Australians – Yesterday and Today - Level 6 Sample Unit
VELS and employability skills
Australians – yesterday and today provides opportunities to assess students against elements of Level 6 standards and facets of employability skills as detailed below:
For further information see the Employability skills section.
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Strand |
Domain |
Dimension |
Element of standard |
Related employability skill |
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Physical, Personal and Social Learning |
Interpersonal Development |
Working in teams |
… work collaboratively, negotiate roles and delegate tasks to complete complex tasks in teams. |
… adapts to and contributes to group processes |
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Discipline-based learning |
The Humanities – History |
Historical knowledge and understanding |
… analyse events which contribute to Australia’s social, political and cultural development. |
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Historical reasoning and interpretation |
… frame research questions and locate relevant resources. |
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Interdisciplinary Learning |
Communication |
Presenting |
… use subject-specific language and conventions in accordance with the purpose of their presentation to communicate complex information. |
Communication – Written …writes accurately and conventionally. |
For further information see the Assessment section.



