Certificate I in Work Education

The 22566VIC Certificate I in Work Education supports secondary school students with permanent cognitive and/or intellectual disabilities to explore work options and access pathways to further specific vocational education and training.

The course supports learners to improve their employability and work readiness.

Your training will focus on: 

• following and applying OHS / WHS and emergency procedures in specific industries
• recognising and following safety signs, symbols and notices
• work collaboratively with other class/group members and work colleagues
• identifying strategies to improve personal management skills and ways in which barriers can be overcome
• identifying own self-development needs and strategies to enhance independence
• self-assessing own performance as part of practical placement
• implement strategies to manage oneself in the workplace
  

Graduates will have developed skills in: 

• work with a support person to develop and implement a personal vocational plan to support vocational goals
• access information and resources to support the achievement of vocational goals
• apply strategies to support workplace participation
• use technology relevant to the workplace

AST auspices this qualification to secondary schools so their teachers can deliver to secondary school students as part of their VET studies.

Assessment may consist of:

• Practical demonstration including observation
• Written answers to questions
• Scenario-based assessments

All students will engage in a language, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy (LLND) activity to evaluate potential support requirements.

Entry to the Certificate I in Work Education is intended for post compulsory school age learners with evidence of permanent cognitive and / or intellectual disability.

In exceptional circumstances, compulsory school age learners with evidence of permanent cognitive and / or intellectual disability may be enrolled in the qualification, provided that AST can establish:

• the learner’s secondary school is unable to meet the learner’s needs

and

• the learner has a level of behavioural maturity that would allow them to develop the communication and interpersonal skills expected in the workplace.

The 22566VIC Certificate I in Work Education consists of 10 units:

• Core – 7 units
• Electives – 3 units

Core units include:

This qualification is offered to secondary schools on a fee-for-service basis, where a fee is charged for each individual student’s enrolment.

Please contact us for the current year’s auspicing fees.