Year 12 Licence to Work
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mrs D. Trent.
This course is all about helping young people gain the insight, confidence and skills to get work, keep work, create careers and be set for life. The course incorporates the Licence to Work programme so is run in conjunction with Taupo Pathways for Youth Employment. The course is aimed at those students who want to leave school at the end of the year and progress into employment or further tertiary training or alternatively students can pathway into the Year 13 Learning Hub.
The Licence to Work programme includes career planning, workplace visits, voluntary work, health & safety course and work experience. The programme incorporates an explicit and intentional sequence of learning activities to build competencies that employers want to see in young people. It's all about setting you up to succeed in the workplace by learning the employability skills that all employers look for. We also get set for life by covering topics such as pathway planning; job search skills; CV preparation; job interviews; employment contracts; budgeting; banking; tax; kiwisaver; buying a car; going flatting; buying a house; hauora; apprenticeships etc. These topics are sometimes covered by guest speakers.
Course Overview
Term 1
Self Development and Career Planning
- Ko wai au? Who are you? - US12352
- Hauora - US12355
- Employability Skills
- Produce a plan for your own future direction - what do I want to do, what steps do I need to take to get there - US10781
Term 2
Jobs and Social Enterprise
- Workplace Visits
- Job Search Skills - US4253
- CVs - US4252
- Job Interviews
- Health & Safety Course
- Social Enterprise Project - US30906 (optional)
- Voluntary Work
- Apprenticeships
Term 3
Set for Life
- Budgeting - US28094
- Banking - US28097
- Taxation - US24695
- KiwiSaver
- Employment Contracts
Term 4
Set for Life/Getting Work Ready
- Buying a Car
- Going Flatting - US12354
- Buying a House
- Work Experience - US10780 (Optional)
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Plastic sleeve folder - 20 pages
Pathway
Entry is by interview with the HoF Vocational Pathways
Assessment Information
There are up to 32 credits available across the course plus 3 credits (optional) on a work placement. You may also be able to get credits from outside providers.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
Total Credits Available: 35 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 35 credits.
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It is the policy of Taupo-nui-a-Tia College to have school-wide policies that inform parents and students of the criteria for administering all Assessments for National Qualifications.
Credits listed may change.