Employability skills
The VCE Classical Hebrew study provides students with the opportunity to engage in a range of learning activities. In addition to demonstrating their understanding and mastery of the content and skills specific to the study, students may also develop employability skills through their learning activities.
The nationally agreed employability skills* are: Communication; Planning and organising; Teamwork; Problem solving; Self-management; Initiative and enterprise; Technology; and Learning.
The table links those facets that may be understood and applied in a school or non-employment related setting to the types of assessment commonly undertaken within the VCE study.
| Assessment task | Employability skills selected facets |
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Response to seen and unseen text |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience, reading independently, sharing information)
Problem solving (showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them, applying a range of strategies to problem solving, applying problem solving strategies across a range of areas, testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance, having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions, articulating own ideas and visions)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques, being prepared to invest time and effort in learning new skills)
Initiative and enterprise
(adapting to new situations, identifying opportunities not obvious to others)
|
Analyse and evaluate text |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience, sharing information, persuading effectively)
Problem solving (showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them, testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance, having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions, articulating own ideas and visions)
Planning and organising (predicting – weighing up risk, evaluate alternatives and apply evaluation criteria, collecting, analysing and organising information)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques, being prepared to invest time and effort in learning new skills)
|
Analytical and interpretive essay |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience, sharing information, persuading effectively)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance, having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions, articulating own ideas and visions)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information)
Initiative and enterprise (adapting to new situations, identifying opportunities not obvious to others, generating a range of options)
|
Translate and analyse text |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience, sharing information)
Problem solving (showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them, testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques, being prepared to invest time and effort in learning new skills) |
Contrasting literal and analytical interpretations |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience, sharing information)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information)
Problem solving (showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them, testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account) |
Essay |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience, sharing information)
Problem solving (showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them, testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance, having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions, articulating own ideas and visions)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information)
Initiative and enterprise (adapting to new situations, generating a range of options, identifying opportunities not obvious to others) |
*The employability skills are derived from the Employability Skills Framework (Employability Skills for the Future, 2002), developed by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Business Council of Australia, and published by the (former) Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training.