Work, Employment and Enterprise in English
Work, Employment and Enterprise content in English provides opportunities for students to develop work-related skills, knowledge and understanding and to develop values and attitudes about work, employment and the workplace. These opportunities arise through their study of texts with workplace contexts, through developing skills in speaking and listening, in group processes and in acquiring, processing, assessing and communicating information.
(NSW Board of Studies English Years 7-10 Syllabus)
The School to Work Program
Initiatives in English with a focus on Work, Employment and Enterprise also support the outcomes of The School to Work Program. A major focus of this program is to integrate vocational learning into classroom practice. This encompasses the development of employment related skills and exposes students to a range of workplace contexts related to their class work. Class topics can be linked to relevant career pathways so that students can make the connections between their learning and the ‘real world’. This may occur in the form of simulated workplace activities, engaging in workplace problem solving tasks, or incorporate workplace research. Schools can provide all students from Years 9-12 with an Employment Related Skills Logbook which enables them to identify and record the skills learned in their school, community and workplace contexts
For further information on School to Work, click on the link below.
Vocational Learning in English
This resource booklet was developed in 2005 by the Vocational Education in Schools Directorate in consultation with Curriculum K-12. Vocational Learning in English provides teachers with practical activities to integrate Work, Employment and Enterprise into teaching and learning. The Vocational Learning in English resource booklet is available on theVocational Learning website.
In The Workplace Now
 | This three-part Stage 5 English unit examines a range of perspectives of casual and part-time work for young people. Students explore the changing nature of work, write a resume and respond to a range of job advertisements and opportunities. Developed by the Centre for Learning Innovation, this resource is also featured on TaLE. |
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