Opportunity Awareness Careers Resources
Lessons investigating, exploring and experiencing the world of work and the pathways in it.
- What is work?
- Why work?
- Researching careers
- Dicing with life
- Careers expos/markets
- Paid work activities
- Evolving careers
- Employability skills
- Skills in demand
- Careers in government (new for 2009)
- Balancing leisure and work
- Equal Opportunity and Gender Equity (ESL/CALD focus)
Complete set of materials for opportunity awareness:
What is work?
Year level - Years 6, 7 & 8
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 4 & 5
- Teacher notes (PDF - 80Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 80Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 613Kb)
Why work?
Year level - Years 6, 7 & 8
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 4 & 5
- Teacher notes (PDF - 73Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 73Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 480Kb)
Researching careers
Year level - Years 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 4, 5 & 6
- Teacher notes (PDF - 100Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 100Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 586Kb)
Dicing with life
Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 5 & 6
- Teacher notes (PDF - 69Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 69Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 468Kb)
Careers Expos/Markets
Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 5 & 6
- Teacher notes (PDF - 88Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 88Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 525Kb)
Paid work activities
Year level - Years 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Level 6
- Teacher notes (PDF - 78Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 78Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 491Kb)
Evolving careers
Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 5 & 6
- Teacher notes (PDF - 74Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 74Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 477Kb)
Employability skills
Year level – Years 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards – Level 6
- Teachers notes (PDF - 99Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 99Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 610Kb)
Skills in demand
Year level – Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards – Levels 5 & 6
- Teachers notes (PDF - 93Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 113Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 486Kb)
Careers in government
Year level – Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards – Levels 5 & 6
Balancing leisure and work
Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
VELS - Levels 5 & 6
- Teacher notes (PDF - 76Kb)
- Student handouts (PDF - 76Kb)
- Teacher notes & student handouts (Word - 483Kb)
Equal Opportunity and Gender Equity (ESL/CALD focus)
Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
VELS - Levels 5 & 6