WACE Requirements, Endorsed Programs and Community Service

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WACE Requirements, Endorsed Programs and
Community Service

• Jan Stephenson
• Senior Schooling Academic Standards and Support
  Directorate - DET
• Sept 2007

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WACE Requirements

• 6 categories
• Course Completion
• Course Achievement
• English Language Competence
• Overarching Learning Outcomes
• Community Service
• Compulsory Stage 2/3 Examinations

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WACE Requirements timeline
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Endorsed Programs
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Categories of endorsed programs

• Workplace learning
• University studies
• VET stand-alone
• Community organisation
• Personal development

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• Workplace learning
• Work-based learning in a real or simulated
  workplace
• Students working towards achievement of
  employability skills list and/or VET units of
  competency
• VET stand-alone
• Non-integrated VET with achievement of full or
  partial qual from AQF
• University studies
• Completion of university unit - students awarded
  academic transcript
• Community organisation
• Structured program with achievement of QA award
  or certificate
• Personal development
• Program to develop skills, knowledge and
  attitudes for achievement of personal goals,
  civic responsibility and/or improved
  health/fitness
• Portfolio of evidence to demonstrate learning

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Approved Endorsed ProgramsRelated to Community
Service Personal Development

• Changemakers WA community focussed project
• Life Skills 1-6 for at risk students
• Music Ensemble Performance
• Whole School Production

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Approved Endorsed ProgramsRelated to Community
Service Community Organisation

• Australian Air Force Cadets
• Australian Army Cadets
• Australian Navy Cadets
• Emergency Services Cadets
• Fire and Emergency Services Authority
• Surf Life Saving Academy WA
• Western Australian Police Rangers
• Bush Rangers
• Duke of Edinburghs Award

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Using Personal Development Programs for Community
Service

• WA Changemakers
• Life Skills for Senior Secondary School Students
  1-6
• School of Instrumental Music
• Whole School Production Performance

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Using Community Organisation Programs for
Community Service

• Cadet programs
• Army cadets
• Emergency Services cadets
• Surf Life Saving cadets
• Bush Rangers
• Duke of Edinburghs Award
• Aires Technology
• PC Maintenance and Repair hardware
• PC Maintenance and Repair operating systems
• Computer literacy

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Curriculum Council

• Contact for Endorsed Units
• Leanne Meldrum
• Phone [phone]
• Leanne.Meldrum_at_curriculum.wa.edu.au
• Link to CC Bank of Endorsed Units
• http//newwace.curriculum.wa.edu.au/pages/teachers
  _courses_councilunits.asp

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Additional Opportunities through Curriculum
Council Developed Courses

• Visual Arts community mural, sculpture
• Physical Education Sportsfun, coaching,
  umpiring
• Earth and Environmental Studies planting,
  cleanup
• Performing Arts community performing groups
• Science environmental activities
• ICT community communication
• Business Studies projects within school

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DET Contact Details

• Behaviour Standards and Well-being Directorate
• Rita Tognini
• Principal Consultant
• 9264 4027
• Rita.tognini_at_det.wa.edu.au