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Industrial Technology:
Costs
Year 9 and 10: $120 per year
Students are required to wear steel cap safety boots or enclosed leather shoes. Students are also required to bring in their own labelled safety glasses.
Stage 5: Industrial Technology
Building & Construction
Stage 5: Industrial Technology
Building & Construction
Industrial Technology: Building and Construction
Cost: $120 per year
Students will undertake the Industrial Technology: Building & Construction
Industrial Technology Building and Construction is a practical based subject that provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the building and associated industries.
Students will develop knowledge and skills in the use of tools, materials and techniques related to building and construction while using timber and metal.
Students will undertake a range of practical projects that will occupy the majority of course time. The practical experiences will reflect the practical nature of the Building and Construction focus area and provide opportunities for students to develop specific knowledge, understanding and skills related to building and construction technologies. These may include:
construction of small structures
scale models
elementary repairs and renovations
development of garden and recreational areas
work undertaken on isolated building models and mock-ups.
The projects will promote the sequential development of practical skills, use a range of appropriate materials and reflect an increasing degree of student autonomy as they progress through the course. Students will learn to identify, select and apply appropriate hand and machine tools and processes to produce quality practical projects.
Take a look through the projects and class work that the students have been working on in Stage 5: Industrial Technology: Building & Construction.
Future careers
Future careers
Students will develop an understanding of careers associated with technology and learn skills relevant to work and leisure activities. Students will be provided with opportunities to learn about careers in a broad range of fields related to technology occupations and study issues related to work and employment. Students will be provided with opportunities to safely manage and produce projects, and to appreciate quality of work.
The application of design, planning, management and production processes can provide students with work-related skills including individual and collaborative work practices. Students are encouraged to develop initiative, and to become independent thinkers and confident communicators.
Building and Construction remains an excellent subject for anyone considering a trade/certificate level course in any of the construction trades at TAFE as well as a good skill for life.
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