Certificate II in General Education for Adults - Koorie Stream

The Certificate II in General Education for Adults - Koorie supports Koorie students who want to improve their literacy, basic maths and general education skills to access further study, employment or to participate in the community. Electives have been chosen in collaboration with Koorie Liaison Officers and in consultation with the local community to ensure they are culturally appropriate.
Workforce Australia Participants studying within the General Education Certificates will get 25 points per week towards their Points Target and minimum job search requirement.

This course focuses on developing your literacy skills as you create and engage with a range of familiar and unfamiliar text types. You’ll learn to interpret and create a range of paper-based and web-based text types as you complete projects that are specifically tailored to your needs.
You’ll also learn how to apply knowledge of everyday information to a range of situations, giving you confidence to participate in your wider community.
Next steps might include finding employment in an area that interests you, or volunteering in your local community. It could also mean taking your study even further by completing a Certificate II in any study field that interests you.
Don’t worry, TAFE Gippsland will be here to support you through all of those choices when the time comes, because we understand they’re not always easy!
Go on, come and open doors for employment with a Certificate II in General Education for Adults at TAFE Gippsland by enrolling today!

Full time or part time employment into a chosen field (Not specific)
Volunteering

VCE - Vocational Major
Further education at Certificate II or III levels
Employment
Volunteering / Community work

Graduates at this level will have basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge of a defined area of work and learning through knowledge of:
• Processes for developing an individual learning plan
• Features and components of an individual learning plan
• Basic project methodology to complete a project in an activity in a selected context and/or around a specific content area
• Techniques used by writers to convey meaning and achieve purpose
• Structure and conventions of a range of familiar and unfamiliar text types
• Signs / prints/ symbols and their representation in mathematical texts and materials.
Graduates at this level will have cognitive skills to access, record and act on a defined range of information from a range of sources and cognitive and communication skills to apply and communicate known solutions to a limited range of predictable problems to:
• Develop a learning plan in relation to identified goals, assemble a portfolio, and evaluate progress in relation to goals
• Discuss aspects of own learning plan such as purpose and preferred learning styles to support development of the plan
• Gather and analyse information from a variety of sources to complete a project
• Identify and address issues and barriers which affect project goals
• Select and apply reading strategies to interpret and analyse a range of familiar and unfamiliar texts
• Discuss features and content of texts to establish relevance and effectiveness
• Access and navigate web based digital text to locate information
• Gather and order information required to create a range of familiar and unfamiliar complex written and digital texts
• Investigate, interpret and apply knowledge of everyday and formal mathematics in a range of contexts.

Are there specified requirements for entry into the course/qualification?: No

Mandatory entry requirements:

NA

Recommended entry Requirements:

Be between 18 - 24 years of age and wanting to enter the workforce or improve skills for further education at Certificate II level.

Limitations to course Entry:

NA

Not applicable.

Will this course/qualification or a constituent unit provide a pathway to an industry licence or regulated outcome: No