Courses

Unit 1 Personal Finance

Concepts, principles and terminology used in financial decision making on a personal basis are explored. We look at main institutions that operate in financial markets and how governments and other bodies can affect the way individuals and groups make financial decision. You will study the main financial documents and reports used in personal financial transactions and decision making.

Prerequisites:
Achieved OLNA category 2 in numeracy or equivalent standard

Types of Assessment:
35%-45% Practical
20%-25% Theory
40% Project

Unit Cost:
$25

This Certificate will provide you with the foundation practical skills and knowledge to participate in local government, private and community organisations that seek to encourage and assist community groups to identify their needs and plan and develop appropriate services and facilities to meet those needs.

You will have the opportunity to develop skills in communication, problem solving, information provision and processing, administration and group support. You will learn to organise and complete daily work activities as well as manage personal stress in the workplace, preparing you to take on a role in the sector. Importantly, it offers pathways to further study and the chance to develop a rewarding and lasting career in the community services and welfare sectors.

Core Units

• CHCCOM001 Provide first point of contact
• CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
• CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
• HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety
• BSBWOR202 Organise and complete daily work activities

Elective Units* 

• BSBWOR201 Manage personal stress in the workplace
• FSKDIG03 Use digital technology for routine workplace tasks
• FSKLRG09 Use strategies to respond to routine workplace problems
• FSKRDG10 Read and respond to routine workplace information
• FSKWTG09 Write routine workplace texts
• HLTFSE001 Follow basic food safety practices
• SITXCPM002 Show cultural and social sensitivity

*Please Note: The selection of four elective units from this list may vary slightly to suit the needs of the group

Post-Secondary Pathways Industry
Aged care, child care, migrant services, disability services, health care worker, nursing, case workers, community development officer, family support worker, community health worker, accommodation support worker, home care assistant, care worker, In-home respite worker, personal care assistant, Certificate III, IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma

Higher Education and Training
Bachelor Degree

Prerequisites:
Minimum OLNA category 2 in reading, writing and numeracy or equivalent standard

Types of Assessment:
Competency-Based Assessment

Total Hours:
275

Number of Units:
9

WACE Equivalent Units:
Two units in Year 11
Two units in Year 12

Delivery Site:
Cyril Jackson Senior Campus

Year(s) of Study:
One year

RTO:
iVET Institute Pty Ltd

RTO Code:
40548

RTO Arrangement:
Auspicing Agreement

Certificate Cost:
$390

Unit 1 Basic Automotive Principles & Systems

In this unit, you will develop an understanding of automotive vehicles and the basic principles and systems around which automotive vehicles function. Under guidance, you will study the different systems of an automotive vehicle, and follow basic rules associated with automotive workshops. You develop skills to check and maintain the safe operation of an automotive vehicle, using the correct selection of tools and safe workshop practices. You will examine how the different uses of automotive vehicles have affected our society and the environment.

Prerequisites:
NIL

Types of Assessment:
20% Response
20% Investigation and Diagnostics
60% Production and Assembly

Unit Cost:
$50

This unit aims to develop your skills with functional literacy, especially spelling, punctuation and grammar.  You will read and produce texts for work, learning, community and everyday personal contexts.

When listening and speaking, you will learn how to listen attentively and purposefully and how to shape or structure an oral text for particular purposes and audiences.

Prerequisites:
Minimum B grade in Year 10 or equivalent standard

Types of Assessment:
35% Reading
35% Writing
30% Oral Communication

Unit Cost:
$20

Unit 1 Moving Between Cultures

The EAL/D Foundation course is designed for students who speak another language or dialect as their first or ‘home’ language and who have not demonstrated the literacy standard in the OLNA. These units prepare students for employment or training. The focus of this unit is developing communication skills, particularly speaking and listening, in a range of familiar contexts.

You will use your existing language or dialect to develop your Standard Australian English and improve your ability to communicate effectively in everyday life situations in home, personal and social contexts. This unit is about moving between your culture and Australian culture. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and understanding to expressing your needs, opinions and ideas effectively in everyday life situations in home, personal and social contexts.

Prerequisites:
Recommended: EAL/D Progress Map
Levels 1 – 3

Types of Assessment:
20% Response to Aural Texts
30% Production (oral)
25% Response (oral/written) To Written/Visual Texts
25% Production (written)

Unit Cost:
$25

Unit 1

The focus of this unit is food and balanced diets. You will explore the ways in which individuals select and use a wide range of food ingredients. You will learn about the variety and availability of local foods and cooking, storage and service of a range of commodities. You will participate in a range of practical activities to learn about methods of cookery, food presentation and menu planning and design.

Prerequisites:
NIL

Types of Assessment:
30% Investigation
45% Production
10% Response
15% Externally Set Task

Unit Cost:
$110

Unit 1 Personal health & Wellbeing

In this unit you will explore factors which influence your health in positive and negative ways and devise action plans towards achieving identified goals of improving health. This unit will provide you with the opportunity to develop key employability and life skills including communication, leadership, initiative and enterprise.

The areas you will cover include the physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions of health and you will have the opportunity to understand the rights and responsibilities as a healthcare consumer. You will explore lifestyle factors affecting health such as the impact of beliefs, attitudes and values on health behaviour and determine personal health risk assessments.

Prerequisites:
NIL

Types of Assessment:
20% Inquiry
50% Project
30% Response

Unit Cost:
$25

Unit 1 Personal Economic & Financial Decisions

To survive economically, people need to have basic economic and financial knowledge. This course will introduce you to budget planning and skills needed to select loans and invest money.

This unit may assist you in developing an understanding about using credit and credit cards, how to save and spend income wisely, how the financial system works and how banks affect our saving and investment decisions. You will also look at different types of investment and will have an opportunity to play the ASX stock market game.

Prerequisites:
Achieved OLNA category 2 or higher in numeracy or equivalent standard

Types of Assessment:
20% Investigation
30% Data Interpretation / Short Answer
30% Extended Answer
20% Test

Unit Cost:
$30

Unit 1 Addition, Subtraction, Length, Mass, Capacity & Time

In this unit, you will study the mathematical knowledge, understanding and skills to solve problems relating to addition and subtraction, length, mass, capacity and time, and involving the extraction of information from, and the interpretation of, various simple forms of data representation used in everyday contexts. The number of formats for the unit are whole numbers and money.

Prerequisites:
Students must be in OLNA category 1 or 2 to enrol in this unit

Types of Assessment:
50% Response
50% Practical

Unit Cost:
$20

Unit 1 Scientific Inquiry

The focus for this unit is chemistry and me. In this unit you will be introduced to some models and theories in chemistry, you will have the opportunity to learn the structure and modelling of matter and use appropriate chemical language including the use of chemical symbols for common elements and compounds.

The areas you will cover include phase properties and changes with reference to the particle theory. You will also develop understandings between physical and chemical changes, different types of solutions and be able to represent chemical reactions. You will have the opportunity to construct questions for investigation; propose hypotheses; and predict possible outcomes.

Prerequisites:
Minimum C grade in Year 10 Science or equivalent standard

Types of Assessment:
50% Science Inquiry
20% Extended Response
30% Test

Unit Cost:
$25

The Certificate I in Leadership supports entry level individuals with their transition to employment, further education or community participation. This course is a bridging course for individuals who need to develop employability skills and provides a pathway to Certificate II level courses.

Core Units

• BSBCMM211 Apply communication skills
• LWADEV102 Plan personal development and care needs
• LWALDR102 Investigate fundamentals of leadership
• LWADIV102 Investigate personal role in society
• LWASRP102 Solve routine problems
• TLIF1001 Follow work health and safety procedures
• BSBPEF101 Plan and prepare for work readiness
• MSMSUP106 Work in a team
• LWAPRO102 Participate in a team project

Post-Secondary Pathways Industry

Skills developed are applicable to a range of industries and career groups.

Higher Education and Training

Certificate II in Leadership – offered by a number of RTOs including TAFE.

Prerequisites:
NIL

Types of Assessment:
Competency-Based Assessment

Total Hours:
180

Number of Units:
9

WACE Equivalent Units:
Two in Year 11

Delivery Site:
Cyril Jackson Senior Campus

Year(s) of Study:
One year

RTO:
Activ

RTO Code:
51960

RTO Arrangement:
Auspicing Agreement

Certificate Cost:
$50

The UniReady Enabling Program is an alternate entry to university pathway run by Curtin University. CJSC and Curtin University have entered into a partnership that allows us to deliver the UniReady Program to Year 12 students at CJSC.

UniReady Enabling Program completed successfully, it will provide you with a notional ATAR of 70 and English competency.

The UniReady in Schools Program has been approved as an Endorsed Program. This means it will contribute to a student’s WACE.

Students complete four (4) units. Each unit is equivalent to a one semester ATAR/General course. Students will complete two units in Semester One, and two units in Semester Two.

Unit 1 Fundamentals in Academic Writing

In the context of research and writing , this unit orientates students to develop and practice skills for entry level university courses. Students are introduced to and gain opportunities to practice and develop academic and language skills related to planning, researching, structuring, constructing, revising and proofreading academic writing tasks.

Unit 2 Foundations of Communication

Features of spoken, written and online communications are identified, and strategies to enhance effectiveness in learning environments are defined and demonstrated with examples. Communication strategies appropriate for purpose and audience are applied in practical and interactive learning tasks involving interpersonal communications, presentations, negotiation and language skills though individual and group learning practices using various face-to-face and online technologies.

Unit 3 Applying Mathematics

The Applying Mathematics unit is composed of 11 topics, which include: metric measurements displaying and analysing categorical data and continuous data, bivariate analysis, statistics, algebra, linear, quadratic and exponential functions.

Unit 4 Introduction to Health Sciences

The introductions to health sciences unit will provide students with a basic understanding of some of the human anatomy and physiology components of an undergraduate Health Science program. This includes an overview of several of the human body systems. Throughout the unit’s topic, students will be exposed to some basic scientific concepts including: osmosis, diffusion, lever systems, DNA, cell membrane transport and electrical charges as well as familiarisation with some of the basic conventions of academic writing for the health sciences.

Prerequisites:

• For ATAR Pathway students: Mostly C grades in year 11 ATAR courses.
• For General Pathway students: Mostly B grades, and 60% or above in English.

Types of Assessment:
Competency-Based Assessment

Number of Units:
4

WACE Equivalent Units:
Two in Semester One
Two in Semester Two

Delivery Site:
Cyril Jackson Senior Campus

Year(s) of Study:
One year

Certificate Cost:
*$75 per unit

*Please Note: This is a Fee For Service course and must be paid in full prior to commencing.