Take Your Learning Experience Out into the Real World
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- Student with ACS
- Distance Education Course for all disciplines
- Learn to apply your theoretical knowledge to practical situations
- Learn to solve problems and be a more effective worker, manager or business owner
CONTENTS
There are 3 lessons, each involving a PBL project, as follows:
1. Workplace Tools, Equipment and Materials: Identifying and describing the operation of tools and equipment used in the workplace; routine maintenance of tools and equipment; identifying and comparing materials used in the workplace; using different materials to perform workplace tasks.
2. Workplace Skills: Determining key practical skills in the workplace; identifying and comparing commonly-performed workplace tasks; determining acceptable standards for workplace tasks; implementing techniques for improving workplace efficiency.
3. Workplace Safety: Identifying health and safety risks in the workplace; complying with industry OH&S standards; developing safety guidelines for handling dangerous items.
What is PBL?
Problem-based learning has been defined as: “A learning method based on using problems as a starting point for acquisition and integration of new knowledge.”
Duration: 100 hours
Learn to Be More Realistic about the Workplace
It's not difficult to get work and succeed. It's just sometimes difficult to get the type of work that a person wants.
Some people have very set ideas about the job they want, others are really undecided. The first step in getting a job is the same for both types. In fact anyone of any age, sex or level of skill needs to take the same first step:
The first step in getting a job is to develop a REALISTIC ATTITUDE! Realistic goals are based on a sound understanding of what constitutes a successful career for that individual, of one’s strengths and weakness and current marketplace trends, and of likely changes to which one must adapt. Because very few people begin in the same job they want to finish in, a career must be realistically seen as something that evolves or develops. You will probably not begin in an ideal position, but with careful planning, you can probably improve your position in your career as time goes by.
To develop REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS:
- Don't expect to start at the top;
- Don't expect to like everything about your job at first;
- Be prepared to make the best of your situation and maintain a positive attitude;
- Be prepared to accept any job in your field at first if you cannot get your ideal job, or any job at all if you cannot get a job in your chosen field. If you are in employment, even though not in your chosen field, you are developing your career further than you would be if unemployed (or not studying).
This course develops a more realistic perspective on the workplace, from this perspective and others.
Whatever the context, there are many generic skills to be developed and experienced to be worked though in order to develop a healthier and more mature perspective on working in the real world.
