Course Title: Investigate future options for further training, work or community activities

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C1073 Certificate I in Transition Education

Course Title: Investigate future options for further training, work or community activities

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 150

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GEDU5968

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

Term1 2014

Course Contact: Liz Cotter

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254870

Course Contact Email: elizabeth-anne.cotter@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge to explore realistic options for future involvement in further training, work or community activities.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VU20444 Investigate future options for further training, work or community activities

Elements:

1. Identify one or more adults options for consideration

2. Undertake observation of one or more adult options

3. Implement an action plan for the preferred option

4. Prepare a current resume

5. Apply for preferred adult option/s


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed the following skills:

- communication skills to participate in planning process to investigate adult options, contribute to a discussion relevent to own goals and needs, and participate in interactions to determine adult options information

- problem solving skills to identify own goals, match them to course goals and develop a personal action plan

- self management skills to seek feedback and monitor and adjust action plan and to identify personal needs to participate in the course

- planning and organisation skills to meet with a support person to develop a portfolio and resumes and review regularly

- teamwork skills to work with others to develop and review action plans

- interpersonal skills to work with others to explore options


Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this course is ongoing and will include the following:

Written Assignment

Project

Student Observation Checklist