Employability skills
The VCE Japanese First Language 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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Analysis and response to spoken texts in Language |
Communication (listening and understanding; writing to the needs of the audience; speaking and writing in LOTE; sharing information)
Problem solving (developing practical solutions; showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them; applying a range of strategies to problem solving; testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Initiative and enterprise (adapting to new situations; translating ideas into action)
Planning and organising (managing time and priorities; collecting, analysing and organising information) |
Analysis and response to written texts in Language |
Communication (reading and understanding; writing to the needs of the audience; speaking and writing in LOTE; sharing information)
Problem solving (developing practical solutions; showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them; applying a range of strategies to problem solving; testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Initiative and enterprise (adapting to new situations; translating ideas into action)
Planning and organising (managing time and priorities; collecting, analysing and organising information)
|
Oral presentation in Language |
Communication (reading and understanding; writing to the needs of the audience; speaking and writing in LOTE; sharing information; persuading effectively; being assertive; sharing information)
Team work (working as an individual and as a member of a team; coaching and mentoring skills including giving feedback)
Problem solving (developing creative, innovative solutions; developing practical solutions; showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them; applying a range of strategies to problem solving; testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Planning and organising (managing time and priorities; collecting, analysing and organising information; establishing clear project goals; planning the use of resources including time management)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance; having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions; articulating own ideas and visions; taking responsibility)
|
Interview or role-play in Language |
Communication (reading and understanding; writing to the needs of the audience; speaking and writing in LOTE; sharing information; persuading effectively; being assertive; sharing information)
Team work (working as an individual and as a member of a team; coaching and mentoring skills including giving feedback)
Problem solving (developing creative, innovative solutions; developing practical solutions; showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them; applying a range of strategies to problem solving; testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Initiative and enterprise (adapting to new situations; translating ideas into action; identifying opportunities not obvious to others; generating a range of options; initiating innovative solutions)
Planning and organising (managing time and priorities; collecting, analysing and organising information; establishing clear project goals; planning the use of resources including time management)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance; having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions; articulating own ideas and visions; taking responsibility) |
Written text in Language |
Communication (reading and understanding; writing to the needs of the audience; speaking and writing in LOTE; sharing information; persuading effectively; being assertive; sharing information)
Team work (working as an individual and as a member of a team; coaching and mentoring skills including giving feedback)
Problem solving (developing creative, innovative solutions; developing practical solutions; showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them; applying a range of strategies to problem solving; testing assumptions taking the context of data and circumstances into account)
Initiative and enterprise (adapting to new situations; translating ideas into action; identifying opportunities not obvious to others; generating a range of options; initiating innovative solutions)
Planning and organising (managing time and priorities; collecting, analysing and organising information; establishing clear project goals; planning the use of resources including time management)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance; having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions; articulating own ideas and visions; taking responsibility) |
*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.