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 Opportunity Awareness Careers Resources

Lessons investigating, exploring and experiencing the world of work and the pathways in it.

Complete set of materials for opportunity awareness:

What is work?

Year level - Years 6, 7 & 8
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 4 & 5

Why work?

Year level - Years 6, 7 & 8
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 4 & 5

Researching careers

Year level - Years 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 4, 5 & 6

Dicing with life

Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 5 & 6

Careers Expos/Markets

Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 5 & 6

Paid work activities

Year level - Years 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Level 6

Evolving careers

Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
Victorian Essential Learning Standards - Levels 5 & 6

Employability skills

Year level – Years 9 & 10

Victorian Essential Learning Standards – Level 6

Skills in demand

Year level – Years 7, 8, 9 & 10

Victorian Essential Learning Standards – Levels 5 & 6

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

Equal Opportunity and Gender Equity (ESL/CALD focus)

Year level - Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
VELS - Levels 5 & 6