QCE Handbook - Queensland Studies Authority

6. Learning projects
A learning project allows a learner to design and undertake an independent and unique
short program of learning that is separate from any established school, training or other
educational program.
The learner develops employability and lifelong learning skills in one of three contexts:
• Community
• Self-directed
• Workplace.
A learning project belongs to the Enrichment courses of study, where “enriched” is defined
as “more highly developed knowledge and skills”. A learning project is about achievable
and demonstrable learning, not just participation.
A learning project is of 60–80 hours duration, (including a minimum of 20 hours planning
and 40 hours implementing and collating evidence). Successful completion of a learning
project contributes 1 credit from the Enrichment category towards the learner’s QCE. A
learning project must be completed within 18 months of approval, and be submitted by the
last day of Term 3, Year 12, for credit to be included in that year’s QCE.
Only one project within a particular context may be undertaken from any given provider.
6.1 Employability and lifelong learning skills
A learning project must provide the learner with the opportunity to show employability and
lifelong learning skills.
Employability and lifelong learning skills
Capacity to work and
learn independently
Communication
Initiative and
enterprise
Planning and
organising
Problem solving
Understand and apply new knowledge and
information.
Communicate effectively with others using a range of
spoken, written, graphic and other nonverbal means
of expression.
Be resourceful in seeking and applying knowledge,
information and the translation of ideas into actions,
in ways that contribute to innovative outcomes.
Plan and organise one’s own work activities; make
good use of time and resources; sort out priorities
and monitor performance; set goals; locate, sift and
sort information in order to select what is required
and present it in a useful way; manage time and
priorities; be resourceful.
Apply problem-solving strategies in purposeful ways
to achieve an outcome in situations where the
problems and solutions are evident as well as in new
or creative ways.
Community
Self-directed
Workplace
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