In Year 10 Introduction to Trade Skills (Building and Construction), students will gain practical experience and skills related to several different careers in the building and construction industries, including carpentry, cabinetry, and tiling. Introduction to Trade Skills is designed for students considering an educational pathway that includes a VET Certification in trade-related studies. Students will engage in several projects in a practical environment to develop their use and knowledge of common tools and practices relevant to careers based in trades. Introduction to Trade Skills is also suitable for students seeking to improve their knowledge and skills relating to the use of tools and completion of practical projects.
Introduction to Trade Skills has been designed to provide highly contextualised learning opportunities, where students will learn core skills and concepts as they are applied in the relevant field. In addition to the core knowledge and skills covered in this course, students will gain experience with common workplace expectations regarding behaviour, production standards, personal responsibility and occupational health and safety. Additionally, students will gain experience with the assessment methods commonly used in VET subjects, with a focus on competency-based assessment.
Specific concepts covered this term: Occupational Health and Safety as it relates to working in trades-based careers. Understanding and producing engineering plans/documents. Following work plans and diagrams to produce a product. Introduction to common hand tools and power tools, including development of skills related to their use.
Ways you’ll learn these concepts include: Students will gain practical experience with tools and equipment related to carpentry and electrical industries. You will also complete a variety of theoretical exercises relating to occupational health and safety in trades-based industries.
How you’ll show your learning this term: working individually and in small groups, students will complete a variety of practical activities to develop skills with hand and power tools. Students will also complete a variety of scenario-based activities to explore health and safety factors in workplaces.
Specific concepts covered this term: Applying mathematical skills in a trades-based context. Development of project management skills to produce a product. Further development of skills relating to hand tools and power tools. Introduction to engineering machinery and its use in practical projects.
Students will gain practical experience with tools and equipment related to engineering and manufacturing industries. You will also complete a variety of theoretical exercises relating to applied mathematics in trades-based industries and the creation and interpretation of work plans/schematics.
How you’ll show your learning this term: working individually and in small groups, students will complete a variety of practical activities to further develop skills with hand and power tools. Additionally, students will be introduced to machine equipment used in trades-based careers. Students will also complete a variety of activities to explore practical applications of mathematics within trades-based careers.
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