QCE Handbook - Queensland Studies Authority

Self-management
Teamwork
Technology
30 | The QCE Handbook Section 6: Learning projects
Manage workload, effort and develop strategies for
time management so that tasks are completed within
the required time frame and to the necessary
standard.
Interact effectively with others one-to-one and in
groups, understanding and responding to the needs
of a client and working effectively as a member of a
team to achieve a shared goal.
Apply technology and/or operate equipment to
manage routine or non-routine tasks more
effectively.
6.2 Community learning projects
Communities are defined in many ways, ranging from geographical locations to common
interests, cultural backgrounds or activities. To undertake a community learning project, the
learner needs to be a member or volunteer of the community group that will provide the
context for the project. Community groups could include clubs, churches, associations and
service organisations; however, for the purposes of a community learning project,
communities do not include school-based or workplace settings.
6.3 Self-directed learning projects
A self-directed learning project is an independent study or investigation of an area of
interest that provides access to the required new knowledge. The choice of study could be
inspired by a state or national competition, a challenging interest or hobby, or a topic in a
school subject that the learner wants to explore in more detail.
There is no specified location for a self-directed learning project, although the learner’s
main learning provider would most likely be the base.
6.4 Workplace learning projects
Workplaces include all non–school-based locations that may involve working for a person,
a company, a business, an association, a local authority or any other body able to provide
work opportunities. To undertake a workplace learning project, the learner will need to be
employed in a workplace that will provide the context for the learning project.
6.5 Developing a learning project proposal
Learners initiate and develop learning projects. The learner then seeks support of a
sponsor and mentor and prepares the Learning project proposal form found on the QSA
website . The sponsor submits this to QSA.
A learning project must be approved in advance by the QSA before implementation.
Information about developing a project is found in the guide, Learning projects: A planning
guide for the learner on the QSA website .
The learning project proposal may be submitted at any time, provided that sufficient time
has been allowed for the learning project to be approved, undertaken and validated before
the issue of the QCE in the year the learner exits Year 12.