Employability skills
| Assessment task | Employability skills selected facets |
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A series of structured questions |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience; sharing information)
Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information; planning the use of resources including time management)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques)
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An essay |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience; sharing information)
Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Initiative and enterprise (initiating innovative solutions; being creative)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information; planning the use of resources including time management)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques) |
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A written analysis |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience; sharing information)
Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Initiative and enterprise (initiating innovative solutions; being creative)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information; planning the use of resources including time management)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques) |
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A research report |
Communication (writing to the needs of the audience; sharing information)
Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Initiative and enterprise (initiating innovative solutions; being creative)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information; planning the use of resources including time management)
Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques) |
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.