Certificate II in Retail Services
Certificate II in Business Certificate III in Business Certificate IV in Business
level 1 level 2 level 3
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TASC subjects
Financial Literacy 1
BST105116YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• How to become a more informed financial decision maker
• Setting and reaching financial goals • Finding useful financial information.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• The use of credit and debit cards • Selecting a mobile phone plan • Purchasing a car
• Planning a trip or holiday • Buying or renting a property.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Practical tasks and assignments
TO ENROL IN THIS PROGRAM YOU NEED:
• No previous experience.
THIS SUBJECT:
• Provides you with the tools to make wiser decisions regarding your financial affairs
• Contributes 5 credit points towards your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
Business Studies Foundation 2
BST215116
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• The nature and purpose of business • Motivations for owning a business • What owners need to know about
running a business
• What makes a successful business • How to prepare a business plan.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Business and the law • Business environments • The Australian economy • Finance and accounting • Marketing.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Carrying out a detailed and authentic business task such as preparing a business plan
• Researching business issues.
TO ENROL IN THIS SUBJECT YOU NEED:
• No previous experience
• C in Year 10 Australian Curriculum Mathematics and English.
THIS SUBJECT:
• Provides a pathway to
Business Studies 3, Accounting 3, Economics 3 or Certificate programs in
the business sector
• Contributes 15 credit points towards your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
Legal Studies Foundation 2
LST215115
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• The role of the law in society • How laws are made and changed • How the Australian legal system
operates
• Crime and the powers of the police.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Legal personnel, their roles and functions
• The adversary trial process • The jury system
• Individuals and the criminal law • Family law
• Rights and wrongs (neighbours, accidents etc)
• Consumer law, contracts, tax, banking • Landlords and tenants
• Buying a house • Employment law
• Motor vehicles, road accidents.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Visits to law courts, prison and parliament
• Tasks and assignments.
TO ENROL IN THIS SUBJECT YOU NEED:
• C in Year 10 Australian Curriculum English
THIS SUBJECT:
• Provides a pathway to Legal Studies 3 • Is useful for vocational links to
government positions, legal profession, policing, journalism, social work • Contributes 15 credit points and
meets the standard for everyday adult reading and writing for your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
Accounting 3
ACC315***
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• Recording financial information for a business
• Preparing financial statements
• How firms use financial statements to run their businesses
• Managing your own money.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Accounting procedures so that you can prepare financial statements for business
• Cash budgets and bank reconciliations • How firms control cash
• How to analyse and evaluate the information contained in financial statements.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Practical exercises
• Using accounting packages and spreadsheets to prepare and analyse financial reports
• Assignments, tests and an external examination.
TO ENROL IN THIS SUBJECT YOU NEED:
• No prior study of accounting or bookkeeping
• A/B (C in consultation with teachers) in Year 10 Australian Curriculum Mathematics and English.
THIS SUBJECT:
• Assists you with further study of accounting or business at diploma or university level
• Helps you understand what it’s like to work in a commercial environment • Contributes 15 credit points and
meets the standards for everyday adult reading and writing and everyday adult mathematics for your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
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Business Studies 3
BST315***
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• The nature of business
• Key business functions of marketing, human resource and financial management
• Economic, environmental, ethical and governmental issues related to managing a business
• Legal, social and technological issues.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Entrepreneurial traits • Marketing
• Human resource management • Business communication • Accounting and finance.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Group discussions, presentations and activities
• Assignments and practical tasks designed to develop understanding of business issues
• A mid-year and external examination • Preparing a feasibility study for a
start-up business idea.
TO ENROL IN THIS SUBJECT YOU NEED:
• A/B (C in consultation with teachers) in Year 10 Australian Curriculum Mathematics and English.
THIS SUBJECT:
• Provides a pathway for further study at university and/or future employment in areas such as finance, administration, marketing, management, economics and accounting
• Contributes 15 credit points and meets the standard for everyday adult reading and writing for your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
Economics 3
ECN315116
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• The Australian economy and the factors that impact on growth, jobs and standard of living
• Government management of the economy and issues such as unemployment, inflation and interest rates
• Money, wealth, government and global financial markets
• Australia’s role in the global economy.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• How firms choose what to produce so that consumers can buy the goods and services they want
• How the government attempts to reduce unemployment and promote economic progress
• Why interest rates go up and down • Australia’s major trading partners and
why we export and import • Economic issues that affect people
both in Australia and the global economy
• The federal budget.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Group discussions, presentations and activities designed to develop understanding and appreciation of economic issues
• Investigations into poverty or environmental issues in economics • Interpreting and analysing economic
data and economic policy alternatives • Assignments, tests and an external
examination.
TO ENROL IN THIS SUBJECT YOU NEED:
• A/B (C in consultation with teachers) in Year 10 Australian Curriculum Mathematics and English.
THIS SUBJECT:
• Provides a pathway to further study and/or careers in business, commerce, the public service or journalism • Contributes 15 credit points and
meets the standard for everyday adult reading and writing plus everyday adult mathematics for your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
Legal Studies 3
LST315115
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• The role of the law in society • How laws are made and changed • How the Australian legal system
operates
• Crime and punishment.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• The legal system in Australia • Why we need laws
• The relationship between community values and the law
• Our system of government • How laws are made and changed • The court system, trials and juries • The criminal justice system • Alternative dispute settlement • The effectiveness of our legal system • Topical legal issues.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Various tasks and assignments • Tests
• A mid-year and end-of-year exam.
TO ENROL IN THIS SUBJECT YOU NEED:
• A/B (C in consultation with teachers) in Year 10 Australian Curriculum English.
THIS SUBJECT:
• Prepares you for a career in banking, journalism, law, social work and court administration
• Provides a pathway for students looking for vocational links to
government positions, legal profession, policing, journalism or social work • Contributes 15 credit points and
meets the standard for everyday adult reading and writing for your Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
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University College Program: Extension Program for Accounting
In 2016 students who are undertaking Level 3 Accountingmay be able to enrol in a University College program
Accounting and Financial Decision Making. Over a series of weekly tutorials in the second half of the year, your skills and knowledge in Accounting 3 are extended to cover topics such as: the structure of company financial statements; the analysis and interpretation of company financial statements;
and financial decision making techniques used by managers in organisations. The University College Program in Accounting complements your current studies and also provides a HECS-free core unit in the Bachelor of Business at the University of Tasmania. To find out more, ask your college teacher.
University College Program: Extension Program for Business
The 2016 University College Program also offers a Businessextension program in this subject area, called Enterprise U. This unit will enable college students to gain a personal understanding of the factors that prevent their engagement in enterprising behaviours. Increasingly employers in many areas demand that graduates demonstrate a capacity for enterprising behaviour. Upon completion of this unit, students will have had an opportunity to develop specific
enterprise knowledge and skills. Importantly, students will also have the opportunity to develop personal confidence through which future entrepreneurial behaviour is possible. Enrolment in this unit will not only help to expand your knowledge and understanding of this subject area, but also provides a HECS-free pathway into study at the University of Tasmania. To find out more, ask your college teacher.
University College Program: Extension Program for Legal Studies
The 2016 University College Program offers an extension program for Legal Studies 3, called Politics & Law. The unit aims to extend and deepen students’ learning within Legal Studies in relation to the topics of Federalism, International Law and Law Reform. Online tasks combined with a series of workshops comprising lecture(s) and various follow- up activities (e.g. role-plays and simulated parliamentary debates) will enable your practical
application of fundamental principles and theories in relation to the subject matter. Enrolment in this program (at the same time as you are enrolled in Legal Studies 3) will not only help to expand your knowledge and understanding of this learning area, but also provides a HECS-free pathway into study at the University of Tasmania. To find out more, ask your teacher.
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VET programs
All certificate programs contribute credit points for the Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
The number of credit points is dependent on the units of competence. For details go to the TASC course planner at:
www.tasc.tas.gov.au/3666
Certificate I in Business
BSB10115
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• The foundation skills required for work in a business environment.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Basic business communication • Work health and safety processes • Simple word processing and
keyboarding skills
• The creation and use of simple spreadsheets
• Environmentally sustainable work practices
• How to organise and complete daily work activities.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Practical activities and assignments • Work placements
• Project work.
TO ENROL IN THIS PROGRAM YOU NEED:
• An interest in working in business or in an administrative capacity
• A desire to further develop computing and communication skills.
THIS PROGRAM:
• Provides a pathway to other programs in business.
Certificate I in Retail Services
SIR10112
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• Communication in the workplace • Working effectively in a retail
environment
• Interacting with customers • Operating retail equipment
• Advising on and selling products and services.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• How to organise and maintain work areas
• Communication in the workplace • The operation of retail technology • How to work effectively in a retail
environment
• The application of safe work practices.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Practical activities and assignments • Work placements
• Project work • Excursions.
TO ENROL IN THIS PROGRAM YOU NEED:
• An interest in working in the retail environment.
THIS PROGRAM:
• Provides a pathway to other programs in retail and business.
Certificate II in Business
BSB20115
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• The foundation skills required for business and office administration.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Basic business communication • Work health and safety processes • Simple work processing and
keyboarding skills
• The creation and use of simple spreadsheets
• Environmentally sustainable work practices
• How to organise and complete daily work activities.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Practical activities such as managing a virtual office
• Assignments and tests • Industry work placement • Project work.
TO ENROL IN THIS PROGRAM YOU NEED:
• An interest in working in business or in an administrative capacity
• A desire to further develop computing and communication skills
• To participate in a suitability process.
THIS PROGRAM:
• Provides a pathway to other programs in business or entry into employment in the clerical industry.
Certificate II in Retail Services
SIR20212
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• Communication in the workplace • Working effectively in a retail
environment
• Interacting with customers • Operating retail equipment • Balancing a cash register
• Advising on and selling products and services.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Point of sale handling procedures • Organisation and maintenance of work
areas
• Stock control procedures
• The application of safe work practices • Minimising theft
• How to create a display • Product knowledge • Merchandising
• How to sell products and services.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Practical activities and assignments • Work placements
• Project work • Excursions.
TO ENROL IN THIS PROGRAM YOU NEED:
• An interest in working in the retail environment
• To participate in a suitability process.
THIS PROGRAM:
• Provides a pathway to other programs in retail and business.
Certificate III in Business
BSB30115
YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
• Introductory finance • Work health and safety
• Technology and computing skills • Communication
• Teams and workplace effectiveness.
YOU DO THIS BY STUDYING:
• Customer service • Working in a team • Basic financial records • Computer use
• Environmentally sustainable work practices
• Organising personal work priorities.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Theory and practical tasks in a simulated workplace environment.
TO ENROL IN THIS PROGRAM YOU NEED:
• Certificate II in Business or equivalent
experience/knowledge
• To participate in a suitability process.
THIS PROGRAM:
• Provides a pathway to
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SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT: HISTORY, CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
You have: TASC subjects May lead to:
No previous experience Basic Road Safety 1 Road Safety Education 2
Road Safety Education 2 Further study
A ‘C’ in Year 10 Australian Curriculum History, Geography or English is recommended
History and the Environment 2
Modern History 3 Geography 3 Ancient Civilisations 3 Further study
No previous experience Making Moral Decisions 2
Introduction to Sociology and Psychology 2
Community Services Learning 2 Legal Studies 3
Studies of Religion 3 Philosophy 3 A ‘C’ in Year 10 Australian
Curriculum English is
recommended Religion in Society 2 Studies of Religion 3
An ‘A/B’ (or ‘C’ in consultation with teachers) in Year 10 Australian Curriculum English or History is recommended Ancient Civilisations 3 Further study University Geography 3 Modern History 3 Philosophy 3 Studies of Religion 3
An ‘A/B’ (or ‘C’ in consultation with teachers) in Year 10 Australian Curriculum English or Geography is recommended
Australia in Asia and the Pacific 3
Geography 3 Modern History 3 Ancient Civilisations 3 Further study University A ‘CA’ in Year 11 Level 3
subjects is recommended Australia in Asia and Pacific 3
University College Program Asian Studies Further studyUniversity
level 1 level 2 level 3
You have: VET programs May lead to: