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WORK500 Professional Skills Development

Updated: 18 December 2008
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites completion of preparatory WorkReady training and approval of the WorkReady Careers Advisor, Student Assist
Co-requisites None
Restrictions WORK200 or WORK300
Notes None
Combined Units WORK300 - Professional Skills Development
Coordinator(s) Airlie Bell (abell@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit enables students to apply their academic knowledge in a workplace context, to reflect and report on the experience, thus increasing their level of career readiness. The work includes: (1) not less than 120 hours of directed investigation, project work or other appropriate academic or professional activity in a host workplace; (2) not less than 30 hours of additional study and assignment preparation. Before enrolling, a student must (a) contact WorkReady Careers Advisor, Student Assist (careers.service@une.edu.au); (b) negotiate with an academic supervisor the assessment tasks to be undertaken; (c) identify and contact a prospective host employer; (d) register with the Student Assist Workready Program and complete the WorkReady Preparation Program.

MaterialsNo text required
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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