Appendix 1: Employability skills

Assessment task

Employability skills selected facets

Research and exploration of art

practice

Communication (sharing information)

Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical
solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques)
Initiative and enterprise (being creative; generating a range of options; initiating innovative
solutions)

Structured questions

Communication (writing to the needs of the audience; sharing information)

Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical
solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques)
Initiative and enterprise (being creative; generating a range of options; initiating innovative
solutions)
Self-management (having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions; evaluating
and monitoring own performance; taking responsibility; articulating own ideas and visions)

Written responses

Communication (writing to the needs of the audience; sharing information)

Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical
solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques)
Initiative and enterprise (being creative; generating a range of options; initiating innovative
solutions)

Report

Communication (sharing information; speaking clearly and directly; writing to the needs of
the audience)
Planning and organising (collecting, analysing and organising information)
Technology (having a range of basic IT skills; using IT to organise data)

Resolution of a body of work

Problem solving (developing creative and innovative solutions; developing practical

solutions; applying a range of strategies to problem solving)
Learning (being open to new ideas and techniques; having enthusiasm for ongoing learning;
managing own learning)
Initiative and enterprise (being creative; generating a range of options; initiating innovative
solutions)
Self-management (having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and visions; evaluating
and monitoring own performance; taking responsibility; articulating own ideas and visions)
Planning and organising (planning the use of resources including time management;
managing time and priorities)

The employability skills are derived from the Employability Skills Framework (Employability Skills for the Future,
2002), developed by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Business Council of Australia, and
published
by the (former) Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training.