCM04 Use oral communication skills to participate in workplace meetings
FSKRDG09 Read and respond to routine standard operating procedures
FSKWTG07 Write routine formal workplace texts
BSBITU211 Produce digital text documents
BSBWOR204 Use business technology
BSBITU212 Create and use spreadsheets
FNSFLT202 Develop and use a savings plan
Students in this course work to develop the competencies, skills and knowledge described by each unit of competency above. To be assessed as competent a student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out tasks to industry standards. Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not competent’ in individual units of competency.
Where a student has not met NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) course completion criteria, including meeting the mandatory work placement requirement, they will receive an “N” determination (course not satisfactorily completed). The course will not count towards the HSC although units of competency achieved will count towards an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification.
No. There is not an external assessment (optional HSC examination) for this course and this course does not contribute towards an ATAR.
Equipment Required
Work book
Mandatory Course Fees? NIL
Coordinating Faculty
TAS
Head Teacher
Mr L. Warwick
VET Coordinator
Mr L. Warwick