This document outlines the course content for a Year 10 Health/Personal Pathways course. The course covers topics such as career investigation and preparation, including goal setting, career assessments, and job seeking skills like resume writing and interview preparation. Students will also explore options after secondary school like tertiary education, apprenticeships, and the defense force. Health topics include influences on health status, major causes of illness, health promotion initiatives, healthy lifestyle choices regarding nutrition and sexual health, and risks from alcohol, drugs, and road accidents. The course aims to help students develop self-awareness, investigate career options, and make informed decisions about their personal and health pathways.

1. Year 10
Health/Personal
Pathways
Course Outline
INTRODUCTION
About Personal Pathways & Health

2. Opportunity Awareness
• Employment & Work Terminology
• All about work
• Industries
• Personal Career Statement
• Goal setting

3. SELF AWARENESS
Investigation of abilities, aptitudes,
interests, values, aspirations, school
performance, work experience/part
time work, health, stress levels etc.
JIIG-CAL Career Voyage
Introduction to Job Guide
Entrepreneurship
CAREER INVESTIGATION PROJECT

4. WORK EXPERIENCE PREPARATION
Why? Rules and regulations
Staff induction
Safe@work OH&S program (General module
& Industry Specific) Course & tests
Violence in the work place
Rights at Work – Awards & Agreements etc.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Week 7?
Term 3
late August
Thank you letter writing

5. COURSE SELECTION FOR VCE
PREPARATION
Definitions - prerequisites (ATAR,
VICTER, vtac guide)
OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS
Institutions, courses, training, demand,
labour market information,
Using vtac & TAFE guides etc.

6. EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
AWARENESS
Employability skills
Managed Individual Pathways – Active
Pathway Program
Resume & Achievement folio
Job seeking skills
Internet & newspaper research
Job applications - letters & phone calls

7. JOB/MOCK INTERVIEWS
Job Interview preparation

8. GUEST SPEAKERS –
Ex students
Defence Force
Apprenticeships Group Australia
EXCURSION –
Careers Expo Melbourne?

9. HEALTH
• Physical, social and emotional health
• Factors affecting health status
• Life expectancy

10. HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA
• Major causes of illness, injury & death:
Cancer, Obesity, Cardiovascular disease,
Asthma, Mental Illness, Arthritis, Injury,
Diabetes, Dementia
• Health Promotion Initiatives
• National Health Priority Areas

11. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
DECISIONS
•Food groups & guidelines
•Daily recommendations
•Factors influencing food choice
•Initiative to improve Australian nutrition
•Eating disorders

12. Sexual Health
• Sexuality
• Relationships
• Contraception
• Sexually Transmitted Infections

13. CORE OF LIFE
• Hormones & sexual characteristics
• Video Core of Life

14. SILENT ENEMIES
• Road safety
• Alcohol
• Illegal drugs