SECTION 9: EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS 9.1 General criteria for ...

SECTION 9: EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDSEligibility criteriaStudents eligible for this award will, in their final year: start and complete a minimum of two units of the Workplace Learning course achieve an A grade in both course units complete the units by the scheduled Curriculum Council interview date.How to applyThe nomination must include the following:1. Application form completed by the student.2. Student statement (maximum two A4 pages). This is a description of the student’sexperience in the workplace over the duration of the two course units completed in Year 12with a focus on the following key areas: the skills and knowledge gained through the work placement in Year 12 specific examples to demonstrate application of the employability skills in a range ofcontexts how the workplace experiences have shaped the student’s career pathway.3. Workplace performance profile (on the nomination form). The workplace performance profileis to be completed and signed by the workplace supervisor and workplace coordinator.4. Validation documents. The student must also provide photocopies of the following for the twounits completed in Year 12: workplace attendance record signed and verified by the workplace supervisor for bothunits employability skill sign-off for both units, verified by the workplace supervisor student assessment outline with marks allocated for both units all completed and marked assessment tasks for both units photocopy of daily task schedules for both units.Selection processThe selection process involves three steps:Step 1 – Application a nomination checklist submitted and signed by the Workplace Learning coordinator school nomination – completion of a nomination form endorsed by the principal andWorkplace Learning coordinator student statement (two-page) addressing the three key areas validation documents submitted with nomination.Schools may nominate only one student. N.B. Late applications will not be accepted.Step 2 – Short-listingA selection panel will be convened. Panel members will be nominated by school sector/systems andapproved by the Curriculum Council. Students will be short-listed for interview based on the evidencesubmitted at the time of nomination.Step 3 – InterviewShort-listed students will be interviewed by the selection panel. The purpose of the interview is to enablestudents to provide evidence which demonstrates their knowledge, understanding and application to theirworkplace learning.Students will be asked to elaborate on the three key areas forwarded at the time of nomination and will begiven the opportunity to respond to questions from the panel. These questions will be designed to clarifytheir depth of understanding of their workplace/s.Students will be provided with the key questions to be asked by the selection panel 10 minutes before theinterview. The interview will be of 15 minutes duration. Students must bring to the interview their originalWorkplace Learning logbooks and original marked tasks for both units.Final decisionThe selection panel will recommend winners to the Curriculum Council’s Exhibitions and AwardsCommittee.WACE Manual 2011 89