Students become familiar with common qualification and training terms used in further education.

Year level

9-12

Duration

5 minutes

Type

In class activity

SEL Competencies

Self-awareness

Responsible decision-making

Learning intention

Students gain an understanding of key words used in further education.

Key outcomes

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

  • identify different levels and degrees of further education.

Materials needed

  • Whiteboard

  • Individual devices

Mapped to

  • This resource is not mapped to a curriculum.

Activity 1

Instructions

5 minutes

When deciding what to do, it’s easy for students to become confused by the terminology.

  1. Read the following list to students.

  2. Ask students to:

    • Cross their arms if they know exactly what it means

    • Put their hands on their heads if they do not know what it means

    • Raise hands in the air if they have questions

  3. Facilitate conversation accordingly. Ask those students who know to explain to others to engage the whole group in discussion.

  • Bachelor Degree

  • Bachelor Degree (Honours)

  • Master Degree

  • Graduate Certificate

  • Graduate Diploma

  • Apprenticeship

  • Traineeship

  • Internship

  • Doctoral Degree

  • Certificate

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