VU23255 - Develop written job application skills

Unit code:VU23255Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Footscray Nicholson
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge to produce a written job application in response to an advertised position, which can relate to advertised positions in employment, community or volunteering settings or entry to further study programs.
This unit applies to learners who need to participate more fully in work and community life or further study opportunities.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• interpret and address the requirements of applications for positions which can relate to employment, volunteering, community participation or entry into a study or training program
• prepare and review accurate and concise applications that meet stated criteria for format and submission.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• elements of written job or further study applications to enable accurate and relevant information to be supplied:

applicant's personal and contact information
education history
qualifications and other certificates/licences
technical and generic skills
work experience
volunteer experience
contact details of referees
• conventions of written job or further study applications:
accuracy of spelling, grammatical expression and punctuation
relevance to criteria
concise expression.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.