Employability Skills
Assessment task and Employability skills selected facets
| Assessment task | Employability skills: selected facets |
|---|
Annotated visual display | Communication (sharing information) |
Case study | Communication (sharing information) Planning and organising (planning the use of resources, including time management; collecting, analysing and organising information) Technology (using IT to organise data) |
Design Folio | Communication (sharing information) Teamwork (working as an individual and as a member of a team; knowing how to define a role as part of the team) Problem solving (developing practical solutions) Initiative and enterprise (generating a range of options; initiating innovative solutions; being creative) Planning and organising (planning the use of resources including time management; collecting, analysing and organising information) Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance) Learning (managing own learning) Technology (using IT to organise data) |
Multimedia presentation | Communication (sharing information; speaking clearly and directly; writing to the needs of the audience) Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information) Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance) Technology (having a range of basic IT skills; using IT to organise data; being willing to learn new IT skills) |
Practical tests | Teamwork (working as an individual and as a member of a team; knowing how to define a role as part of the team) Problem solving (applying a range of strategies to solve problems) Planning and organising (planning the use of resources including time management) |
Production activities | Communication (listening and understanding) Teamwork (working as an individual and as a member of a team) Problem solving (developing practical solutions) Initiative and enterprise (generating a range of options; initiating innovative solutions; being creative) Planning and organising (planning the use of resources including time management; managing time and priorities – setting timelines, coordinating tasks for self and with others) Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance) Learning (managing own learning) |
Report (oral/written/visual) | Communication (sharing information; speaking clearly and directly; writing to the needs of the audience; using numeracy) Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information) Technology (using IT to organise data) |
Structured questions | Communication (writing to the needs of the audience) Planning and organising (planning the use of resources including time management) Problem solving (applying a range of strategies to problem solving) Self management (evaluating and monitoring own performance) |
*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.